Licensing - The Mailing House Group Limited (trading as Northern Mail)

Postcomm on the 11 April issued a new long-term licence to The Mailing House Group Limited.

Under the new licensing framework that took effect from 1 January 2006, the licence would:

• allow the Mailing House Group to provide all types of postal service;
• be issued for a rolling ten year period;
• require the company 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). 

Related documents:

11 April 2007 - licence 

Postal Services Act 2000, Section 11. Licence granted to The Mailing House Group Limited (pdf, 283KB). 

11 April 2007 - decision statement 

Postal Services Commission Decision Statement. Grant of licence to The Mailing House Group Limited (pdf, 16). 

11 April 2007 - consultation response 

response from Postwatch (pdf, 22). 

11 April - news release 

Postcomm issues new licence to The Mailing House Group. 

14 November 2006 - draft licence 

Postal Services Act 2000, Section 11. Licence granted to The Mailing House Group Limited.  DRAFT. (pdf, 257KB). 

14 November 2006 - consultation notice 

Postal Services Act 2000, Sections 11 and 12. Notice of a proposal to grant a licence to The Mailing House Group Limited (pdf, 18KB).

14 November 2006 - news release

Postcomm consults on a long term licence for The Mailing House Group Limited.