Ministers scramble to clear names of victims of Post Office Horizon scandal

Government draws up plans to speed up process of justice for those who were wrongfully convicted as public pressure grows

Ministers have drawn up urgent plans to clear the names of hundreds of post office operators who were wrongly convicted of theft and fraud in the Horizon IT scandal as the government scrambled to get on the front foot over the major miscarriage of justice.

The justice secretary, Alex Chalk, will hold talks with the senior judiciary to confirm how the convictions can be overturned as soon as possible, so victims can have speedier access to millions of pounds of compensation.