BEIS0000833 - Post Office Overturned Convictions Non-Pecuniary Claims - June 2024 Report

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POST OFFICE OVERTURNED CONVICTIONS
NON-PECUNIARY CLAIMS

JUNE 2024 REPORT
Introduction

The content of this report summarises the current position and progress of non-pecuniary
claims, currently within the scope of Overturned Convictions Scheme.

Figures
The current position in respect of non-pecuniary claims as at 28 June 2024 are as follows:
Offer and Payment progress 28 June 31 May
2024 2024

Number of Overturned Convictions 110 (+1) 109
Number of Claims Notified 109 (+0) 109
Number of non-pecuniary Particularised Claims Received 73 (+1) 72
Number of non-pecuniary Offers Made 72 (+0) 72
Number of non-pecuniary Offers/Assessments Accepted 63 (+4) 59
Declined offers 3 (+0) 3

Observations

1. 14 claimants have settled via the upfront offer option, without previously submitting a
non-pecuniary claim.

2. 1 further non-pecuniary claim has been submitted during the reporting period, bringing
the total claims received to 73 (this number includes claims submitted but which
subsequently accepted the upfront offer).

3. 4 claims previously in receipt of non-pecuniary offers, have subsequently accepted the
£600k Upfront offer.

4. Of the 10 submitted non-pecuniary claims which still require resolution:

i. 1 is a submission at the start of June-24, and is currently under POL
assessment, prior to offer,
ii. 9 have received offers, of which:

o 1 has further requested and received an upfront offer deed for
consideration,

o 3 are subject to counteroffers on the basis of further evidence being
made available. Revised offers have been made in 2 of the cases _ with
the third under POL assessment to finalise an offer on the Personal
Injury Head of Loss (the other non-pecuniary Heads of Loss having
previously been settled)

o 2 have accepted POL’s offers on all Heads of Loss except Personal
injury (pending further Medical reports) but have also received interim
payments of the full value of POL’s personal injury offers,

o 3 offers remain formally contested (although interim payments have been
made to the full value of the offers as issued). Whilst agreement in

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principle has been’ received, discussions with the Legal

Representative(s) continue to agree a timetable for a further Early
Neutral Evaluation (ENE) with Lord Dyson.

Remediation Unit

30/06/2024