Moved by
Baroness Brinton
135: After Clause 40, insert the following new Clause—
“Victims of the Horizon system: timetable for compensation payments
(1) Within seven days of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must publish a timetable for making payments in respect of schemes or other arrangements to—
(a) compensate persons affected by the Horizon system;
(b) compensate persons in respect of other matters identified in High Court judgments given in proceedings relating to the Horizon system.
(2) In considering a timetable under subsection (1) the Secretary of State must have regard to the importance of speed and fairness to victims of the Horizon system.
(3) In this section “the Horizon system” means previous versions of the computer system known as Horizon (and sometimes referred to as Legacy Horizon, Horizon Online or HNG-X) used by Post Office Limited.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment requires the Secretary of State to publish a timetable for the payment of compensation to victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal.