The NFSP is taking action to secure the contract for the Post Office and a future for the post office network.

The Post Office card account (POCA) is under threat. The Government is currently deciding which company will operate the successor to the Post Office card account (POCA2) from 2010. Although Post Office Ltd (POL) has made a strong bid, it is far from certain that it will win the contract.

If the Government does not award the contract to POL, the post office network will go into further decline. The NFSP estimates that the loss of POCA income and associated footfall will force 3,000 more post offices to close. This decision will have an impact on all post offices – if POL does not need to pay out £27 billion in cash each year through POCA, it will not need to raise large amounts of cash through other services, and the entire business model will unravel.

NFSP Action
The NFSP has supplied subpostmasters across the UK with posters to display in their offices; postcards for customers to complete for return to local MPs; and guidance on how to contact their local MP and newspaper Editor.

NFSP members can download these materials from the News to Branches page.

Additional supplies of postcards are available from NFSP Branch Secretaries. View contact details on the Branch Secretaries page.

By ensuring subpostmasters’ voices – and those of post office customers – are heard in the press, in Parliament and within Government the NFSP hopes to ensure that POCA2 is secured for POL, as a building block towards a sustainable future for the entire post office network.