A further victory has been secured for postmasters in the Post Office IT scandal, with the extension of a compensation scheme.
The government has extended the window for claims under the Historical Shortfall Scheme - giving back money they paid in to make up the accounts caused by faults with the Horizon system.
These were men and women who were not convicted - as many were - but had covered discrepancies at the time. Neil Hudgell, owner and managing director of Hull’s Hudgell Solicitors, worked alongside Hull East MP Karl Turner, a Westminster champion of the issue, to right many of the wrongs.
