Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Act 2024 implementation: statutory report
This statutory report to the Scottish Parliament on the implementation of the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Act 2024 outlines the steps taken by the Scottish Government to fulfil its statutory duties under Section 6 of the Act.
Footnotes
1 Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Bill, Scottish Parliament
2 Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Act 2024
3 Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024
4 The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (Permitted Disclosure of Information) Order 2024
5 Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, section 194J(3)
8 Post Office Horizon Scandal: Open Letter to Postmasters, Scottish Government
10 For some of these convictions, other conditions may not have been met too. However, if condition E is not met, then full consideration of the other conditions was not completed.
11 For the convictions not identified as quashed, the Scottish Government is ready to undertake further consideration should any new information be provided relevant to the application of the conditions in the Act.