Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme (HCRS): applying for financial redress

The Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme (HCRS) will close to new submissions from 31 July 2027.

You need to submit a request for the fixed sum offer or a fully assessed claim by this date. Claims submitted before the deadline will continue to be progressed to conclusion.

You are eligible for financial redress if you had a conviction that has been quashed by one of the following:  

This means we will pay you for your losses. 

You can still register if you think you’re eligible for the scheme but you’ve not got a letter regarding your quashed conviction by legislation.

If your conviction was overturned by the courts and you applied for the Overturned Convictions (OC) scheme (previously administered by the Post Office), your claim has now moved to HCRS. You or your legal representative will have been notified of this.

You do not need to register online. Your caseworker will contact you directly to request the details we need to complete your onboarding. This includes completing your identity checks and providing further information supporting your application and onboarding to HCRS.

If your conviction has been quashed by legislation

Your court and police records are being amended by His Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and the police.  

The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) is ensuring that records of your quashed convictions are removed from the Police National Computer (PNC). Since the PNC is the single national collection of convictions, this means that:  

there will no longer be a record of your quashed conviction available for day-to-day policing 

the quashed conviction will not be disclosed on any future criminal record check, such as a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

Once your identification documents have been verified, you and your solicitor will need to complete and send us the preliminary payment application form. This form also includes a fraud safeguard statement you’ll need to sign.