Paragraph 31 Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme compensation payments and Horizon Shortfall Scheme Fixed Sum AwardsF1
A payment of compensation made by the Department for Business and Trade to a person eligible under the Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme announced by His Majesty’s Government on 13th March 2024 who—
has a conviction involving the Horizon System quashed by legislation or by a court,
received a caution of any kind for an offence involving the Horizon system,
in Scotland received an alternative to prosecution within the definition given in section 4(5) of the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Act 2024, or received a purported alternative to prosecution from Post Office Limited, or
was the subject of a criminal prosecution involving the Horizon system but was not convicted.
A payment of compensation made by Post Office Limited to a person eligible for compensation under the Horizon Shortfall Scheme or a nominated individual for the purpose of ensuring that person receives a total of £75,000 in compensation.
A payment that is a relevant onward payment of the payment defined in paragraph (2).
In this paragraph—
“Horizon Shortfall Scheme” has the same meaning as in paragraph 27(2);
“the Horizon system” has the same meaning as in paragraph 26(3);
“nominated individual” means any person who was a shareholder or a director of a company or a partner in a partnership which ceased to exist and that would have been eligible for compensation under the Horizon Shortfall Scheme;
“Post Office Limited” has the same meaning as in paragraph 26(3);
“relevant onward payment” has the same meaning as in paragraph 28(5).
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 3 Pt. X para. 31 and cross-heading inserted (16.8.2024) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/822), regs. 1, 2
- F2
Sch. 3 Pt. X para. 31(1) substituted (7.8.2025) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 6) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/865), regs. 1, 2
Notes on the whole SI
Textual amendments
- F1
See sections 3(2) and (5), 4(5) and (6), 116, 117, 118, 119 and 120 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) (“the Act”) as amended respectively by paragraphs 3, 4, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) (“the Transfer Act”). The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7) and the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8) were transferred to the Department for Social Development by Article 8(b) of and Part II of Schedule 6 to the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999 No. 481).
- F2
See section 176(2)(b) of the Act.