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Applying for the CCRC to review a case
Anyone can apply if they believe they have been wrongly convicted of a criminal offence or wrongly sentenced in a criminal court in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland. Before you apply, we strongly recommend that you read about the CCRC’s application process. This will help you to understand how we work and how to make the best application possible.
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Post Office Cases – Challenging a Conviction

If you believe that you may have been wrongly convicted because of problems with the Horizon computer system, you can consider challenging your conviction.   

The CCRC can help if you pleaded guilty in a magistrates’ court or have already tried to appeal and been unsuccessful.

We have referred 66 Post Office Horizon cases to the appeal courts. For further information on challenging Post Office convictions, read the CCRC’s guide here

I have nothing but praise for the work the CCRC did for me and my ex-colleagues. If you are in a similar situation where you know you have been wrongly convicted, I urge you to contact them.
Mr H – successful Post Office applicant

How to start your application

  • Ring the CCRC helpline on 0300 456 2669 if you have any questions – our team is ready to help you
  • Complete the CCRC’s application form at https://ccrc.gov.uk/how-to-apply/

The story to date

Since April 2021 the appeal courts have overturned convictions in more than 80 Post Office Horizon cases.

These were convictions of former sub-postmasters,  managers or counter assistants in Post Office branches, who had been convicted of, or who had pleaded guilty to offences including theft, fraud and false accounting.  

In each of the cases the court decided that it had been unfair to prosecute the individual because there were serious defects in the Post Office’s Horizon computer system.  

Latest News

Door open for further Post Office conviction reviews after two more cases referred

Two further Post Office convictions related to alleged cash shortfalls have been referred to the Crown Court due to concerns about the discredited Horizon computer system.

Published: 6 April 2023

Post Office workers offered support on challenging Horizon convictions after 64th case is referred back to the courts 

The Criminal Cases Review Commission (“CCRC”) has referred another Post Office case to the Crown Court due to concerns about the Horizon computer system.  The case of Amer Hussain is the 64th CCRC referral sent to the appeal courts related to the Post Office Horizon scandal. 

Published: 14 December 2022

Fraud conviction overturned after latest CCRC Post Office referral

A former post office worker has had her conviction of fraud by abuse of position overturned following a referral by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC).

Published: 17 November 2022

Court of Appeal judgements

Two key Court of Appeal judgements have been handed down in the Post Office Horizon cases. These are Robert Ambrose and Others v Post Office Ltd on October 7 2021 and Josephine Hamilton and Others v Post Office Ltd on 23 April 2021