Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal who had their convictions overturned are to be offered \u00a3600,000 each in compensation, the government has said.
The government has yet to calculate a timeframe for victims to take advantage of the new offer.The scandal resulted in the IT system at the Post Office filing shortfalls in their returns, making it appear money was missing from their sites.
At present, 86 postmasters have had their wrongful convictions overturned but more are being encouraged to seek an overturning of their conviction.
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