What Future for our Post Office Network?
Have Your Say

The Government's consultation document on the future of the Post Office network can be found here: http://www.dti.gov.uk/consultations/page36024.html

You can submit your response online, please click here


What does it say?
The Government says that post offices provide important services and that it is committed to a national Post Office network.

The Government also says that some 4 million fewer people are using their Post Office each week than two years ago. So changes are being proposed. These include:
  • New geographical access criteria for the Post Office network. These include criteria to protect vulnerable people in deprived urban areas and also in rural areas.
  • Continuation of a new Post Office card account after 2010.
  • Support for a restructuring of the network, with up to 2,500 closures.
  • Support for Post Office Ltd to open new Outreach locations to provide access to services for small remote communities including mobile post offices and post offices hosted in other locations such as village halls, community centres or pubs.
The Commission for Rural Communities is responding to this consultation. Its views, and some further questions it is asking, can be seen here:
http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/projects/postofficesconsultation/overview

It is important for everyone who cares about the future of our Post Office network to respond to the Government's consultation.

You can submit your response online, please click here


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