[tyingq]

They did answer my first question after reading the headline...

"The government said the new compensation offer was in addition to paying for all reasonable legal fees, and any post office operator who does not want to accept it can continue with the existing legal process."

[gumballindie]

What i am curious though is if they’ll be taxed on the money. Of so that means the compensation is far lower.

[tyingq]

Some about that here: https://www.rossmartin.co.uk/private-client-a-estate-plannin...

Though that's talking about the prior monies paid, and not specifically this.

[pipes]

They may have already had to pay for bed and board for free accomodation they got while in prison: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/06/wrongly-convicte...

I remember David blunket introducing this ghastly mechanism and being shocked that no one cared. He was an awful home secretary.

[gizajob]

I believe compensation doesn't count as taxable income.