Postcomm rules out cuts to postal deliveries
Postcomm, the independent regulator for postal services, has refuted suggestions that it will recommend a reduction in postal deliveries.
The regulator has become embroiled in battle with the Daily Telegraph after the newspaper suggested Postcomm will slash postal deliveries from six to five days a week.
Postcomm has stated the Saturday delivery is enshrined in law, in the Postal Service Act 2000, which it has no power to change.
A statement from Postcomm reads: “Our commitment to secure a universal service valued by customers is just as strong as Royal Mail’s and we do not want to see any denigration of the service.
However, Postcomm chairman Nigel Stapelton says the only threat to Saturday deliveries is if Royal Mail fails to take up the challenge of becoming an efficient universal service provider.
He states: “Royal Mail acknowledges that the universal service is a major asset and it is one which Postcomm is determined to secure. We believe that a universal service, providing all that is reasonably required by consumers, can be internally financed by Royal Mail if the issues of efficiency and pensions are vigorously tackled.”
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