Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme (HCRS): applicant information
Information for applicants to the Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme (HCRS).
You’re eligible for the HCRS if you’ve had a conviction quashed (which means it has been overturned) by either:
- the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024
- the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Act 2024
- a court ruling
If your conviction was overturned by the courts, your legal representative at the time should have been notified of your eligibility by the Post Office under the previous Overturned Convictions scheme.
Applicant information
Framework and further guidance
Your data
Updates to this page
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Details about what to do if you have an outstanding Overturned Convictions (OC) scheme claim have been removed as this is no longer applicable.
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'Expert report guidance and checklists: Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme and Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals' added to page.
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'Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme (HCRS): alternative dispute resolution (ADR)' and 'Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme (HCRS): Independent Panel terms of reference' added to collection.
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Page updated to reflect administration of the Overturned Convictions scheme moving from the Post Office to the Department for Business and Trade from 3 June 2025.
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'Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme (HCRS): how a bankruptcy, IVA or DRO affects your redress payment' guidance added to collection.
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First published.