Amendment of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations 19979

In the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations 199725, in regulation 2 (exempted trusts and payments)—

a

in paragraph (2), after sub-paragraph (r) insert—

s

any payment made for the purpose of providing compensation or support in respect of the fire on 14th June 2017 at Grenfell Tower;

t

any payment made by the Post Office or the Secretary of State for the purpose of providing compensation or support which is—

i

in connection with the failings of the Horizon system; or

ii

otherwise payable following the judgment in Bates and Others v Post Office Ltd ((No. 3) “Common Issues”)26.

b

after paragraph (2) insert—

3

In this regulation—

  • “the Horizon system” means any version of the computer system used by the Post Office known as Horizon, Horizon Legacy, Horizon Online or HNG-X;

  • “the Post Office” means Post Office Limited (registered number 02154540).