Subpostmasters wrongly convicted in the Post Office scandal are set to have their names cleared under new plans.
Under new legislation, the government says it will “quash all convictions which are identified as being in scope”.
The Post Office minister says that possibly exonerating people guilty of crimes is a “price worth paying” to ensure innocent people are cleared.
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