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Bancio yn Swyddfa'r Post: ymgynghoriad ar ddatblygu'r gwasanaethau ariannol a bancio sydd ar gael yn Swyddfa'r Post. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Welsh language version of the closed consultation on post office banking (URN 09/1482). Consultation period ended 24 February 2010.

Internet only 		09/148321-12-2009 A4
44 Pages
Canllaw Cymdeithasol ac Amgylcheddol i Gomisiwn y Gwasanaethau Post wedi ei gyhoeddi o dan adran 43(2) o'r Ddeddf Gwasanaethau Post 2000. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Welsh language version of guidance given by the Secretary of State to the Postal Services Commission in accordance with section 43(2) of the Postal Services Act 2000 on 22 March 2001

Internet only 		01/177522-03-2001 A4
20 Pages
Consultation document: building a mutual Post Office. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Sought views on possible options for mutualisation of Post Office Ltd. Aims to assist with the further appraisal of the case for and shape of a mutualisation. Builds on the recommendations made by Co-operatives UK 'Mutual options for Post Office Ltd' (URN 11/967). Consultation period ended 12 December 2011.

In stock 		11/121119-09-2011 A4
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Entrustment of Post Office Limited with the delivery of certain public services: letter to Mike Moores. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Letter dated 24 March 2010 from Pat McFadden, Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills to Mike Moores, Financial Director of Post Office Limited. Contains overarching ministerial instruction entrusting Post Office Limited with the provision and delivery of certain public services of general economic interest.

Internet only 		11/75624-02-2011 A4
5 Pages
Evaluation of the pilot of the 'your guide' service of post offices as government general practitioners: 16 July 2001 - 1 March 2002. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Evaluates the results of the pilot of the post offices acting as government general practitioners. Branded 'Your Guide', the service was trialled from July 2001 until March 2002 in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Internet only 		02/108723-07-2002 A4
84 Pages
Free postal services for the blind and partially sighted. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Direction on free postal services for the blind under section 41 of the Postal Services Act 2000.

Internet only 		01/177314-03-2001 A4
5 Pages
Joint statement from BIS, Postcomm and Ofcom: Postal Services Bill. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Following the publication of the Postal Services Bill, this statement sets out how both Postcomm and Ofcom will carry out their respective roles before and after regulatory responsibility for the postal sector transfers to Ofcom. See also the impact assessment (URN 10/1204), the related Command Paper (URN 10/1206).

Internet only 		10/120313-10-2010 A4
2 Pages
Letter from Edward Davey to all MPs and Peers, dated 11 November 2010: Royal Mail pensions. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Letter from the Minister for Employment Relations Consumer and Postal Affairs to all MPs and Peers in the Houses of Parliament. Outlines the Government’s plans to create a new Government pension scheme and to transfer to it rights, which members of the Royal Mail Pension Plan (RMPP) have accrued up to a cut off date to be determined by secondary legislation made under the Postal Services Bill 2010.

Internet only 		10/129219-11-2010 A4
6 Pages
Letter from Vince Cable to all MPs and Peers, dated 13 October 2010: Postal Services Bill 2010. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to all MPs and Peers in the Houses of Parliament, outlining the background to the Postal Services Bill and the accompanying command paper 'Delivering for the future: a universal mail service and community post offices in the digital age [Cm 7946]' (URN 10/1206).

Internet only 		10/129119-10-2010 A4
3 Pages
Mutual options for Post Office Ltd. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

BIS commissioned Co-operatives UK to explore options for the mutualisation of Post Office Ltd. This was suggested in the report ‘Securing the Post Office Network in the digital age’ (URN 10/1260) and enabled by the Postal Services Bill.

Internet only 		11/96718-05-2011 A4
93 Pages
Post Office banking: a combined consultation stage impact assessment and equality impact assessment. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

A combined initial impact assessment and equality impact assessment to accompany the consultation on Post Office banking and financial services (URN 09/1482).

Internet only 		09/148402-12-2009 A4
19 Pages
Post Office banking: a consultation on developing the banking and financial services available at the Post Office. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Closed consultation following the Prime Minister's announcement that he wants 'the Post Office to play a much bigger role, bringing banking services back to the heart of people's communities'. It focuses on the banking and financial products services that people would like from their Post Office. Consultation period ended 24 February 2010. See URN 10/733 for the Government response.

Internet only 		09/148202-12-2009 A4
44 Pages
Post Office banking: an impact assessment and equality impact assessment. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Assesses the costs and benefits relating to the Government's response (URN 10/733) to the consultation on developing the banking and financial services available at the Post Office. Also includes specific tests for an equality impact assessment.

Internet only 		10/73431-03-2010 A4
23 Pages
Post Office banking: Government response to consultation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Government response to the consultation on developing the banking and financial services available at the Post Office (URN 09/1482). Sets out the expanded role for the Post Office, including new measures on mortgages, access to business banking, and a Post Office current account. Also provides a summary of public responses to the consultation. See also impact assessment and equality impact assessment 10/734.

Internet only 		10/73329-03-2010 A4
50 Pages
Postal Services Bill - special administration: schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

A version of schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986 for the purposes of postal administration as covered in part 4 of the Postal Services Bill 2010. See also a joint statement on the Bill (URN 10/1203), the impact assessment (URN 10/1204), and the Command Paper (URN 10/1206).

Internet only 		10/120513-10-2010 A4
28 Pages
Postal Services Bill 2010: impact assessment. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Impact assessment to accompany the Postal Services Bill, which aims to secure the future of the universal postal service. See also the joint statement on the Bill (URN 10/1203), and the Command Paper (URN 10/1206).

Internet only 		10/120413-10-2010 A4
49 Pages
Postal Services Bill and the Government’s intentions for the postal regulatory framework: letter to Ofcom and Postcomm. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Letter from Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, to Colette Bowe, Chair of Ofcom and Millie Banerjee, Chair of Postcomm. Sets out the Government's intentions for the regulatory framework that that Postal Services Bill will establish and which Ofcom, as postal regulator, will oversee.

Internet only 		11/87428-04-2011 A4
4 Pages
Postal Services Bill: memorandum by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills for the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Delegated powers memorandum to accompany the Postal Services Bill 2010. Identifies every provision of delegated legislation in the Bill. Explains the purpose of each provision, why it has been left to delegated legislation and explains its parliamentary scrutiny procedure. See also the impact assessment (URN 10/1204).

Internet only 		11/63513-01-2010 A4
24 Pages
Rhwydwaith swyddfa'r post: dogfen ymgynghorol. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Welsh language version of URN 06/2185. Consultation closed. Government proposals for maintaining a national post office network. Consultation period ended 8 March 2007.

Internet only 		06/2185W14-12-2006 A4
34 Pages
Securing the Post Office network in the digital age. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Policy statement explaining the Government's strategy for the Post Office over the next four years. Outlines the challenges, opportunities and Government support for a renewed and refreshed Post Office network. See also Co-operatives UK report on mutual options for Post Office Ltd (URN 11/967).

Internet only 		10/126009-11-2010 A4
28 Pages
Social and environmental guidance to the Postal Services Commission issued under section 43(2) of the Postal Services Act 2000. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Guidance given by the Secretary of State to the Postal Services Commission in accordance with section 43(2) of the Postal Services Act 2000 on 22 March 2001

Internet only 		01/177422-03-2001 A4
20 Pages
The challenges and opportunities facing UK postal services: an initial response to evidence. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Independent review of the postal services sector. Summarizes evidence submitted under the first two terms of reference and gives the panel's initial response. Looks at the market, the impact of liberalisation and future challenges for Royal Mail. Invited further evidence with a deadline of 19 May 2008.

Internet only 		08/90506-05-2008 A4
36 Pages
The Post Office network: a consultation document. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Closed consultation. Government proposals for maintaining a national post office network. Consultation period ended 8 March 2007.

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The post office network: Government response to public consultation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Government response document following public consultation URN 06/2185 on the Government proposals for maintaining a national post office network.

In stock 		07/101217-05-2007 A4
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The Postal Services Act 2011 (c.5). Direction to Ofcom to impose a notification condition. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Ministerial direction to Ofcom, signed by Edward Davey on behalf of the Secretary of State, to impose a notification condition under the Postal Services Act 2011.

Internet only 		11/130706-10-2011 A4
1 Pages
The Postal Services Bill: myth-busters. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Answers common misconceptions regarding the Postal Services Bill and Royal Mail. See also the joint statement (URN 10/1203) and the Command Paper (10/1206).

Internet only 		10/121413-10-2010 A4
2 Pages
Transposition notes for the Postal Services Directive (2008/6/EC). (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Explanatory notes detailing how the Postal Services Directive will be transposed into UK law through the Postal Services Bill. Refers to the Bill as brought from the House of Lords on 21 May 2009.

Internet only 		09/101803-06-2009 A4
10 Pages
Y rhwydwaith swyddfeydd post: ymateb y Llywodraeth i ymgynghoriad cyhoeddus. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Welsh language version. Government response document following public consultation (URN 06/2185W) on the Government proposal for maintaining a national post office network.

Internet only 		07/1012W22-06-2007 A4
48 Pages