Open at the publisher →
In force since 2025-08-07, as the publisher states.
Copy read on 2026-11-10. The page it was read from
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.
sha256 dec674154fd4c05e97b23f296f6bd1ed204acdeb5d96602fe32a8d1f7b7872a0
8 provisions
Title and introductory text
2024 No. 818
CAPITAL GAINS TAX
CORPORATION TAX
INCOME TAX
INHERITANCE TAX
The Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme and Horizon Shortfall Scheme Fixed Sum Award (Tax Exemptions and Relief) Regulations 2024
Made
25th July 2024
Laid before the House of Commons
26th July 2024
Coming into force
16th August 2024
The Treasury make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 2(5), 3(5), 4(3)(c) and 5(7) of Part 1 and 7(1)(e), 7(3), 9(3)(b) and (d) and (4) and 10(3)(b), (4)(b) and (5) of Part 2 of Schedule 15 to the Finance Act 2020.
Propose a change1 Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme and Horizon Shortfall Scheme Fixed Sum Award (Tax Exemptions and Relief) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 16th August 2024.
Propose a change2 Interpretation
(1) In these Regulations—
“Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme compensation payment” means a payment made by the Department for Business and Trade to a person eligible for compensation under the scheme announced by His Majesty’s Government on 13th March 2024 and who—
had a conviction involving the Horizon system quashed by legislation,
had a conviction involving the Horizon system quashed by a court,
received a caution of any kind for an offence involving the Horizon system,
in Scotland received an alternative to prosecution within the definition given in section 4(5) of the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Act 2024 or received a purported alternative to prosecution from the Post Office Limited, or
was the subject of a criminal prosecution involving the Horizon system but was not convicted;
“Horizon Shortfall Scheme Fixed Sum Award” means a payment of compensation made by Post Office Limited to a person eligible for compensation under the Horizon Shortfall Scheme or a nominated individual for the purpose of ensuring that person receives a total of £75,000 in compensation under that scheme;
“nominated individual” means any person who was a shareholder or a director of a company or a partner in a partnership which ceased to exist and that would have been eligible for compensation under the Horizon Shortfall Scheme.
(2) For the purposes of provision in these regulations made under Part 1 of Schedule 15 to the Finance Act 2020, “Horizon Shortfall Scheme”, “the Horizon system” and “Post Office Limited” have the same meaning as they do in Part 2 of that Schedule.
Propose a change3 Exemptions from income tax for Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme compensation payments and Horizon Shortfall Scheme Fixed Sum Awards
(1) Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme compensation payments and Horizon Shortfall Scheme Fixed Sum Awards are qualifying payments for the purposes of paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 15 to the Finance Act 2020.
(2) This regulation applies to payments received on or after 13th March 2024 , subject to paragraph (3).
(3) For payments within sub-paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the definition of “Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme compensation payment”, this regulation applies to payments received on or after 3rd June 2025.
Propose a change4 Exemptions from capital gains tax for Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme compensation payments and Horizon Shortfall Scheme Fixed Sum Awards
(1) Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme compensation payments and Horizon Shortfall Scheme Fixed Sum Awards are qualifying payments for the purposes of paragraph 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 15 to the Finance Act 2020.
(2) This regulation applies to disposals made on or after 13th March 2024 , subject to paragraph (3).
(3) For payments within sub-paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the definition of “Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme compensation payment”, this regulation applies to disposals made on or after 3rd June 2025.
Propose a change5 Relief from inheritance tax for Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme compensation payments and Horizon Shortfall Scheme Fixed Sum Awards
(1) Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme compensation payments and Horizon Shortfall Scheme Fixed Sum Awards are qualifying payments for the purposes of paragraph 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 15 to the Finance Act 2020.
(2) This regulation applies to deaths occurring on or after 13th March 2024 , subject to paragraph (3).
(3) For payments within sub-paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the definition of “Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme compensation payment”, this regulation applies to deaths occurring on or after 3rd June 2025.
Propose a change6 Exemption from corporation tax for Horizon Shortfall Scheme Fixed Sum Awards
(1) Horizon Shortfall Scheme Fixed Sum Awards are relevant compensation payments for the purposes of Part 2 of Schedule 15 to the Finance Act 2020.
(2) This regulation applies to payments received on or after 13th March 2024.
Propose a change7 Exemption from income tax and capital gains tax for relevant onward payments of Horizon Shortfall Scheme Fixed Sum Awards
(1) Paragraph 10(3)(b) of Part 2 of Schedule 15 to the Finance Act 2020 has effect in relation to payments received on or after 13th March 2024 for Horizon Shortfall Scheme Fixed Sum Awards.
(2) Paragraph 10(4)(b) of Part 2 of Schedule 15 to the Finance Act 2020 has effect in relation to disposals made on or after 13th March 2024 for Horizon Shortfall Scheme Fixed Sum Awards.
Propose a change