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  • The gift of choice: 60 per cent of parents would prefer cash gifts for their children

    Three in five parents would prefer their children to receive cash as birthday gifts. Despite this, only 41 per cent of children receive monetary gifts from party attendees. A third of parents believe cash gifts reduce clutter, and 34 per cent see them as ideal for funding experiences or days out. Cash gifts also serve as a financial education tool, with 76 per cent of parents using them to teach

  • Nick Read to step down as Post Office CEO in March 2025

    The Post Office today announces that after five years Nick Read has decided to step down as Chief Executive Officer and leave Post Office on 15 March 2025.
    Nick was appointed CEO in September 2019, with a remit to modernise the Post Office.
    In November 2019, Nick led the settlement with the Group Litigation claimants, beginning the journey to address the wrongs of the past and to reset the

  • Cash transactions at Post Offices show sustained strong demand for cash throughout summer months

    Post Offices handled £3.64bn in cash deposits and withdrawals in August Across the UK, there was a strong year-on-year increase in business and personal cash deposits Personal cash deposits across the UK exceeded £1.52bn, a 13.74% year-on-year increase, whilst business cash deposits exceeded £1.18bn across the UK, a 3.86% increase year-on-year Wales experienced a particularly strong level of

  • Post Office statement on BBC documentary

    Commenting on the BBC documentary ‘Surviving the Post Office’ which airs on BBC 1 on 22 July 2024, a Post Office spokesperson, said:
    “We are truly sorry for the suffering caused to so many people by Post Office’s past actions. We continue to learn from our mistakes and are committed to transforming today’s Post Office, rebuilding trust, and moving forward for our current postmasters and the 10

  • Portabello Road Postmaster receives royal recognition for going above and beyond to serve customers after Grenfell Tower Disaster

    Kings’ Birthday Honours recognition for Portobello Road Postmaster, Sellathurai Chandrakumar,for services to the community Will receive British Empire Medal Went above and beyond for his community after the Grenfell Tower disaster Stayed open daily to distribute emergency funds Chose not to have a day off for a full month to meet the needs of the community Soon to retire after 18 years serv

  • Trewoon Postmistress receives Royal recognition for always going the extra mile for her Cornish village including organising big celebrations

    Kings’ Birthday Honours recognition for Trewoon Postmistress, Sally Bourton,for services to the community Will receive British Empire Medal At the heart of her Cornish community Co-ordinated volunteers during Covid and found ways to lift spirits Organised big celebrations for the Platinum Jubilee and the Coronation Fundraises for many good causes
    Long-serving Trewoon Postmistress Sally Bou

  • Post Office updated statement on 'Capture'

    Following the Post Office statement on 8 February this year on the ‘Capture’ system, in relation to allegations of prosecutions and whether shortfalls could have been caused by faults in this software, the Department of Business and Trade (DBT) has now commissioned Kroll, a leading independent provider of risk and financial advisory solutions, to undertake the investigations into the Capture syste

  • 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

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