Postcode Address File - changing postal addresses

Publication of the findings of Postcomm's first review of the code of practice governing changes to the Postcode Address File (PAF) - Royal Mail's list of the postal addresses of all 27 million households in the UK.

The code includes rules that allow people to ask Royal Mail to make changes to parts of their postal addresses.

More information about Royal Mail's Postcode Address File.

Related Documents:

12 March 2004 - decision document 
Review of Royal Mail's licence condition 20 - Postcode Address File code of practice. A decision document. (pdf, 347KB) 
12 March 2004 - news release 
Postcomm reviews Postcode Address File code of practice (2004) 
12 December 2003 - consultation responses 
Responses to Postcomm's review of Royal Mail's licence - condition 20, Postcode Address File code of practice (pdf, 647KB)
30 June 2003 - review document 
Review of Royal Mail's licence, condition 20 - Postcode Address File code of practice (pdf, 511KB)
30 June 2003 - news release 
Postcomm reviews Postcode Address File code of practice (2003)   
26 March 2002 - decision document and determination order 
Consignia licence condition 20, Postcode Address File code of practice. A decision document and determination order (pdf, 111KB). 
26 March 2002 - news release 
Postcomm sets out new rules for postcode changes.  
20 December 2001 - consultation document
 Consignia licence condition 20, Postcode Address File code of practice (pdf, 84KB)
20 December 2001 - proposed code
 Royal Mail code of practice. Changing addresses and postcodes. Consignia's proposed code (pdf, 22KB)
20 December 2001 - news release 
 Postcomm proposes more consultation on postcode changes.

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