Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross had called for Dorothy Bain KC to appear in Holyrood to clarify when the Crown knew about the flawed system which resulted in up to 100 prosecutions of subpostmasters and subpostmistresses in Scotland.
In a statement released on Thursday, the Lord Advocate was said to be finalising timings with parliamentary authorities to make a statement, after which she will take questions from MSPs.
It said: “The Lord Advocate is willing to make a statement to the Scottish Parliament on the Horizon IT prosecutions.
“She hopes to come to an agreement with parliamentary authorities about the timing of this at the earliest possible opportunity.”
The prosecution service said this week it first found out about issues with the system in May 2013.
First Minister Humza Yousaf said guidance was issued to prosecutors urging them to ensure evidence was not overly reliant on Horizon in September of that year, and prosecutions were effectively halted in 2015.
Mr Ross said during First Minister’s Questions earlier on Thursday: “There was a sudden spike in cases involving people who were some of the most trusted in their communities, but the Crown Office proceeded anyway.
“The Horizon Post Office scandal has devastated lives.
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