More than £1 billion paid to those wronged by Horizon scandal, Government says

The Government said more than £1 billion has been paid out to wronged subpostmasters (Lewis Stickley/PA) - (PA Archive)

More than £1 billion has been paid in financial redress to subpostmasters wronged by the Horizon IT scandal, the Government has said.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) said money has now been paid out to more than 7,300 subpostmasters across all Horizon-related redress schemes.