Post Office Counters
The Post Office - What a good idea! "Cashier number one please." |
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| EXIT | Introduction | TV Licensing | Post Office Premises | Post Office Vehicles | My Post Office (Set) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Introduction The Post Office name is synonomous with the letter and parcel services which are provided at every Post Office Counter. Royal Mail has always been responsible for the collection and delivery of letters and (small) parcels. In 2006, Post Office Ltd was the trading name for the counter services which are still a part of everyday life. Ever Changing On 1st April 2012, Post Office Limited was demerged from Royal Mail Group and now reports directly to the Government. This is the only part of the original 'Post Office' which has not been privatised. There is a 10-year inter-business agreement between Royal Mail and the Post Office to allow the handling of stamps, parcels and letters throughout the network of Post Offices. The Government retains ownership of Post Office Ltd via the Postal Services Holding Company plc. Post Office Ltd, operates one of the UK's largest retail networks via Post Office™ branches. The network is unique in that Post Office Ltd only owns around 500 Post Office branches. The remainder of the network is owned by the people who run it, including franchisees and subpostmasters and mistresses. http://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/ {extract 25/07/14} "...the Post Office is now more than it ever was - an independent multi-channel business, with a vibrant, fast-growing financial services business, separated from Royal Mail and embarking on a new era of growth, modernisation and customer excellence in serving the UK population... There is no longer a closure programme in Post Office branches - in fact, we have the largest retail network in the UK, at its most stable for over 25 years with almost 11,800 branches."
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