The UK's spending watchdog, the National Audit Office (NAO), has issued a qualified opinion on the Department for Business and Trade's (DBT) accounts for 2023-24. The NAO cited uncertainties surrounding the Horizon Shortfall Scheme (HSS) and the Horizon Conviction Redress Scheme (HCRS), both designed to address the historic injustice caused by the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, as the reason for the qualified opinion.
The UK's spending watchdog has offered a"qualified opinion" on the Department for Business and Trade's accounts, largely down to uncertainties around a scheme designed to mitigate the historic injustice surrounding the Post Office Horizon IT scandal.
The government has launched two scheme by way of redress for the injustice: the Horizon Shortfall Scheme and the Horizon Conviction Redress Scheme . Meanwhile, the Department for Business and Trade also manages the HCRS, which is designed to compensate individuals who had their convictions overturned.
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