Oxfordshire And Gloucestershire Area Plan – Public Consultation commences on proposed Outreach Service for Miserden and Rendcomb
Post Office Ltd has today (28 May) launched a six-week consultation for proposed partner outreach services for the villages of Miserden and Rendcomb.
These proposals are part of its network change programme to modernise and reshape its network of branches.
Post Office Ltd proposes running a partner service from the current Post Office site at Brompton Cottage, Miserden on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday between 8.30am and 1pm , then 2pm until 5.30pm. On Wednesday and Saturday the service would be available between 8.30am and 1pm.
A partner service is also proposed for Rendcomb from the existing site at the Village School. Under this proposal the service would be available from Monday to Friday between 8am and 5pm and between 8am and 1pm on Saturdays.
The proposals follow the decision by Post Office Ltd to close the existing branches at Miserden and Rendcomb and introduce an outreach service under the Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire plan, which was concluded earlier this year. The public consultation into the proposal begins today (May 28) and ends on 8 July 2008.
The standard range of products and services will continue to be available through the proposed partner Post Office services. Customers can still collect benefits in cash using our banking services or Post Office® card account.
Mark Partington, Network Development Manager for the Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire area said: "We welcome feedback from the local community during the six week consultation and look forward to receiving comments on the days and hours being suggested."
Submissions can be made during the consultation by post to the National Consultation Team, Post Office Ltd, FREEPOST CONSULTATION TEAM (no stamp is required) or by email to [email protected]
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Birmingham Mail Centre
St Stephen’s Street
BIRMINGHAM
B6 4AA
In May 2007, following a national public consultation, the UK Government announced a range of proposed measures to modernise and reshape the network of Post Office® branches and put it on a more stable footing for the future.
Post Office Ltd has now commenced a Network Change Programme to implement the measures prescribed by the Government. Under the plan, 2500 branches across the UK will close and 500 outreach models will be introduced.
Each Area Plan proposal supports the achievement of the national accessibility criteria set by the UK Government.
The UK Government criteria:
Nationally:
• 99% of the UK population to be within 3 miles and 90% of the population to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.
• 99% of the total population in deprived urban (deprived urban – the most disadvantaged urban parts of the UK based on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation – top 15% Super Output Area in England, 15% of Data Zones in Scotland and 30% of Super Output Areas in Wales and Northern Ireland) areas across the UK to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.
• 95% of the total urban (urban – a community with 10,000 or more inhabitants in a continuous built up area) population across the UK to be within 1 mile of their nearest Post Office® branch.
• 95% of the total rural (rural – a community not covered by the definition of urban above) population across the UK to be within 3 miles of their nearest Post Office® branch.
In addition for each individual postcode district 95% of the population of the postcode district to be within 6 miles of their nearest Post Office® branch.
