Post Office Closures - Outreach services
What they are/ how they will be provided
Post Office Ltd is proposing three outreach services in
Bedfordshire:
|
Post Office |
District |
Proposed outreach |
|
Colmworth |
Bedford |
Mobile - 4
hours/week |
|
Thurleigh |
Bedford |
Mobile - 6
hours/week |
|
Upper
Dean |
Bedford |
Mobile - 2
hours/week |
500 new ‘outreach’ locations will be established nationally.
These will be new bases for Post Office Services to be delivered
from. These will be based at different locations to the branches
that have been closed, and managed by sub-postmasters running
branches not scheduled for closure.
There are 4 types of outreach facility . Those proposed
for Bedfordshire are all Mobile Post Offices:
- Mobile Post Office
A travelling Post Office situated within a van operated
by the subpostmaster that will visit small communities at set
times and days each week, to deliver core Post OfficeŽ products
and services to customers.
The 3 other types of facility nationally are:
Hosted service
A fixed site Post Office branch from which the
subpostmaster or his assistants will transact core Post Office
products and services during restricted hours each week. The
premises are owned by a third party, for example, a shop or
community centre.
Partner service
A fixed site Post Office branch where a local partner
(such as a pub landlord), appointed by the subpostmaster,
transacts a reduced range of Post Office products and services
from the partner’s own premises.
Home Delivery service
A service for very small communities whereby the
subpostmaster delivers a reduced range of Post Office products
and services which are ordered over the telephone by
customers. The products may either be delivered to customer’s
home or at a local Drop-In Session. There will not be a physical
Post Office building in the community. The frequency of these services will be dependent on
individual situations, but Outreach services are likely to
operate on a part-time basis.
It has recently been announced that outreach services may
also now be provided in urban areas.
Find more on the
Post Office outreach page.
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