Lord Advocate apologises to those ‘failed’ in Horizon scandal

Scotland’s head of prosecutions has apologised to those prosecuted in the Horizon scandal who were “failed” by the justice system – as she said 54 people may have been affected north of the border.

Initially, it was believed that around 100 people could have been caught in prosecutions stemming from the faulty system in Scotland, which has seen almost 1,000 subpostmasters and subpostmistresses face accusations of theft from post offices.

Giving a statement in on Tuesday, Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC reiterated the timeline of events, – Scotland’s prosecution service – halt proceedings based on the system in 2015.