A summary of the Animal Welfare APPG
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about this blogRead moreLetter volumes have halved in the UK since 2011 and people are receiving more parcels which is threatening the financial viability of the postal Universal Service Obligation (USO). The current USO guarantees a ‘one price goes anywhere’ principle of affordable postal services to all UK addresses and requires Royal Mail to deliver letters to every address in the UK, six days a week, at a uniform price, and parcels five days a week. Given the significant cost to Royal Mail of delivering the universal service, there is an increasing risk it will become financially and operationally unsustainable in the long term.
With the decline in mail and increase in parcels, Ofcom has started a national debate on the future of the UK’s postal service and wants to hear your views on their options, which include:
The Countryside Alliance has always supported the USO, particularly the one price to deliver to anywhere service but recognises times are changing and it is timely to review this obligation. However, we must ensure any new USO is fit for purpose and meets the needs of households and businesses in rural communities. We would value your thoughts and they would form part of our submission to Ofcom to ensure we are fully representing our members and supporters living and working in rural areas. You can take part in our survey here.
Research commissioned by Ofcom shows:
Ofcom’s research shows that people want to get what they pay for. But people are not currently getting a reliable service because of Royal Mail’s recent poor performance, for which Ofcom fined the company £5.6m last year.
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