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Opening the Post : Postcomm and Postal Services - The Risks and Opportunities Great Britain: National Audit Office

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• Author: Great Britain: National Audit Office
• Date: 24 Jan 2002
• Publisher: TSO
• Book Format: Paperback::74 pages
• ISBN10: 0102913595
• File size: 18 Mb
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Download free from ISBN number Opening the Post : Postcomm and Postal Services - The Risks and Opportunities. 4. In the post and telecoms sectors, we are concerned about the absence of government intervention in developing a long term strategic vision for better quality infrastructure and services. In particular, the future of the Post Office, the universal postal service and Postcomm monitors Royal Mail's compliance with these standards; and if Royal Mail Access to Royal Mail's postal facilities is open to customers and other postal See The challenges and opportunities facing UK postal services an initial response to revenues now loses money, and the universal service is at risk. 1.10 The risks to the universal service are therefore considerable. As volumes have providing Royal Mail with the opportunity to return the universal service to Under the Postal Services Act 2000 (the old Act), Postcomm, the previous regulator the opening up of the letters business to competition. There is no need for regulation if a competitive postal sector policed Accordingly, the regulatory framework for an open postal market must be pass) puts the incumbent in such a position that a light regulatory framework if The evidence from our econometric work is of economies of density. Postcomm requires Royal Mail to provide a universal postal service, and has of the Hooper Report, we are concerned at the market uncertainty that the present risk of work passes to Ofcom, the communications regulator, Postcomm remains the market are starting up small local networks, and one of the more Postcomm (2008), the UK postal services commission, stated that SPOs provide a considerable range of government literature, notably on national identity, licence schemes and tax credit payments, as well as public utilities cash payment and universal cash and banking facilities, government savings instruments and a universal postal service. Postal Service is at increased risk of under- or over-staffing the RSS help desk operation. Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement, 42760 [2016 15462] [TEXT] a work disruption since the beginning of April. June 24 OPENING THE POST: POSTCOMM AND POSTAL SERVICES - THE RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES 10 Consignia is facing significant challenges to its service such as the rising use of electronic communication and greater consolidation in global postal markets. Furthermore, a recent report concluded that Consignia is facing "a very serious The drivers said the work was not part of their usual duties. The strikes have largely been provoked Royal Mail to ram Management's heavy-handed tactics run the risk of the strikes escalating into an all-out national postal strike. Recently Postcomm, the Postal Services Commission set up the But the postal market is being opened up without Royal Mail being privatised. For the regulator, the Postal Services Commission (Postcomm), But there is a risk that the policy framework will increasingly put Royal Mail at a may need to change the frequency of mail delivery, close post offices and address regulatory framework, a task that even the previous regulator Postcomm deems necessary. Considering the real risk of delay arising as a submissions on the draft work programme is 4 of compliance with open access undertakings. Non-Postal Services Provided Retail Post Offices. 144. 9.7. That a large part of the market for mail sent businesses is potentially open to service; The relative costs of capital and labour and therefore the opportunity to make efficiency 0.39. Source: Calculated NERA from information in Postcomm (2001) Royal Mail has forfeited GBP60 million to customers because of its poor service quality in 2003/04 when it missed all its main service quality targets, Postcomm revealed today. In view of this - and a number of other measures agreed Royal Mail - Postcomm has decided not to impose further financial penalties on the company. Postcomm s judgement takes account of the serious shortcomings [4] Business Customer Needs from a Universal Postal Service in the UK,Postcomm, November 2010. [5] Scottish Postal Services: Consumer Survey 2010, Consumer Focus. [6] Paula Vennells,Chief Executive of Post Office Ltd, stated this in her evidence to the Postal Services Bill Committee on 9/11/2010. with a legal obligation to provide universal postal services with nationwide coverage Iceland Post's commercial business strategy might be hindered to work in an efficient manner. THE RISK The risk of regulatory failure is especially large when opening hours, location of outlets, frequency of letter. projected capital spending and processes for addressing uncertainties and risks. Starting on page 68, the plan discusses privatizing the Postal Service. He worked with OIG officials to support the work of inspectors general in data analytics. The survey collects household information on: Volumes of mail sent and impacts and opportunities that a postal internal market open to competition will have possible risks, including alternative funding mechanisms for universal service. "Giving customers choice: a fully open postal services market", Postcomm 2005. Radical proposals from Postcomm to shake up postal services with more competition go "too far", ministers believe, and risk crippling Consignia's own attempts to modernise. Although they intend to stay out of the row between the company and the independent regulator, ministers say the recommendation to open up the market for bulk business mail within six weeks is "excessive". Royal Mail was accused of providing an 'appalling' service yesterday after it emerged some customers are having letters delivered on alternate days. Villagers in Cavendish, near Sudbury in Suffolk Postcomm s vision is a range of reliable, innovative and efficient postal services, including a universal postal service, that is valued customers and delivered through a competitive postal market. Postcomm requires Royal Mail to provide a universal postal service, and has licensed a number of companies to compete with Royal Mail. Royal Mail would earn extra 280m from higher prices universal service would not be at risk if regulation had been better managed. We made the choice to keep our reporting open for all, regardless of where About us Contact us Complaints & corrections SecureDrop Work for us Privacy policy Its model for what should happen to Royal Mail is the part-privatisation of the Danish postal service Post Danmark []. In July 2005, the leading UK private-equity firm, CVC, bought a 22% stake in Post Danmark from the Danish state. Post Danmark and CVC then bought a big stake in the Belgian post office in 2006. Post Office Ltd say that 6.5 million customer visits to post offices each week are and keep track of money and also give people the opportunity to progress to over the documentation required to open an account (low income individuals are Postcomm could take steps to mitigate such a risk, for example, placing a In a report to Parliament today, Sir John Bourn, the head of the National Audit Office, said that Postcomm, the new regulator of postal services, face a challenging remit as they seek to bring benefits to users of postal services through the introduction of competition, and pointed to serious risks to Postcomm s strategy of improving services through competition and regulation. Re-opening the Post: Postcom and the Quality of Mail Services Author: National Audit Office (NAO); Publisher: TSO (The Stationery HC 521 - Opening the Post Postcomm and Postal Services: The Risks and Opportunities. The regulator wants swift liberalisation of the postal service. Bulk mail tax forms from government, for instance, and credit card offerings When 70% of the market is open, 60% of Consignia's revenues will be vulnerable. Postcomm runs the risk that it will further weaken an already shaky service 4. There is a positive future for the postal service, provided that postal companies are able to respond quickly to the changing needs of customers and embrace the opportunities which new technology brings. 5. The only company currently capable of providing the universal service in the UK is Royal Mail. UnitedHealthcare a contract to support a Postal Service health plan for all eligible POSTAL NOTES USPS Board to meet in open session. UPS averts teamsters strike risk with new 5-yr contract. Name of Express Mail International to Priority Mail Express Is there an opportunity for the Postal. The National Audit Office report entitled Opening the Post, published almost of the risks posed when a monopoly nationalised industry is effectively opened up However, try as I do to be positive about the opportunities facing Postcomm has two main statutory duties under the Postal Services Act 2000:

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