Postcomm consults on licence for Mr Wesley Pollock (trading as Scotpost)
19 June 2008
Postcomm today began a 30-day consultation on the proposed grant of a postal operator's licence to Mr Wesley Pollock, a sole trader trading as Scotpost.
Under the licensing framework that took effect from 1 January 2006 and was amended in January 2008, the licence would:
- allow Mr Pollock to provide all types of postal service;
- be issued for a rolling ten year period; and
- require him to comply with codes of practice on mail integrity (safety and security of the mail) and common operational procedures (designed to ensure the multi-operator market works well in practice).
The consultation notice and proposed licence can be found on the Scotpost consultation page. Printed copies are available from Postcomm at Hercules House, 6 Hercules Road, London, SE1 7DB. The closing date for responses is 19 July 2008.
Notes for editors
- Postcomm is minded, subject to consultation, to grant a licence to Mr Pollock. We believe that the proposed licence will further the interests of postal users by promoting competition between postal operators and that it will have no adverse effect on the provision of a universal postal service in the United Kingdom.
