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prosecutions into thousand 15. if we are to make sure that escande like this can never happen again, we need to look at the way in which private prosecutions like these have been undertaken. any company can bring private prosecutions in this way. this is not a special power of the post office, i know my right honourable friend the lord chancellor wants to give this issue proper and thoughtful consideration and i am sure he will report to the house about this issue in due course. getting justice for the victims of this candle and ensuring that such a tragedy can never happen again is my highest priority as a minister and has been throughout my 15 months in office. when we talk about compensation, we have to remember that the lives of postmasters and their families caught up in this scandal have been changed forever. they face financial ruin, untold personal distress and a loss of reputation that no amount of financial compensation can fully restore. the government recogn ....
Also received compensation following the overturning of their convictions, totalling over £17 million. we have received full claim form from 59 of those postmasters who were eligible for the scheme and issued a3 offers. nervion 2121 who were eligible for the scheme and issued a3 offers. nervion 21 21 and final sediments paid and a further seven full and final sediments accepted. that brings the total number of excepted full and final settlements to 28. i would encourage claimants lawyers to get you to submit glo claims because my department stands ready to review them and turn them around quickly. it is worth noting too that the 2a70 postmasters who have claimed through the original horizon shortfall scheme have now all received offers of compensation, around 85% have accepted these offers, worth over £107 million. in total over 91 million pounds has been paid out in this scheme, with the post office now deal with late applications and with cases where initial offers were ....