Licensing - Mr Wesley Pollock (trading as Scotpost)

On 24 July 2008, Postcomm issued a postal operator's licence to Mr Wesley Pollock (trading as Scotpost.

Under the new licensing framework that took effect from 1 January 2006 and was amended in January 2008, the licence:

  • allows Scotpost to provide all types of postal service;
  • is issued for a rolling ten year period; and
  • requires Scotpost 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:

24 July 2008 - news release
Postcomm issues new licence to Mr Wesley Pollock (trading as Scotpost)
24 July 2008 - licence
Postal Services Act 2000, Section 11. Licence granted to Mr Wesley Pollock (trading as Scotpost) (pdf, 258KB) 
24 July 2008 - decision document
Postal Services Decision Statement. Grant of Licence to Mr Wesley Pollock (trading as Scotpost) (pdf, 16KB) 
19 June 2008 - consultation response
Postwatch response (pdf, 16KB) 
19 June 2008 - draft licence 
Postal Services Act 2000, Section 11. Draft of the proposed licence to be granted to Mr Wesley Pollock (trading as Scotpost) (pdf, 257KB)
19 June 2008 - consultation notice
Postal Services Act 2000, Sections 11 and 12. Notice of a proposal to grant a licence to Mr Wesley Pollock (trading as Scotpost) (pdf, 21KB)   
19 June 2008 - news release
 Postcomm consults on licence application from Mr Wesley Pollock (trading as Scotpost).