Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024

Page 3, line 2, leave out Clause 3

Clause 1, page 1, line 9, leave out paragraph (b)

Clause 1, page 1, line 12, at end insert “in England and Wales or in Northern Ireland.”

Clause 4, page 3, line 19, leave out “Secretary of State” and insert “appropriate authority”

Clause 4, page 3, line 18, at end insert— “(1A) In this section “the appropriate authority” means—

Clause 2, page 2, line 35, after “1968” insert “or section 15 or 15A of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969”

Clause 1, page 1, line 12, after “Appeal” insert “or by the High Court of Justiciary”

Clause 1, page 1, line 9, at end insert— “(2A) This Act applies to a conviction in Scotland for a relevant offence where the conviction has not been considered by the High Court of Justiciary.”

Clause 4, page 3, line 20, leave out “Secretary of State” and insert “authority”

Clause 1, page 1, line 9, at end insert— “(2A) This Act also applies to a conviction in Northern Ireland for a relevant offence where—

Clause 2, page 2, line 32, at end insert “or section 17 of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969;”

Clause 4, page 3, line 17, leave out “Secretary of State” and insert “appropriate authority”

Clause 2, page 2, line 19, at end insert— “(6A) In its application to Scotland, this section is to be read as if condition B were that the offence is one of the following—

Clause 1, page 1, line 6, at end insert— “(za) the conviction took place before the coming into force of this Act,”

Clause 1, page 1, line 9, after “Appeal” insert “in England and Wales.”

Clause 2, page 2, line 41, at end insert “or section 21 of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969;”

Clause 3, page 3, line 15, at end insert— “(6) In this section “the Court of Appeal” means—

Clause 2, page 3, line 1, at end insert “or section 1(1) of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969.”

Clause 3, page 3, line 15, at end insert— “(6) In relation to a conviction in Scotland—

Clause 2, page 2, line 37, leave out “that Act” and insert “the Theft Act 1968 or section 19(1) or (2) of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969”

Clause 1, page 1, line 10, leave out paragraph (c)

Clause 1, page 1, line 11, at end insert “on or after 1 January 2020”

Clause 3, page 3, line 28, leave out subsections (3) and (4)

Clause 4, page 4, line 10, at end insert “and any other appropriate bodies necessary to ensure that the quashing of the conviction is properly recorded”

Clause 3, page 3, line 32, after “conviction” insert “on or after 1 January 2020”

<i>The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 3 stand part of the Bill.</i>

Clause 1, page 1, line 19, at end insert “on or after 1 January 2020”

Clause 3, page 3, line 29, at end insert “on or after 1 January 2020”

Clause 1, page 1, line 18, leave out paragraph (c)

After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause— “Equivalent provisions in Scotland

Clause 3, page 3, line 27, at end insert “on or after 1 January 2020”

Clause 8, page 6, line 25, leave out subsection (2)

Clause 1, page 2, line 1, leave out subsection (5)

After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause— “Review of role of Post Office governance model in the convictions quashed under this Act

After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause— “Review of admissibility of computer evidence

After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause— “Review of power to bring prosecutions

Clause 1, page 1, line 9, after “Service” insert “or the Department for Work and Pensions”

Clause 2, page 2, line 30, after “that,” insert “—

Clause 2, page 2, line 31, at end insert “, or (b) where the offence was alleged to have been committed at any time during a period as mentioned in subsection (2)(b), the Horizon system was being used for the purposes of the post office business for the whole or part of that period.”

After Clause 6 insert the following new Clause— “Statements on predecessor software programmes or systems

Clause 1, page 1, line 9, after “Service” insert “or the Department for Work and Pensions”