Royal Mail product changes - Special Delivery on account
On 4 October 2007, Royal Mail applied for a Direction from Postcomm for exemption from Condition 7 for its Special Delivery on account service. Specifically, Royal Mail requested exemption from the three month pre-notification requirements set out in Condition 7 (2) and (3) and therefore by implication the publication requirements of Condition 7 (4). In addition, Royal Mail requested exemption from the publication requirements of contracts won through competitive tenders that is set out in Condition 7 (5) (b).
On 4 February 2008, Postcomm issued a consultation letter seeking views on Royal Mail’s request for exemption from certain requirements of Condition 7 and Postcomm’s initial assessment.
It is important for us to get the views of stakeholders including other licensed postal operators, postal users, Postwatch, trade associations and other interested parties in the postal sector, and we will consider carefully these views in making our decision on Royal Mail’s request.
The consultation was open for six weeks and closed on 17 March 2008. We are now assessing the responses we received, and meeting interested parties to discuss the consultation as necessary. We expect to be able to make a final decision on the application by the end of June 2008.
Related documents:
- 22 April 2008
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Special delivery on account consultation - responses received by Postcomm (pdf, 17KB)
Special delivery on account consultation - response received from Mail Competition Forum (pdf, 27KB)
Special delivery on account consultation - response received from Royal Mail (pdf, 67KB) - 4 February 2008 - consultation letter
- Request for an exemption from notification requirements for the Royal Mail Special delivery on account service (pdf, 77KB).
- 4 February 2007 - news release
- Proposed changes to notification requirements for Royal Mail's Special Delivery on account service.
- 4 October 2007 - application for exemption
- Request for an exemption for Special Delivery on account service (pdf 132KB)
