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  • Holidaymakers ‘in the know’ rate Greece top value as new research shows holiday overspending is at record levels

    Positive ratings by past visitors help Greece pip Spain and Portugal to best value destination spot – but Switzerland and Scandinavia are bottom of the Post Office poll Over three-in-five Britons – and two-thirds (68 per cent) of families – will travel abroad as overseas holidays are named the top priority after paying for household essentials But overspending has hit a record high with a growing

  • Cash Tracker publication - 10 June

    The Post Office Cash Tracker is published on a monthly basis. The data regarding the amount of cash handled by Post Offices in May will be published on Monday 10 June.
    Further information can be found at https://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/cashtracker

  • Post Offices see highest ever amount of cash deposited and withdrawn in one month

    Post Office branches saw cash deposits and withdrawals total £3.48 billion in April, the highest amount on record Recent partnership with Monzo contributed positively to total cash deposits & withdrawal value for April 2024 In total, Post Offices handled £2.62bn in personal and business cash deposits in April compared with £2.26bn last April Personal cash withdrawals from Post Office’s 11,5

  • Post Office Comment On Investigation Into Speak Up Allegations

    Over the last few months an independent barrister has been investigating a Speak Up complaint into various allegations, which included a number of misconduct allegations against our CEO, Nick Read. Following several interviews and examination of documents by the barrister, Nick has been exonerated of all the misconduct allegations and has the full and united backing of the Board to continue to lea

  • Post Office statement in response to Business and Trade Select Committee report on compensation

    Commenting on a report published today (7 March 2024) regarding compensation for victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, a Post Office spokesperson said:
    “Post Office welcomes the direction of this report into speeding redress for one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British history, and we will study its recommendations carefully. While £179m has been delivered in redress to vict

  • Business and Trade Select Committee Evidence Session - 27 February - colleague message from Ben Tidswell, Senior Independent Director

    Message from Ben Tidswell, Senior Independent Director on the Post Office Board, to all Post Office colleagues following today's (27 February 2024) Business and Trade Select Committee Evidence Session:
    Dear Colleagues,
    Some of you may have watched the Select Committee today or seen press reports about it. Accordingly, I wanted to write to you to deal with some of the allegations made by the

  • Royal Mail - PayPoint partnership - message from Parcels and Mails MD to Postmasters

    Message from Neill O'Sullivan, Managing Director, Parcels and Mails, to Postmasters in response to an announcement made by Royal Mail and PayPoint on 22 February:
    Today, Royal Mail announced that they will be partnering with PayPoint to offer limited Royal Mail services at selected Collect+ locations. We were informed of this news by Royal Mail last night, following the finalisation of the agre

  • Post Office statement on ‘Capture’

    Following a newspaper report in the i newspaper, first published online on 17 January 2024, and subsequent reports featuring the stories of former Postmasters that used Capture, Post Office can today (7 February) provide an initial update on its investigation.
    A Post Office spokesperson said:
    “We take very seriously any concerns raised about cases from before the Horizon system was first rol

  • Post Office welcomes Government announcement of optional £600,000 settlements for convictions overturned on basis of Horizon evidence

    Post Office today welcomed the Government’s announcement that people whose convictions were overturned on the basis of Horizon evidence will be given the option of settling their claims for compensation for an up-front sum of £600,000, without the need to bring a formal claim.
    Post Office Chief Executive Nick Read said: “Post Office is making good progress to pay compensation to those affected

  • Media Statement - clarification to Annual Report & Accounts 2021-22

    Nick Read, Chief Executive of Post Office, said:
    “I have made a personal decision to return voluntarily the full bonus payment attributed to the overall Inquiry metric in the 2021/22 Annual Report and Accounts. While neither the Simmons and Simmons report, nor the Amanda Burton report, found any basis to support suggestions of impropriety and both stated that there was a justifiable basis to m

  • Statement in response to Department for Business and Trade review Review of the Governance Relevant to Post Office Limited’s Senior Executive Remuneration

    Post Office welcomes the comprehensive report into the governance of senior executive remuneration. We regret the circumstances that led to the need for this report and have already put in place significant steps to improve governance further. We reiterate the sincere apology we have made to all those affected.
    Henry Staunton, the new Chairman of Post Office Limited, said:
    “I am writing to

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