Bill to exonerate Horizon scandal victims to be extended to Northern Ireland
Legislation aimed at quashing the wrongful convictions of subpostmasters caught up in the Horizon IT scandal is to be extended to Northern Ireland, the Government has said.
Post Office minister Kevin Hollinrake announced the move, stating it had become apparent that the Northern Ireland Executive “does not have the ability to rapidly address the 26 convictions known to be within its purview”.
Amendments have now been tabled to expand the territorial extent of the Government’s Bill.
Stormont ministers had previously
