Tag: Mail Services

The future of some post offices remains uncertain despite a huge closure programme designed to boost the financial viability of those that remain, an official report has found. Almost one in three, or 7,000, post offices has been closed in the past 22 years, to the fury of many small communities and elderly people. However, the drastic cuts in the network may still leave some sub-post offices vulnerable to falling volumes of business, the National Audit Office (NAO) said. A report by the Government’s main spending watchdog concludes that the future of the remaining post offices cannot be “guaranteed” and urges the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to be alert to the problem. Post Office Limited is on course to shut about 2,500 urban post offices in the latest closure programme. However, the NAO said there was still some uncertainty as to whether the programme, backed by Pounds 210 million of public money, would achieve its long-term aim.

Contents:
The network of post offices in the UK 7
The viability of post offices 8
The financial position of Post Office Limited 9
The status of Post Office Limited 10
Providing services through the post office network 10
The scope and methodology of this report 11
Triangle consultants produced a report for the NAO which contributed to this final report.
P:LibraryPostalNAO DTI Financial Support for Post Offices.pdf
Printed copy: L13963