The National Federation of Subpostmasters (NFSP) has urged past and present subpostmasters impacted by the Horizon scandal to come forward, in a bid to have their previous con­victions quashed.

In a communication sent to members, and seen by Better Retailing, the trade body said: “The NFSP is urgently calling on all members past and pre­sent to ask for help in contacting postmasters, managers and employed staff who were convicted of fraud, theft and other related charges over the past 25 years.

“There is every chance those colleagues may be able to have their convic­tions quashed/pardoned and receive significant compensation. However, if they or their surviving families do not know, then they cannot benefit.

“Please help us contact victims or their surviv­ing families. Howe + Co Solicitors is providing free legal advice to current and former NFSP members on this issue.”

Settlements

The message from the NFSP comes as the gov­ernment launched its Ho­rizon Convictions Redress Scheme last month.

For subpostmasters who had previously had their convictions over­turned under the Post Of­fice Offences Act, success­ful applicants can choose to have a fixed settlement of £600,000.

However, those who believe their losses exceeded the initial £600,000 compensation fee offered can choose to have their claim assessed further by a team of dedi­cated case workers.

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