Dear Ms Blackmann

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request regarding trade
unions. We have not paid any money to trade unions, nor do we have any
plans to. Staff are of course free to join a union if they wish.

I hope you find this information useful. If you are unhappy with the
service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a
complaint, you should write to Postcomm's Director of Resources, Colin
Sharples. The contact address is Postal Services Commission, Hercules
House, Hercules Road, London, SE1 7DB; email: [1][Postcomm request email]

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
Information Commissioner's Office cannot make a decision unless you have
exhausted the complaints procedure provided by Postcomm. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at the Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

Kind Regards

Alison

Alison Farncombe

Postcomm - the independent regulator for postal services

Hercules House

6 Hercules Road

London

SE1 7DB

T: +44 (0)20 7593 2140

F: +44 (0)20 7593 2142

E: [2][email address]

W: www.psc.gov.uk

Dear Postal Services Commission,

Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act, I wish to make a

request for the following information from Postcomm:

1. Is Postcomm currently paying any money to any trade union?

2. Has Postcomm paid any money to trade unions since 1997?

3. If so, in what form has Postcomm funded, or is funding, trade

unions?

4. Which trade unions have received or are receiving funding from

Postcomm?

5. How much money has been paid to each of these trade unions and

when was the money paid?

6. How much money does Postcomm expect to give each trade union

this year?

7. Does Postcomm plan to continue funding trade unions at the same

level?

Yours faithfully,

Ms Blackmann

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