Post Office GLO Scheme to close following successful delivery
The Group Litigation Order (GLO) Compensation Scheme will close to new applications on 31 July 2026, with a view to the scheme concluding on 31 December 2026.
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Redress scheme for听group听of听postmasters who听won听Horizon court battle in 2019听to close in听December.听
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Follows commitment by ministers to resolve all group cases in 2026.听
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Announcement comes alongside closure of scheme for financial losses not caused by faulty Horizon software.听
The Government听has听today听confirmed听that the Group Litigation Order (GLO) Compensation Scheme will close to new applications on 31 July 2026, with听a view to听the scheme concluding on 31 December 2026.听
The听GLO听scheme, which launched in March 2023, provides redress to听unconvicted听subpostmasters听who were part of the Group Litigation Order against the Post Office, which took place between听2017听and听2019听following the听Horizon IT scandal.听As听of听31 March 2026,听almost听90%听of claimants have received听final听redress,听with听拢223m听paid out to claimants to date.听
Late听last year,听ministers made a commitment to the Business and Trade Select Committee to bring closure to GLO victims by the end of 2026. The closure date has been set in consultation with claimants鈥� lawyers,听in expectation that听it will help resolve the remaining claims faster. Claimants鈥� lawyers and officials will continue听to work closely with those affected to provide any听additional听support necessary, including听providing听more time to those who need it.听
Post Office Minister Blair McDougall said:听
The postmasters in the GLO group were the first to lead the charge for听justice, and听they deserve to see this chapter closed with the full and fair redress they are owed.听
Setting these deadlines is about making sure that happens. We are 90% of the way there, and I am determined that the remaining claims are resolved quickly and fairly, with proper support for anyone who needs it.
Since听the summer of 2024, the government has paid out more than听拢1.5 billion听in redress听to听over听12,000听claimants听affected by the Horizon scandal 鈥� more than听six times听the amount paid听before then.听
The Post Office Process Review (PPR) scheme will also close to new applications on 30 September 2026. Unlike the Horizon-related schemes, PPR provides redress to postmasters who suffered financial losses caused by other Post Office products,听policies听or processes.听The financial losses being dealt with as part of the PPR scheme are on average significantly lower than in other schemes such as the GLO.听
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Notes to editors听
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The GLO Compensation Scheme launched in March 2023 for听subpostmasters听who听were part of the Group Litigation Order against the Post Office.听
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The听Scheme is open to听492 of听the 555听people who听brought the听original听GLO听action.听听The remaining听people听(who听are not able to听apply for听the GLO scheme听because they had听convictions)听have either already received听redress or are eligible听to apply听via the听Horizon听Convictions Redress Scheme.听
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Further information on the GLO Compensation Scheme is available听at:听听
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Further information on the Post Office Process Review Scheme is available at:听听
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Latest Horizon financial redress data is published at:听