The Scottish Government have been urged to set out a timetable for when Scots victims of the Horizon Post Office scandal will finally get justice after taking months to introduce a bill to help them. MSPs will get the chance to scrutinise the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Bill on Tuesday as it is fast-tracked through Holyrood. This is due to the separate justice system in Scotland, with the Crown Office prosecuting cases and not the Post Office. After everything Scottish sub-postmasters have been through it is vital that they get justice.”Ms Constance wrote to MSPs to set out why a timetable could not be declared. "I very much hope the passage of the UK Bill can be before the Scottish Parliament breaks for recess at the end of June.

Source: Express May 21, 2024 16:55 UTC