MPs have said they share claimant lawyers' concern that victims of the Post Office scandal are still not getting compensation as quickly as they should.

A report by the Commons business and trade committee finds that ‘serious structural failings’ remain in the redress scheme set up after the Horizon IT scandal. Thousands of eligible claimants are believed to still be waiting for compensation and victims still face unacceptable delays, inadequate offers, and administrative processes that ‘re‑traumatise’ those who have already been seriously wronged, the committee reports.

More than 11,300 claimants have not received payments despite £1.44 billion being distributed.

Committee chair Liam Byrne said: ‘For hundreds of sub-postmasters, justice has come far too slowly. Many have waited years for the truth to be recognised and for the compensation they are owed. Yet today we find serious structural failings still blocking the road to justice.