Total Opening Hours in the Post Office Network
Dear Post Office Limited,
In your 'About Us' page you mention the following statement:
"Our role and reach
Publicly owned following our separation from Royal Mail in 2012, we have modernised 7,500 branches, with over 200,000 extra opening hours and thousands of Post Offices now open early in the morning until late in the evening with many branches open seven days a week. The Post Office continues to evolve and adapt to meet the ever-changing demands of customers. In the last few years, as part of an exciting modernisation and investment programme, over 200 communities now have a brand new Post Office branch."
Can you advise when this statement was made and whether it is still fit for purpose i.e. the figures quoted correct? Please can you quantify the "extra opening hours" i.e. what was your baseline and when was it last compared against?
You also refer to there being 'thousands' of branches opening early and later and seven days a week - how does that stand now?
How many communities have a 'brand new Post Office' now and how many of them have now closed?
Yours faithfully,
Phillip Green
Our ref: FOI2021/00933
Dear Phillip Green,
Thank you for your request for information which was received on 26th
October. Your request is being considered under the terms of the Freedom
of Information Act 2000.
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November.
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Yours sincerely,
Liesl Jackson
Dear Phillip Green,
Please find attached the response relating to your Freedom of Information
request.
Regards,
Liesl Jackson
Information Rights Team
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