Ministers introduce bill to quash convictions of Horizon scandal victims

Unprecedented bill aimed to be passed in summer will exonerate hundreds of post office operators in England and Wales

Ministers have introduced legislation to quash the convictions of hundreds of post office operators who were prosecuted during the Horizon scandal in a move described as “an exceptional response to a factually exceptional situation”.

The government laid a bill in parliament on Wednesday afternoon that will exonerate victims of the scandal in England and Wales.