Following a newspaper report regarding the case of an individual who submitted an application under the Historic Shortfall Scheme after the deadline for applications had passed in 2020, a Post Office spokesperson said:“Compensation offers have been made to almost two thirds of the 2,368 eligible applicants in the Historical Shortfall Scheme, with the majority of those already paid and we will make
Post Offices handled a record £3.23 billion in cash in May. This was the third successive month where over £3 billion has been deposited and withdrawn in a single month.
Southwark Crown Court today (9 June 2022) formally acquitted two people in cases referred by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), in uncontested appeals. The cases, from 2003 and 2005 relate to convictions in Magistrates’ Courts in which Post Office acted as prosecutor.
A Post Office spokesman said:
“We are sincerely sorry for the impact of historical failures on the lives of the pe
UK citizens looking to start a new job can do so faster and more securely using the Post Office’s digital identity services after they were certified by the Government.
Past visitors give the highest approval ratings to Spain’s mainland resorts and islands
Britons also tip Greece (89%), Portugal (88%) and Turkey (88%) as good value
Bargain Bulgaria gets a lower rating than more expensive Croatia
Mexico and Thailand score best among long haul destinations
Dubai and Scandinavia get the worst good value rating
Sterling’s falls against holiday currencies in th
Postmasters and Postmistresses across the UK are gearing up to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Welcoming the announcement in the Queen’s Speech that the Government will bring forward legislation that will protect people’s access to cash, Nick Read, Chief Executive at the Post Office, said:
“In many places across the country, Postmasters already operate the last counter in town. We launched our “Save Our Cash” campaign last year precisely because millions of people and businesses rely on
Post Offices handled over £3 billion in cash in April for the second consecutive month
Post Office and Western Union have today announced an expansion in their partnership which will see a minimum of 4,000 Post Offices offer cross-border money transfers for the first time.
Two BankHubs at Rochford and Cambuslang, operated by the Post Office in partnership with the banks, today (28 April) celebrate their one-year anniversary.
Post Office response to BBC Panorama Monday 25 April 2022
Britons are buying holiday currencies at far higher levels than before the Covid-19 pandemic first took hold in the UK in Spring 2020. The first Post Office Travel Money Holiday Money Index of 2022 covering January-March 2022 reveals strong growth in a wide range of currencies compared with the first quarter of 2020 and indicates that significant numbers of Britons intend to holiday abroad for th
