Firearms - transporting firearms by post
Postcomm - the independent regulator for postal services - has today announced its decision not to allow Royal Mail to prohibit the transport of firearms in the post.
There already exists a highly regulated system for transporting firearms and, in this wider context, Royal Mail had asked to be allowed to refuse to carry firearms and component parts through its letters network. But after a three month consultation failed to provide sufficient evidence to support Royal Mail's arguments in favour of a ban, Postcomm has decided not to agree to the proposal. Separately, Royal Mail has told Postcomm that it will not pursue this request but will continue to keep the matter under review.
Sixty-two individuals and organisations responded to Postcomm's consultation. The majority of the responses that Postcomm received did not support the arguments put forward by Royal Mail.
More information on Postcomm's role as regulator of Royal Mail.
Related documents:
- 30 June 2005 - decision document
- Notice of a proposed direction for Royal Mail to prohibit the carriage of firearms. A decision document (pdf, 179KB)
- 30 June 2005 - news release
- Transporting firearms by post - Postcomm's decision
- 13 December 2004 - consultation document
- Notice of a proposed direction for Royal Mail to prohibit the carriage of firearms (pdf, 190KB)
- 13 December 2004 - news release
- Royal Mail asks for a ban on firearms by post.
