Overview

• Ministers accepted all but one of Sir Wyn Williams’ initial recommendations and will publish a definition of what constitutes full and fair redress.
• A new appeals route will allow those who accepted Horizon Shortfall Scheme fixed-sum offers to challenge outcomes with permission from an independent reviewer and funded legal advice.
• The Horizon Shortfall Scheme will now close to new applications on 31 January 2026, with oversight by newly appointed senior lawyer Sir Gary Hickinbottom.
• Work has begun on a restorative justice project with the Post Office and Fujitsu, and the government will consider creating an independent body to manage future redress.
• The inquiry documented about 1,000 wrongful prosecutions and severe harm, while the Post Office says more than £1.2bn has been paid to 9,100 people across compensation schemes.