Postcomm consults on licence for Peoplepost Limited

Postcomm today began a 30-day consultation on the proposed grant of a postal operator’s licence to Peoplepost Limited.

Under the licensing framework that took effect from 1 January 2006, and was amended in January 2008, the licence would:

– allow Peoplepost Limited to provide all types of postal service;
– be issued for a rolling ten year period; and
– require the company to comply with codes of practice on mail integrity (safety and security of the mail) and common operational procedures (designed to ensure the multi-operator market works well in practice).

The closing date for responses is 1 May 2008.

Postcomm today began a 30-day consultation on the proposed grant of a postal operator’s licence to Peoplepost Limited.

Under the licensing framework that took effect from 1 January 2006, and was amended in January 2008, the licence would:

– allow Peoplepost Limited to provide all types of postal service;
– be issued for a rolling ten year period; and
– require the company to comply with codes of practice on mail integrity (safety and security of the mail) and common operational procedures (designed to ensure the multi-operator market works well in practice).

The closing date for responses is 1 May 2008.

Notes for editors

Postcomm is minded, subject to consultation, to grant a licence to Peoplepost Limited. We believe that the proposed licence will further the interests of postal users by promoting competition between postal operators, and that it will have no adverse effect on the provision of a universal postal service in the United Kingdom.