Hundreds of people wrongly convicted in Post Office scandal to have names cleared as government announces new legislation
The law is expected to come into effect by the end of July and will apply to convictions in England and Wales.
It will apply to convictions meeting specific criteria and is expected to clear the majority of victims.
The government said the possible exoneration of some genuinely guilty of crimes was “a price worth paying”.
Between 1999 and 2015, more than 900 sub-postmasters were wrongly prosecuted due to faulty software.
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