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Guidance and regulation

• Royal Mail: myth-busters

  Guidance

  12 September 2013

  Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

• VAT Postal Services

  Hmrc manual

  20 July 2016

  HM Revenue & Customs

• Postal Services Bill: myth-busters

  Guidance

  13 October 2010

  Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

• Postal Services Bill special administration: Insolvency Act 1986 schedule B1
  • Guidance
  • 13 October 2010
  • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

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News and communications

10 August 2018 — Correspondence

Entrustment of Post Office with the delivery of public services: letter from UKGI to Paula Vennells (2018)

UK Government Investments and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

1. Consultation to inform Post Office state aid application launched
   • 8 November 2016
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Press release
2. Government completes final sale of its stake in Royal Mail at 455p per share
   • 13 October 2015
   • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
   • Press release
3. Government to begin disposal of its remaining Royal Mail shareholding
   • 12 October 2015
   • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
   • Press release
4. New chair of Post Office Limited appointed
   • 13 July 2015
   • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
   • Press release

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Research and statistics

• Government shares: future primary sales
  • 18 December 2014
  • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
  • Independent report
• Mutual Options for Post Office Ltd.
  • 18 May 2011
  • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Closed organisation: The Shareholder Executive
  • Independent report
• Saving the Royal Mail's universal postal service in the digital age
  • 10 September 2010
  • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
  • Independent report

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Policy papers and consultations

• Mutualisation of the Post Office 19 September 2011

  Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills

  Consultation outcome

  Date closed 12 December 2011

• 2010 to 2015 government policy: postal service reform
  • 8 May 2015
  • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Closed organisation: The Shareholder Executive
  • Policy paper
• Royal Mail privatisation: government response to the BIS select committee
  • 23 October 2014
  • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
  • Policy paper
• Royal Mail: sale of shares
  • 10 July 2013
  • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Closed organisation: The Shareholder Executive
  • Policy paper
• Securing the Post Office Network in the Digital Age
  • 9 November 2010
  • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Closed organisation: The Shareholder Executive
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Shareholder Executive: portfolio businesses
  • 24 November 2014
  • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Closed organisation: The Shareholder Executive
  • Corporate report
• Payments for work or advice provided in the privatisation of Royal Mail since May 2010
  • 21 June 2013
  • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
  • Foi release
• Royal Mail privatisation: amount paid to UBS and Lazard for advice
  • 6 June 2013
  • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
  • Foi release

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Organisations

1. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
2. HM Treasury
3. HM Revenue & Customs
4. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government