Neil Hudgell who represents hundreds of victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal has hit out at ‘entirely unacceptable’ delays in dealing with claims for compensation – saying the process is causing victims further harm and illness.
In particular, he has highlighted the slow pace of reassessing compensation offers made by the Government through its Horizon Shortfall Scheme (HSS), which was established to compensate the thousands of people affected by the scandal.
Mr Hudgell, who gave evidence to a ‘Post Office: Fast and Fair Redress’ Parliamentary Business and Trade Commons Select Committee, says the scheme has not only left people ‘under-compensated’ – as many accepted final damages settlements without taking legal advice – but is now proving too long and difficult a process for those who do enlist expert support.
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BBC News: Compensation process ‘heaps more injury’ on Horizon victims
