Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme (HCRS): applying for financial redress
Follow these steps to register for the Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme (HCRS) and apply for your financial redress.
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How to use the service
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. You will then receive a preliminary payment of £200,000 unless you have already received an equivalent preliminary payment through the previous OC scheme. This allows you time to consider whether to accept the £600,000 optional fixed settlement or request a detailed assessment. If you live in the UK, you do not need to pay tax on any payments you get from the HCRS . They will not impact any benefits you receive. The ‘Impact on tax and benefits’ section explains more about how a preliminary payment can affect taxes and benefits. You may need to read guidance on how a bankruptcy, Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) or a Debt Relief Order (DRO) affects your redress payment . Complete the HCRS preliminary payment application form ( ODT , 45.6 KB ) and email it to horizonconvictionsredress@businessandtrade.gov.uk to receive your £200,000 preliminary payment. We’ll email you when we’ve processed your payment. If your claim has moved from the Overturned Convictions scheme to HCRS , we’ve received your existing claim information from Post Office. However, we still need some additional information from you. Complete the OC to HCRS application information form ( ODT , 41.3 KB ) and email it to horizonconvictionsredress@businessandtrade.gov.uk to proceed with further payments relating to your claim.
Requirements
You can request your tax records if you wish. We recommend this step, as it will help you decide whether to take the £600,000 optional fixed settlement or request a detailed assessment. This will also make the process quicker. Use our guidance on how to request your tax records .
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