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Horizon IT System: Convictions

Commons · Question 66089 · Tabled 8 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 16 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by John Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to review the convictions of postmasters affected by Capture errors in instances where those convictions have not already been quashed.

Answer

Answered by Gareth Thomas, 16 Jul 2025

There is no definitive number or record of the number of convictions related to Capture. The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has received 31 pre-Horizon applications to date. Incomplete due to the passage of time complicates confirming they are Ca...