Government to consult on the future of Post Office
The Department for Business and Trade has launched a national consultation (a Green Paper) on the future of Post Office.
The Department for Business and Trade has launched a national consultation (a Green Paper) on the future of Post Office.
Commenting on the Horizon IT Inquiry Volume 1 report, Post Office Chair Nigel Railton, said:
“I would like to make a clear and unequivocal apology to every single person affected by this scandal on behalf of Post Office.
"The Horizon Scandal is not one event. Lots of people made choices over two decades which caused serious harm to so many people. Post Office did not listen to postmasters
The Post Office has today (25 June) provided details on its proposed franchise plans for the third tranche of the last remaining 108 Directly Managed Branches which are operated by the Post Office.
As part of its commitment to deliver a ‘New Deal for Postmasters’, the Post Office had previously announced on 8 April that it was moving to a fully franchised network.
On Wednesday 28 May, the Po
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Post Office has appointed Jonathan Slater to its Board, as a Non-Executive Director.
The Post Office has provided details on its proposed franchise plans for the second tranche of the last remaining 108 Directly Managed Branches which are operated by the Post Office.
The Post Office has provided details on its proposed franchise plans for the first tranche of the last remaining 108 Directly Managed Branches which are operated by the Post Office.
Post Office is moving to a fully franchised network as part of its commitment to deliver a ‘New Deal for Postmasters.’
Emma Branch and Richard Hawkins, two new Non-Executive Directors, have been appointed to the Post Office Board.
Commenting on proposed changes to the postal service announced by Ofcom today (30 January), a Post Office spokesperson said:
“We acknowledge that the change in business and consumer behaviour with less letters being sent, is driving the need for reform of the Universal Postal Service. However, the changes proposed in Ofcom’s consultation significantly reduce Royal Mail’s performance obligations
Post Office Chair, Nigel Railton, has set out an ambitious five-year Transformation Plan for the Post Office to deliver a ‘New Deal for Postmasters’ that significantly increases their total annual income through revenue sharing and strengthens their role in the direction of the organisation.
Post Office is writing to around 25,000 postmasters who have not yet applied to the Horizon Shortfall Scheme.
The Scheme was established by Post Office in 2020, following the settlement of the High Court Group Litigation, to provide redress to current and former postmasters who suffered past losses related to previous versions of the Post Office’s Horizon computer system, in what has become kn