The Government has issued its response to the Business, Innovation & Skills Select Committee inquiry into the future of post offices. We're pleased to see a number of points of clarification by the Government, many of which echo the concerns we raised...

 19th October 2009

We welcome the Government’s proposals announced today to expand the remit of the Post Office to include banking and other financial services.

 29th September 2009

We welcome the Business & Enterprise Committee's new report 'Post offices - securing their future'. It recognises the need for the Post Office to find new business and suggests a variety of ways in which this might be done.

 7th July 2009

Consumer Focus has published a new report 'Within reach? Consumer reactions to new post office outreach services' on consumer satisfaction with the post office outreach services initiated following the recent post office closure programme.

 10th June 2009

We welcome the 'Post Bank' Coalition's call for developments for Post Offices to provide banking services. This is particularly important for rural areas in England where an estimated 300,000 people do not have a bank account.

 18th March 2009

We've submitted our evidence to the Business and Enterprise Select Committee's 'Post Offices: Securing their future' inquiry. Our submission concentrates on issues of particular concern and relevance to rural areas of England.

 3rd February 2009

We support Lord Mandelson’s proposal for local post offices to broaden services and enhance their role as the financial hub for their communities. Limited financial services in rural areas hit the most vulnerable people more.

 2nd February 2009

We’re concerned about the continuing delay in announcing the future of the Post Office Card Account (POCA). This is causing further uncertainty for local Post Offices and customers.

 6th November 2008

Malcolm Craig, Senior Policy Advisor in our Rural Services team, has been interviewed for an article in the latest NFU Countryside magazine. The article looks at how rural areas are being affected by Post Office closures and how commmunities are coming together to explore different ways to retain post office services in their community.

 2nd September 2008

Post Office Ltd have launched a guide for local councils who want to provide local funding to Post Offices.

 9th July 2008