Mail received from Isle of Man Postal Administration

Mr Williams made this Freedom of Information request to Royal Mail Group Limited

The request was partially successful.

From: Mr Williams

19 December 2009

Dear Sirs,

Please supply any document or policy in relation to the handling of
post received from the postal administration on the Isle of Man.

In particular:
1) Any fees charged to Isle of Man Post for onwards delivery of
items addressed to the UK
2) Any fees charged to Isle of Man Post for handling of items
destined for international delivery
3) The status that items posted on the Isle of Man have within the
UK postal system, e.g. are they treated as first or second class
post?

Yours faithfully,
Mr Williams

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Royal Mail Group Limited

21 December 2009

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Dear Mr Williams

Re: Freedom of Information Act Request

Thank you for your request for information received on 21/12/2009, which
we are considering under the Freedom of Information Act. Under the Act
you should expect a reply from us to be sent by 21/01/2010, which is
twenty working days from receipt of your request.

If for any reason we are unable to provide you with a full response within
that time, we will contact you explaining the reasons for this and giving
a revised date by which we will reply.

If in the mean time you have any questions or would like to contact us
about your request, please contact us by telephone 01252 806513 or
alternatively email or write to us at the address above. Please be
assured that we are giving this our attention and will get back to you
shortly.

Yours sincerely

Daniel Tulp
Freedom of Information Case Officer

Freedom of Information Unit
Royal Mail Group Ltd
PO Box 341
Aldershot
GU11 1WW

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Royal Mail Group Limited

20 January 2010

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Dear Mr Williams

Please find attached a response to your recent email concerning your
Freedom of Information request which was submitted on the 21st December
2009.

You will note that both of your requests have been answered in one letter.

Yours Sincerely

Daniel Tulp
Freedom of Information Case Officer
[Royal Mail Group request email]

Royal Mail is a trading name of Royal Mail Group Ltd. Registered in
England and Wales.
Registered number 4138203. Registered office at 100 Victoria Embankment,
LONDON, EC4Y 0HQ

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Royal Mail Group Limited

20 January 2010

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Dear Mr Williams

Please find attached a response to your recent email concerning your
Freedom of Information request which was submitted on the 21st December
2009.

You will note that both of your requests have been answered in one letter.

Yours Sincerely

Daniel Tulp
Freedom of Information Case Officer
[Royal Mail Group request email]

Royal Mail is a trading name of Royal Mail Group Ltd. Registered in
England and Wales.
Registered number 4138203. Registered office at 100 Victoria Embankment,
LONDON, EC4Y 0HQ

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From: Mr Williams

21 January 2010

Dear Mr Tulp,

Thank you for your letter. I wish to request an internal review,
and dispute the application of the Section 43(2) exemption, on
grounds which are not limited to the following:

1. That Royal Mail Group Ltd is a government owned company; that
Isle of Man Post is a part of the Isle of Man Government, and there
are no parties who would conceivably replace them in this
relationship. It follows that it is not therefore a normal
commercial relationship. It is certainly the case that for mail
sent to the Isle of Man via Royal Mail, Royal Mail has no choice
other than to deal with Isle of Man Post, as it is a statutory
monopoly. It therefore follows that it is highly unlikely there
would be any commercial harm to either party.

2. That no additional premium over UK inland rates is charged for
the postage of mail to an external mail administration, whereas
(for example) a higher rate is charge for letters to the Republic
of Ireland. That this discrepancy exists is a matter of legitimate
and proper public interest, and the requested information should be
disclosed in the interests of openness and informing the public.

3. It would not appear the exemption has any application whatsoever
to the last parts of my query: namely the modes and status of the
mail within the Royal Mail's UK streams.

I look forward to receiving Royal Mail's response to this appeal in
due course.

Yours faithfully,
Mr Williams

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Royal Mail Group Limited

21 January 2010

Dear Mr Williams

Re: Internal Review under the Freedom of Information Act

Thank you for your email received 21/01/2010 requesting an internal review
of Royal Mail Group’s reply to your request for information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. This is receiving our attention and I
will write to you again once the internal review has been concluded.

In accordance with guidelines from the Information Commissioner’s Office,
Royal Mail will answer all appeals and requests for internal review of FOI
requests as soon as it reasonably can. This will usually be within 20
working days and in any case no later than 40 days from receipt of the
appeal.

In the mean time if you have any questions or would like to add any further
information for consideration then please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely,

MF Khushi
Company Secretary's Office

Royal Mail is a trading name of Royal Mail Group Ltd. Registered in England
and Wales.
Registered number 4138203. Registered office at 100 Victoria Embankment,
LONDON, EC4Y 0HQ

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Royal Mail Group Limited

18 February 2010

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Dear Mr Williams,

Please find attached a response to your request for Internal Review from
Royal Mail Group.
(See attached file: Williams 18Feb2010.pdf)
Yours sincerely

Colin Young
Freedom of Information Manager
[Royal Mail Group request email]

Royal Mail is a trading name of Royal Mail Group Ltd. Registered in England
and Wales.
Registered number 4138203. Registered office at 100 Victoria Embankment,
LONDON, EC4Y 0HQ

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