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The Postal Services Commission (Postcomm) was the regulator of mail industry. Its responsibilities passed to Ofcom in 2011.
The review was established to help sustain the universal postal service.
The Post Office provides mail, financial and government services to the public through its nationwide network of post office branches. Post Office is a public corporation of the Department for Business and Trade .
An update of the 2008 independent review of the postal services sector.
The Royal Mail was formerly a Public Corporation. Following the Postal Services Act 2011, the Royal Mail was privatised.
Find a BFPO number, send mail to and from British forces personnel and their families
Find out how to apply VAT to charges for postage, delivery services and how to treat direct marketing services involving distribution of printed matter.
This document contains the following information: An independent review of the UK postal services sector
How to appeal a notice or decision from the Interception of Communications Commissioner (ICC) or competent authority under Network and Information Systems (NIS) regulations.
The British Forces Post Office (BFPO) provides a postal service to HM Forces, separate from that provided by Royal Mail in the United Kingdom. British Forces Post Office ceased to be an agency on 1 April 2007, its services are...
Postwatch was set up in 2001 to assist customers with disputes or complaints relating to postal services in the UK. In 2008, it merged with Energywatch to form Consumer Focus.
Rules made by the powers conferred by section 60(1) of the Postal Services Act 2011 about the making, conduct and disposal of appeals.
VPOST primarily provides background to the exemption for postal services supplied by Royal Mail
How to use the Post Office passport Check and Send service for passport applications and renewals, what it costs, where you can use the service.
A version of schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986 for postal administration as covered in part 4 of the Postal Services Bill 2010.
Use this service to apply for a postal vote in, general elections and other UK Parliamentary elections, local elections in England (including mayors), Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England and Wales, referendums and MP recall petitions.
Brief guide to assist participants involved in postal services price control appeals under the Postal Services Act 2011.
Mail Service Guidance
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