Written question asked by Robert Smith (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 15 January 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 January 2014 (named day). It was answered by Jenny Willott (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 21 January 2014 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Post Offices
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what conditions his Department places on Post Office Ltd to provide services in the event of the retirement of a sub-postmaster.
- Answer
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The Post Office is required to maintain a network of at least 11,500 branches, and to meet the Government-set access criteria that see, for example, 99% of the national population within three miles of a post office outlet.
Sub-postmasters are private businesspeople who are contracted by Post Office Ltd to provide access to Post Office services. Where a sub-postmaster leaves the network, Post Office Ltd works to identify a new sub-postmaster in the community to provide continuity of service.
If a branch can viably convert to one of the new operating models under the Network Transformation Programme, a sub-postmaster can only choose to leave the network with compensation if another sub-postmaster is ready to provide continued access to services within the community.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 183452; 574 cc178-9W
- Session
- 2013-14
- Subjects
- Post offices
- Link
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- 2014-01-22 07:14:08 +0000
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