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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Sweney

Post office operators will not all get payouts by March deadline, says minister

A Post Office sign
The postal minister has promised that there will be ‘substantial progress’ toward clearing the compensation claim backlog by next summer. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Post office operators affected by the Horizon IT scandal will not all receive payouts by the March 2025 deadline called for by the campaigner Sir Alan Bates, the postal minister has admitted.

Gareth Thomas said it would be difficult to achieve the deadline but promised that there would be “substantial progress” toward clearing the compensation claim backlog by next summer.

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