Policy & Research

Post

Background briefings

These documents give you background on the key issues in the postal sector – the EU framework, Royal Mail’s licence, and universal postal service. We will update these pages regularly and be adding more information, so please check back for more information on your post.

• Competition and licensing
• European and UK postal legislation
• Hooper report 2008 
• Post Office Local
• Postal Services Bill (2009)
• Pricing in proportion
• Royal Mail’s Quality of Service standards
• Stamp prices
• The rural Post Office network
• The urban Post Office network
• Understanding your postal address
• Universal postal service
• VAT
• Viability of the Post Office network