It follows months of reporting by The i Paper on Capture, the IT system rolled out to thousands of Post Office branches between 1992 and 1999.
And in a precursor to the Horizon scandal, victims were forced to hand over cash, sacked and in some cases criminally prosecuted over the alleged losses.
Now ministers have promised to provide “redress”, stating that they will work “swiftly with victims to determine its form and scope, alongside eligibility criteria, by Spring 2025”.
Instead, the Government wants the Criminal Cases Review Commission [CCRC] to take Capture cases to the Court of Appeal as soon as possible.
The Government says it has ordered the Post Office to “urgently review its files and evidence so the CCRC and SCCRC [Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission] can ensure no one was wrongfully convicted of a Horizon-style injustice. ”
An investigation by The i Paper, published in September, revealed how private prosecutions carried out by the Post Office soared following the introduction of Capture in 1992.
Revealed: Hundreds of Post Office prosecutions may be linked to second faulty IT system
Read MoreBusiness and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said: “It is thanks to testimony of postmasters that this has been brought to light and failings have been discovered.
“I’d like to encourage anyone who believes they have been affected by Capture to share their story with us so we can put wrongs to right once and for all.”
“We will do everything we can to correct the mistakes of the past and ensure they are not repeated.
“The Government therefore welcomes that the Post Office is going to make a one-off payment to postmasters to increase their remuneration.”
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