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because it deals with cash, and cash has a big security element to it; it's complex because it's in the public sector. This is a business which had absorbed billions of pounds of taxpayers money and was still losing money. It was a business that faced significant challenges because it had an exclusive arrangement with the Royal Mail, and the Royal Mail itself was suffering from increasing competition in the parcels market and a declining letters market. The Post Office had previously had a significant amount of business from the Government, so driving licences, benefits, that kind of thing. That had all moved online and so the Post Office was bereft a significant chunk of its contribution. The Post Office had a range of products which it attempted to sell, with varying degrees of success, and it also had a very complex structure in terms of its overheads and management.
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said. An earlier article by the BBC had claimed that a confidential report contained allegations that the Post Office had refused to hand over documents that the accountants felt they needed to investigate properly, that training was not good enough, that equipment was outdated, and that power cuts and communication problems had made things worse.
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Second Sight had found that the Post Office had failed to identify the root cause of accounting shortfalls in many cases before launching court proceedings against subpostmasters. The shortfalls could have been caused by criminals using malicious software, by IT systems or by human error, the report
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As of March 2022 there were 11,635 post office branches across the UK, of which 117 were directly managed by Post Office Limited (known as Crown post office branches). The majority of other branches (9,617 in total) were run either by franchise partners or by local subpostmasters (who may be members
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service, Post Office Mobile. However, in August 2016 it decided "to conclude the trial as the results did not give us sufficient confidence that mobile will contribute to our goal of commercial sustainability". In April 2016, the Post Office agreed to hand over up to 61 more branches to WHSmith in a
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With declining mail usage, Post Office Limited had chronic losses, with a reported £102 million lost in 2006, raising concerns in the media regarding its ability as a company to operate efficiently. Minutes of a board meeting in April 2006 state that the company was insolvent and unable to meet its
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After the Post Office statutory corporation was changed to a public company, Royal Mail Group, in 2001, Post Office Counters Limited became Post Office Limited. In 2002, David Mills was appointed as chief executive of Post Office Limited, a newly created role. Mills stepped down at the end of 2005.
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Obviously, as a board member she knew what was going on, including the strategy in the court case and the bugs in the system. What happened? She got a CBE in the new year's honours list for services to the Post Office. That is just rubbing salt into the wounds of these innocent people. There is a
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The Post Office has a turnover of just under £1 billion, which makes it a sort of medium-sized company, but in fact it is an incredibly complex business: it's complex because it operates a network of around 11,500 sites; it's complex because it has a very wide range of products; it's complex also
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In 2010, David Smith succeeded Alan Cook as managing director. Smith had previously been managing director of Parcelforce, another Royal Mail subsidiary. In November 2010, the government committed £1.34 billion of funding up to 2015 to Post Office Limited to enable it to modernise the Post Office
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Personal banking services are offered on behalf of a number of "partner banks" that the Post Office has agreements with. Although different services are available on behalf of different institutions, these may include cash withdrawals, paying in cash and cheques, and balance enquiries. Some post
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In February 2013, Post Office Limited announced it was planning to move around seventy of its Crown post offices into shops. This would reduce the Crown network, which it stated was losing £40 million a year, to around 300. In November 2013, the government committed an additional £640 million of
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case for her having that honour removed, and I would like to know how she got it in the first place when the court case is ongoing. Added to that, she is now chair of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Again, I would like to know why and what due diligence was done on her as an individual.
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In April 2015, the BBC described a confidential report that alleged that the Post Office had made 'failings' with regard to accounting issues with its Horizon IT system, which were identified by subpostmasters as early as 2000. The article claimed that an independent investigation by
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Postmasters Branch); these are known as Agency post office branches. The remaining 1,901 branches (making up 16% of the network) were what are known as 'outreach services': these are typically small, part-time branches, perhaps making use of a mobile van or a village hall.
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The Post Office Horizon scandal, which is the subject of the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office, is the most widespread miscarriage of justice the CCRC has ever seen and represents the biggest single series of wrongful convictions in British legal
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In April 2024, CEO Read was "exonerated of all the misconduct allegations" in relation to claims made by a whistleblower, revealed in Parliament. This followed an investigation by an external barrister. Nigel Railton was appointed chair in May 2024.
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A passport check-and-send service is available for passport applications, where the post office staff check that a passport application is filled in correctly and has an acceptable photograph accompanying it. The service is not affiliated with
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items) are sold, while applications for redirection of mail are accepted on behalf of Royal Mail. Post Office Local Collect is a scheme whereby undelivered mail can be redirected at customer request to a post office for convenient collection.
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In 2007, the government gave a £1.7 billion subsidy to Royal Mail Group so that it could turn a profit by 2011. This was to be used to invest across the whole network of Royal Mail, Post Office Limited, and
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The Post Office rolled out the 'ParcelShop' scheme in Summer 2019, allowing retail stores to accept Royal Mail Internet returns, in order to expand Post Office facilities.
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In some villages an outreach service is provided in village halls or shops. There are also "mobile post offices" using converted vans which travel between rural areas.
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was appointed as its chief executive; she had been with Post Office Limited since 2007 as the network director. The first chair of the board of the new company was
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The Post Office provides information on services and accepts postal items and payment on behalf of the two collection and delivery divisions of Royal Mail Group,
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future debts. Plans to cut the £150m-a-year subsidy for rural post offices led to the announcement that 2,500 local post offices were to be closed during 2007.
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Services provided include a variety of new ordinary and guaranteed services both for delivery within the United Kingdom and to international destinations.
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Since March 2021, Post Office no longer works exclusively with Royal Mail Group and offers parcel services from third party couriers including
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or by independent business people known as subpostmasters; Post Office Limited directly manages the remaining 1%, known as Crown post offices.
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funding for 2015 to 2018 to allow Post Office Limited to complete its network modernisation. In June 2015, the Post Office launched its own
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His successor, Alan Cook, was appointed with the title of managing director in January 2006. Cook had previously been chief executive of
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for "services to the Post Office and to charity". On 19 March 2020 she was harshly criticised in the House of Commons, particularly by
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service (118 855). Mobile phone top-ups are also available in Post Office branches on behalf of all the major UK mobile networks.
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Since 2020, a public enquiry has been under way into the company's actions which led to between 700 and 900 subpostmasters being
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convenience store group. Read promoted "click and collect" services for retailers, alongside parcel drop-off services.
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to the public through its nationwide network of around 11,500 post office branches. Most of these branch post offices (
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for its 'institutional obstinacy or refusal to consider' that its Horizon computer system might be flawed. The judge,
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service, enabled manual bill payment transactions, but this service was discontinued by Santander in December 2017.
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until June of that year. He was removed on 27 January 2024, following disagreements with the Business Secretary
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In February 2019, the Post Office announced that Vennells would leave her role as CEO to become chair of the
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company in the United Kingdom that provides a wide range of postal and non-postal related products including
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umbrella brand which was launched in 2015. Most Post Office Money branded products are provided by
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This article is about the UK retail post office company from 1970. For its prior history, see
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A number of bill payments can be accepted on behalf of a variety of organisations including
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Parker completed a second term as chair in September 2022. He was replaced in December by
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In February 2021, the Post Office agreed to sell its broadband and home phone services to
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets
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Perkins stood down as chair in July 2015 and was replaced in October of that year by
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10-year deal. The deal was condemned as "blatant back-door privatisation" by the
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as "the biggest single series of wrongful convictions in British legal history".
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British retail post office company owned by the government of the United Kingdom
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Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (retrieved 8 December 2012)
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million, with around 500,000 customers transferring to the new provider.
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on matters including the appointment of a new independent director.
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Johnston, Neil; Somerville, Ewan; Pinkstone, Joe (8 January 2024).
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Ledwith, Mario; Witherow, Tom; Mansfield, Oli (11 January 2024).
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on 23 February for "bringing the honours system into disrepute".
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and exit the telecoms market. The purchase price was around £80
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also contained the option for Post Office Limited to become a
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mail can also be held for collection by people travelling.
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