Scottish Government Introduces Bill to Exonerate Horizon Scandal Victims

New legislation aims to clear wrongly convicted subpostmasters and provide access to compensation

The emergency bill will quash convictions of subpostmasters in Scotland affected by the Horizon IT system faults.
Convictions overturned under the bill will allow victims to access the UK Government's financial redress scheme.
Scottish legislation mirrors the UK bill but will be finalized after the UK legislation to ensure consistency.
Approximately 100 Scottish subpostmasters were wrongly convicted based on the flawed Horizon system.
Campaigners urge the inclusion of cases previously considered by the Court of Appeal and those prosecuted by the DWP.