2001

December:

22nd - discussion paper: Respondents' views on the discussion paper on maintaining access to rural Post Offices (pdf, 121KB).
20th - consultation document: Consignia licence condition 20, Postcode Address File code of practice (pdf, 84KB).
20th - proposed code: Royal Mail code of practice. Changing addresses and postcodes. Consignia's proposed code (pdf, 22KB).
20th - news release: Postcomm proposes more consultation on postcode changes.
11th - news release: Postcomm consults on code of practice.
11th - Post Office research: Serving the Community II - evidence of the community value of Post Offices in urban deprived areas (pdf, 124KB).
11th - Post Office research: Serving the Community I - evidence of the community value of Post Offices in rural areas (pdf, 143KB).
7th - news release: Information about postal services in South and South West England: determination under Section 58 of the Postal Services Act.
6th - determination: Postal Services Act 2000, Determination under Section 58(6). Postwatch information notice - 26 July 2001 (pdf, 85KB).

28th - decision document: Licence granted to TNT UK Limited (Lloyds TSB) (pdf, 74KB).
28th - decision document: Licence granted to TNT UK Limited (Crestco) (pdf, 81KB).
27th- consultation document: Price control review for Consignia plc (pdf, 330KB).
27th - news release: Postcomm examines options for Consignia's price control.
20th - licence: Postal Services Act 2000, Section 11. Licence granted to Deya Limited (pdf, 94KB).
20th - decision document: Grant of licence to Deya Ltd. Decision document (pdf, 50KB).
20th - licence: Postal Services Act 2000, Section 11. Licence granted to UK Mail Limited on 20 November 2001 (pdf, 96KB).
20th - decision document: Postal Services Act 2000. Grant of licence to UK Mail Limited (pdf, 48KB).
20th - news release: Postcomm issues two new postal licences.
November 2001 - decision document: Licence granted to G3 Worldwide Mail (UK) Limited - Decision document (pdf, 69KB).
November 2001 - consultation responses: Responses to the "Promoting effective competition in postal services" consultation document (pdf, 695KB).

25th - consultation document: Exceptions under Section 7 of the Postal Services Act 2000 (pdf, 47KB).
25th - news release: Postcomm considers licence exceptions.
12th - Postcomm advice on draft directive: Postcomm's advice to the Department of Trade and Industry ministers about the draft EU Directive on Postal Services. Letter from DTI ministers dated 11 October 2001 and Postcomm's reply, dated 12 October 2001 (pdf, 16KB).

26th - Post Office network report: Postcomm's first annual report on the Post Office network (pdf, 2.1MB).
26th - news release: Concentrate on customer services, not post office numbers, says Postcomm.
17th - licence: Postal Services Act 2000, Section 11. Licence granted to Hays Commercial Services Limited (pdf, 100KB).
17th - decision document: Grant of a licence to Hays Commercial Services Limited (pdf, 50KB).
17th- news release: Postcomm licences Hays to compete with Royal Mail.
17th - consultation notice: Postal Services Act 2000, Sections 11 and 12. Notice of a proposal to grant a licence to Deya Limited (pdf, 11KB).
17th - news release: Postcomm consults on a licence for Deya Ltd.
17th - consultation document: Postal Services Act 2000, Sections 11 and 12. Notice of a proposal to grant a licence to UK Mail Limited (pdf, 9KB).
17th - news release: Postcomm consults on a licence for UK Mail Limited.
September 2001 - Post Office research: Post Offices and community needs in rural and urban deprived areas (pdf, 300KB).

26th - Royal Mail industrial relations: Independent review of industrial relations between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (pdf, 158KB).
24th - news release: Postcomm consults on financial penalties.

29th - consultation document: Promoting effective competition in UK postal services (pdf, 290KB).
28th - news release: Postcomm defines debate on postal competition.
28th - news release: Postcomm issues documents on introducing competition and the cost of the universal postal service.
28th - decision document: An assessment of the costs and benefits of Consignia's current universal service provision (pdf, 184KB).
21st - licence: Postal Services Act 2000, Section 11. Licence granted to G3 Worldwide Mail (UK) Limited, June 2001 (pdf, 73KB).
21st - licence: Postal Services Act 2000, Section 11. Licence granted to TNT UK Limited (Lloyds TSB) on 21 June 2001 (pdf, 75KB).
21st - licence: Postal Services Act 2000, Section 11. Licence granted to TNT UK Limited (Crestco) on 21 June 2001 (pdf, 75KB).
21st - news release: Postcomm issues three interim postal licences.
6th - subpostmaster survey: The subpostmaster survey (pdf, 52KB).
June 2001 - Association of International Courier and Express Services report on the impact of competition: The impact of competition in the postal sector. A report from the Association of International Courier and Express Services (pdf, 123KB).

10th - news release: Postcomm consults on interim licence for cross-border postal collection services.

30th - news release: Postcomm invites applications for interim licences.
12th - news release: Postcomm publishes decision document on Consignia's licence.
11th - decision document: Licence for Consignia plc, decision document. (pdf, 190KB).
11th - news release: Consignia's application for a price increase.

31th - forward work plan: Postcomm 2001 forward work plan (pdf, 79KB).
26th - news release: Postcomm issues first licence to Consignia.
23rd - licence: Postal Services Act 2000, Section 11. Licence granted to Consignia plc on 23 March 2001 (pdf, 251KB).
23rd - licence: product descriptions: Postal Services Act 2000, Section 11. Licence granted to Consignia plc. Condition 4 approval (pdf, 74KB).
20th - consultation responses: Responses to the "Licence for Consignia plc" consultation document (pdf, 318KB).
March 2001 - annual report: Postcomm 2000-01 annual report (pdf, 489KB).

27th - consultation list: List of those who registered written copies of the consultation document "Licence for Consignia plc" (pdf, 22KB).

29th - scope of Consignia's initial price control: The scope of price controls for postal services: A report prepared on behalf of Postcomm in connection with the draft licence for Consignia (pdf, 632KB).
29th - consultation document and notice: Licence for Consignia plc - consultation and notice (pdf, 122KB).
28th - news release: Postcomm consults on first licence for Consignia.