Appeals against £75,000 Horizon offers
“In May, the department announced that it would establish an independent process through which eligible postmasters who accepted the £75,000 Horizon Shortfall Scheme Fixed Sum Offer could seek permission to have their claim fully assessed through the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Appeals process. I can now confirm that we expect to launch that process in November.”
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Where it stands
The process was first announced in May 2026. Postmasters who accepted the £75,000 fixed sum offer will have four months to register and must explain why the sum undervalued their claim; an assessor independent of the government and the Post Office decides whether the claim is assessed in full. "November" is read as 30 November 2026. The card moves when the process opens.
What has happened
- Oct 2026The Post Office minister says the process for appealing £75,000 fixed sum offers is expected to launch in November, Promised
- Nov 2026Fixed sum offer appeals process due to launch in November 2026, Deadline
About the cost
No cost has been published.
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