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Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Bill
Author: Frazer McCallum
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Published: Friday 17 May 2024 (SB 24-25)
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Background
The Post Office Horizon IT scandal
Post Office
Horizon IT scandal
Miscarriages of justice in Scotland
Role of the Post Office
Potential level of wrongful convictions
Compensation
The UK Bill
Main provisions
Issues raised during scrutiny
Territorial extent
Constitutional issues
Exclusion of convictions already considered by courts of appeal
Post Office's Capture accounting software
Potential for exonerating the guilty
Provisions of the Scottish Bill
Quashing of convictions
Relevant offences
Not already considered by the High Court
Identification and notification of quashed convictions
Difference from pardons
Alternatives to prosecution
Summary
Introduction
Background
The UK Bill
Provisions of the Scottish Bill
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Scottish Parliament. (2024, May 14). Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Bill [as introduced] Session 6 (2024) SP Bill 47 . Retrieved from
https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/s6-bills/post-office-horizon-system-offences-scotland-bill/introduced/bill-as-introduced.pdf
Scottish Parliament. (2024, May 14). Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Bill: Explanatory Notes Session 6 (2024) SP Bill 47–EN. Retrieved from
https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/s6-bills/post-office-horizon-system-offences-scotland-bill/introduced/explanatory-notes-accessible.pdf
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