Updates: Mail Service Guidance

2024

14 March 2024 published amendments

Appendix: redirection guide: PO Box addressed mail

A7224 - PO Box addresses removed as address migration project is no longer running.

28 February 2024 published amendments

Appendix: redirection guide: compliance

CSFP & CFSRP added to list of caseflow references

19 February 2024 published amendments

Appendix: redirection guide: charities

A7209: Send and collect mail - Link fixed.

Appendix: redirection guide: child benefit

A7209: Send and collect mail - Link fixed.

Appendix: redirection guide: CIS

A7209: Send and collect mail - Link fixed.

Appendix: redirection guide: claims

A7209: Send and collect mail - Link fixed.

Appendix: redirection guide: complaints

A7209: Send and collect mail - Link fixed.

Appendix: redirection guide: customs

A7209: Send and collect mail - Link fixed.

Appendix: redirection guide: Debt Management and Banking

A7209: Send and collect mail - Link fixed.

Appendix: redirection guide: employers

A7209: Send and collect mail - Link fixed.

Appendix: redirection guide: film and production unit

A7209: Send and collect mail - Link fixed.

Appendix: redirection guide: inheritance tax

A7209: Send and collect mail - Link fixed.

Appendix: redirection guide: NICEO

A7209: Send and collect mail - Link fixed.

Appendix: redirection guide: personal tax - self assessment

A7209: Send and collect mail - Link fixed.

Appendix: redirection guide: Personal Tax - structured data capture

A7209: Send and collect mail - Link fixed.

Appendix: redirection guide: stamp duty

A7209: Send and collect mail - Link fixed.

16 February 2024 published amendments

Appendix: redirection guide: capital gains

A7209: Link fixed - send and collect mail.

9 February 2024 published amendments

Appendix: redirection guide: high net worth unit

Link to Send & Collect mail updated to new SharePoint page.
New address for HNWU Wrexham as Wrexham closed & work transferred to Liverpool Regional Centre

30 January 2024 published amendments

Appendix: redirection guide: contents

Added MSG100560 - Large Business

18 January 2024 published amendments

Appendix: redirection guide: compliance

Links for Send & Collect Mail and The Building Directories new SharePoint sites have been updated

Introduction: Data Guardians

Links for Data Guardian, Security & Information Zone and Data Security hand Books have all been updated to take users to the new SharePoint site pages.

2023

6 December 2023 published amendments

Introduction: scope of the guidance

URL changed for send & collect mail to new SharePoint site

Collecting and sending mail

Change to Send Mail link

18 May 2023 published amendments

Appendix: redirection guide: employers

Information for Care and support employers requesting to file on paper added

6 March 2023 published amendments

Appendix: redirection guide: PO Box addressed mail

Other BX9 post should be sent to the correct buisness stream by Royal Mail Post and not Royal Mail Relay added under Pay as you earn and self assessment complaints

24 January 2023 published amendments

Appendix: redirection guide: personal tax - self assessment

Non resident trust returns:SA900 and Resident trust returns:SA900 removed from the table as covered in the Trusts & Estates Tax return: SA900

19 January 2023 published amendments

Appendix: redirection guide: charities

Where post is dealt with address updated

2021

27 September 2021 published amendments

Introduction: scope of the guidance

Updated manual's introduction to direct users to Estates Services mail guidance and describe current scope of manual.

Introduction: Role of Estates and Support Services

Description of Estates Services role amended to fix hyperlink and explain ownership of mail service guidance held elsewhere.

Envelopes: Enveloping your own mail

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

Envelopes: Mail enveloped by a post room or the Central Mail Unit (CMU)

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

Envelopes: pricing in proportion

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

Envelopes: contents

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

Introduction: Definition and Process for Handling Private & Confidential Mail on Receipt in Post Rooms

Removed introduction page about handling private and confidential mail as covered by other manual pages redirecting users to Estates mail guidance.

Addressing: BFPO addressed mail

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

Addressing: Internal Post (HMRC mail via Royal Mail Relay) - Polylopes

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

Addressing: External post (International Mail)

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

Addressing: external post (UK mail)

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

Addressing: contents

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

Polylopes: Disposing of Polylopes

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

Polylopes: Using and sealing Polylopes

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

Polylopes: contents

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

Tracked/Documented Service: Royal Mail

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

Tracked/Documented Service: contents

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

Preparing mail for issue by post rooms and the Central Mail Unit (CMU): other mail services available for use - overseas

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

Preparing mail for issue by post rooms and the Central Mail Unit (CMU): issuing mail to addresses overseas - Spring Global

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

Preparing mail for issue by post rooms and the Central Mail Unit (CMU): other mail services available for use - UK

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

Preparing mail for issue by Post Rooms and the Central Mail Unit (CMU): Issuing mail to addresses in the UK - UK Mail DSA

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

Preparing mail for issued by post rooms and Central Mail Unit (CMU): HMRC outbound mail dating policy

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

Preparing mail for issue by post rooms and Central Mail Unit (CMU): preparing mail for issue

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

Preparing mail for issue by post rooms and Central Mail Unit (CMU): contents

Removed page as new MSG15000 page published redirecting users to Estates Services guidance on sending and collecting mail.

2019

19 November 2019 published amendments

Introduction: Redirection of Mail

Obsolete guidance

Introduction: use of X-ray machines

Obsolete guidance

Introduction: Mail Handling Training Packages

Obsolete guidance

Working in a post room: Royal Mail Post in - Sorting

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: Royal Mail Post in: Recorded/Special in

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: Royal Mail post in: Recorded/Special In – Recording Receipt

Obsolete guidance

Working in a post room: Royal Mail post in: Recorded/Special in - Receipting unopened mail

Obsolete guidance

Working in a post room: Royal Mail Post in: Overseas advice of receipt cards

Obsolete guidance

Working in a post room: Royal Mail Post in: Tracing recorded mail

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: Royal Mail post in: Valuables

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: Royal Mail post in - Magnetic Media

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: Royal Mail Post In - Postage Stamps and Postal Orders

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: Royal Mail post in - Gift received

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: Royal Mail post in - Rail tickets

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: Royal Mail post in: Non enclosure

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: Royal Mail Post in: Returned Letter Service (RLS) mail

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: Royal Mail post in - What to do in the event of...

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: Royal Mail Post out: Introduction

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: Royal Mail Post out: Recorded/Special out

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: Royal Mail Post out: Online Business Account (OBA) Business Mail - Machine readable Advanced

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: Royal Mail Post out: Online Business Account (OBA) Business Mail - Non machine readable, non sorted

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: International Mail: Instruction to the Post Room

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: International Mail - dispatch of mail

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: International Mail - contact numbers

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: Other Courier post in

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: Down Stream Access / UK Mail Envelopes - post out

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: contents

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: Royal Mail Post in: contents

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: Royal Mail Post out: contents

Obsolete Guidance

Working in a post room: International mail: contents

Obsolete Guidance

Data Security: contents

Obsolete Guidance

Assurance - Service Level Agreement

Obsolete Guidance

Introduction: guidance on hand delivered mail

Obsolete Guidance

13 November 2019 published amendments

Introduction: Role of Estates and Support Services

Page retired. Redirect added

Data Security: Sending Internal Mail

Page retired, redirect added.

2018

14 December 2018 published amendments

Introduction: Data Guardians

Updated Data Security handbook link and Security and Information Zone links

2017

24 April 2017 published amendments

31 March 2017 published amendments