Licensing - Document Outsourcing Limited

On 13 March 2008, Postcomm issued a postal operator's licence to Document Outsourcing Limited.

Under the new licensing framework that took effect from 1 January 2008 and was amended in January 2008, the licence:

• allows Document Outsourcing Limited to provide all types of postal service;
• is issued for a rolling ten year period; and
• requires the company to comply with codes of practice on mail integrity (safety and security of the mail) and common operational procedures (designed to ensure the multi-operator market works well in practice).

Related documents:

13 March 2008 - licence

Postal Services Act 2000. Section 11. Licence granted to Document Outsourcing Limited on 13 March 2008 (pdf, 271KB). 

13 March 2008 - decision statement 

Postal Services Commission decision statement. Grant of licence to Document Outsourcing Limited (pdf, 16KB). 

13 March 2008 - news release

Postcomm issues new licence to Document Outsourcing Limited. 

13 March 2008 - consultation response 

from Postwatch (pdf, 16KB). 

4 February 2008 - draft licence 

Postal Services Act 2000, Section 11. Draft of the proposed licence to be granted to Document Outsourcing Limited (pdf, 286KB) 

4 February 2008 - consultation notice 

Postal Services Act 2000, Sections 11 and 12. Notice of a proposal to grant a licence to Document Outsourcing Limited (pdf, 21KB) 

4 February 2008 - news release 

Postcomm consults on licence for Document Outsourcing Limited.