The government has fallen short in its response to recommendations made to speed up financial redress for SubPostmasters Affected by the Horizon Scandal, Say MPS.
Sir Alan bats said the subpostmasters are “up against the government spin machine”.
MPS on the business and trade select commissione took what they descibe as an “unusual step” and asked the government to “reflected” on and “revise” its response to The Committee's Report on SubPostmaster RedressPublished in January.
While the Committee Welcomes an Acceleration in Payments Made to Scandal Victims, which has reacted £ 768M, it is disappointed that key recommendations were ignored.
But the committee has found that government's response fell short of what is needed to put this right. It has been asked the government to re-think its response and re-submit its responsE to the committee. “The human cost of the unacceptable delay in making these Redress Payments is Considerable and Starkly Illustrated by the Mounting Number of Former ARMER AREBPOSTMATES who ARE DIY DIY DIY DIY DIY DIY DINTMATES Redress, “said the committee's statement.
MPS Had Recommended Changes that would give classes green benefit of the doubt when applying for redress, but these were rejected. They also said the horizon shortfall scheme (HSS) should be run by the department of business and trade rather than the post office, but this change was not agreed by Government Despite The Post Office Itself has been there The committee. The government said there has been no decision on transferring responsibility for the hss.
The committee also said claimants must have upront legal advice as they commence their claim, which the government also rejected.
Justice Taking Too long
Liam Byrne MP, Chair of the Committee, said: “The new government has made extramely Important Progress in Accelerating Redress Payment to the Victims of the Victims of the Biggest Miscarriies of Justice History. But Too Many Are Waiting Too Long, And Former SubPostmasters are still dying before they receive justice.
“People who was, over years and years, disbelieved, bankrupt, criminalized, sent to prison, had their lives completes compleely upanded for wrangs that they did not commit, save experiented soments Second trial as they sought to clear their names and receive redress, “He said. “The Government's Response to our recommendations is a start. Response to the committee. “
Government spin
Sir Alan Bats Told Computer Weekly: “The government is the last place these schemes should be run from. It has been a disaster from start to financialish with them, and all we are really engaged.
“The government is behaving in much the same way as the post office, with its head down regardless,” He said. “They are taking the same approach, denying there are problems.”
A government speakesperson added: “We share the committee's commission to delivering the redress postmasters across the uk desrve, which is why we we we we we we we we we we we we webs Entering Government and Are Settling Claims at a faster rate than ever. “
The government is also in the process of Establishing a Financial Redress Scheme For subpostmasters that suffred unexplained losses using Horizon's Predcessor, Capture, and Has Said It is Also consider a Redress Scheme for Families Of subpostmasters affected.
The Government recently met fujitsu To start talks on what contribution the japanese supplier will make to the financial bill of the scandal, which uk taxpayers are picking up.
Computer weekly First exposed the scandal in 2009Revealing the stories of seven subpostmasters and the problems they suffred due to Horizon Accounting Software, Which LED to the Most Widespread miscarriage of justice of justice in British history (see beLow Timeline of Computer Weekly Articles about the Scandal Since 2009,