This bill automatically quashes convictions of Post Office workers wrongly prosecuted due to faults in the Horizon IT system, and deletes related cautions, without requiring individuals to appeal.
A Bill to provide for the quashing of convictions in England and Wales and Northern Ireland for certain offences alleged to have been committed while the Horizon system was in use by the Post Office; to make provision about the deletion of cautions given in England and Wales or Northern Ireland for such offences; and for connected purposes.
Status: Act of Parliament
Current House: Unassigned
Stage: Royal Assent
Sponsored by: Kemi Badenoch, Lord Offord of Garvel
Introduced: 2024-03-13
Royal Assent: 2024-05-24