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22 July 2021 14:04

Post Office welcomes Government funding to be able to make interim payments for overturned convictions in ‘Horizon cases’

Post Office today welcomed the Government’s announcement of funding support to be able to expedite interim payments of up to £100,000 for individuals whose convictions have been overturned where Horizon evidence was essential to the prosecution.
The payments will be offered whilst final compensation arrangements are established.
Post Office Chief Executive, Nick Read, said:
“Ensuring

19 July 2021 12:50

Post Office statement on historical prosecutions

The Court of Appeal today (19 July) formally overturned twelve convictions in cases prosecuted by Post Office between 2002 and 2012. The Post Office supported the appeals.
Fifteen other appeals, opposed by Post Office, have been referred to a single judge to decide whether the Court will grant permission to appeal.
A Post Office spokesperson said:
“Post Office is sincerely sorry for pa

19 July 2021 10:13

Post Office sets up Travel Support Scheme for branches impacted by continuing travel uncertainty

Post Office has set up a Travel Support Scheme for branches impacted by the continuing travel uncertainty as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

13 July 2021 08:24

Record amount deposited at Post Offices in June; business cash deposits exceed £1 billion for first time in over 18 months as consumers spend their cash after over a year of restrictions

Total value of cash deposits at Post Offices totalled £2.2 billion, up 17% compared with May (£1.89 billion). This is the highest amount ever deposited in a single month. Business cash deposits exceeded £1 billion for the first time since October 2019 and up almost 24% month-on-month (May 2021, £826 million). Increase in business cash deposits comes after new Post Office research found 70% of UK

Naresh Patel (Branch Manager of Westminster Bridge Post Office), Bharti Patel (Postmaster at Churchill Place Post Office) and Subhash Patel (Postmaster at Canary Wharf Post Office) promoting 'Save Our Cash Day'

9 July 2021 07:00

‘Save Our Cash’ Day shines light on eight million Brits reliant on cash, demonstrating urgent need to make access a legal right

‘Save Our Cash’ Day is being held in communities across the country today to raise awareness of the issues faced by the more than eight million people who say they would struggle to survive without cash

30 June 2021 16:01

Post Office Statement on Postmasters' appeals of historical convictions

The Post Office has today, 30 June 2021, formally responded to the Court of Appeal regarding 25 applications by former postmasters for permission to appeal their convictions in Post Office prosecutions between 2002 and 2012.
Post Office is supporting the applications in 10 cases and opposing 15 following careful consideration of each case by the Post Office Board, including the Court of Appea

30 June 2021 11:16

Post Office offers customers help with new post-Brexit changes affecting good being sold to the EU

Post Office is alerting its customers that a new post-Brexit change concerning VAT will affect goods being sent from Great Britain to the EU

23 June 2021 12:44

New £50 note featuring Alan Turing available at Bletchley Post Office

The local Post Office in Bletchley is the only place outside the City of London today where the new £50 note can be seen by members of the public.

11 June 2021 23:06

Bude Postmaster receives royal recognition for services to his Cornish communities

Queen’s Birthday Honours recognition for Bude Head Postmaster Luke Francis for his service to Bude and the surrounding communities Patriotic Postmaster proudly receives British Empire Medal Luke involved in community events galore Numerous charities have benefitted from his fundraising initiatives
Luke Francis, Head Postmaster of Bude in Cornwall is to receive royal recognition for services

11 June 2021 23:03

Rainhill Postmaster receives royal recognition for Covid support group and care provided to disabled customers

Press Release – 11 June 2021
Rainhill Postmaster receives royal recognition for Covid support group and care provided to disabled customers
Queen’s Birthday Honours recognition for Rainhill Postmaster Sara Barlow for services to the community and businesses of Rainhill British Empire Medal for chairing Rainhill Community Support Group and proactively caring for disabled customers Sara ha

8 June 2021 07:00

Business cash deposits up over 7% in May at Post Offices; personal cash deposits and withdrawals hold steady during one of wettest May’s on record

Total value of cash deposits and withdrawals at Post Offices totalled £2.49 billion in May, up on April (£2.45 billion) Business cash deposits in May totalled £824 million, up 7.2% month-on-month (£769 million, April 2021). In Scotland, business cash deposits were up almost 36% month-on-month (£68.7 million in May) Personal cash deposits exceeded £1 billion for the third successive month totallin

7 June 2021 09:59

Post Office launches major new campaign to ‘save our cash’

The Post Office has launched a major new campaign today calling on government and industry to work together to ‘Save Our Cash’.

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