UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 3694
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024
[As Introduced]
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This Act fixes a major injustice where Post Office staff were prosecuted for theft and fraud based on faulty data from the Horizon computer system. It makes it easier to overturn these wrongful convictions and provides a way for victims to receive financial compensation for their suffering.
Presented by Kemi Badenoch
supported by Lord Offord of Garvel.
supported by Lord Offord of Garvel.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLords
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The people's count17 votes
100% Aye · 170% No · 0
MPs' vote307 MPs
14% Ayes · 4286% Noes · 265
The democratic gap
86% , a wide gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading13 Mar 2024
- 2nd reading20 Mar 2024
- 3rd reading29 Apr 2024
Lords
- 1st reading30 Apr 2024
- 2nd reading13 May 2024
- Committee stage23 May 2024
- Report stage23 May 2024
- 3rd reading23 May 2024
Royal Assent24 May 2024