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mail when not at home, that is if Royal Mail deliver items as per their stated contractual obligations and was said to follow Royal Mail research from a 'delivery to neighbour' trial across six areas of the UK that showed widespread consumer satisfaction. In a statement dated 27 September 2012, Ofcom announced it would approve the scheme after noting that more goods were being purchased over the internet and that Royal Mail's competitors were permitted to leave undelivered items with neighbours. People who do not wish to have parcels left with neighbours, or to receive those of others, can opt out by displaying a free opt-out sticker near their letterbox. Royal Mail remains liable for undeliverable items until they are received by the addressee or returned to sender.

476: 1765: 2119: 791:, an English teacher, inventor and social reformer, became disillusioned with the postal service, and wrote a paper proposing reforms that resulted in an approach that would go on to change not only the Royal Mail, but also be copied by postal services around world. His proposal was refused at the first attempt, but he overcame the political obstacles, and was appointed to implement and develop his ideas. He realised that many small purchases would fund the organisation and implemented this by changing it from a receiver-pays to a sender-pays system. This was used as the model for other postal services around the world, but also spilled over to the modern-day crowd-funding approach. 874: 487: 1320: 2087: 604: 2059: 1442: 1134: 862: 767: 2103: 59: 1223: 1903:

closed in 2009 and Bolton, Crewe, Liverpool, Northampton, Coventry and Milton Keynes were closed in 2010. Farnborough, Watford and Stevenage were closed in 2011. Hemel Hempstead, Southend, Worcester were closed in 2012. Dartford, Tonbridge, Maidstone and Canterbury were closed in 2012 but replaced by a new mail centre in Rochester. The East London and South London mail centres were closed during summer 2012.

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In 2011, Royal Mail established an in-house agency, Angard Staffing Solutions, to recruit temporary workers. Royal Mail was accused of trying to circumvent the Agency Workers Regulations, but denied this, saying they only wanted to reduce recruitment costs. In January 2012 it was reported that Angard

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In June 2005, Postcomm decided to refuse the application on the grounds that Royal Mail had not provided sufficient evidence that carrying firearms caused undue disruption or that a ban would reduce the number of illegal weapons. It also said that a ban would cause unnecessary hardship to individuals

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The number of mail centres has been declining as part of the Mail Centre Rationalisation Programme. In 2008, there were 69 mail centres and in 2010 there were 64. It was anticipated that around half of these could be closed by 2016. Oldham and Stockport along with Oxford and Reading mail centres all

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Royal Mail operates 66 intelligent letter sorting machines (ILSMs) in the UK, which were installed in the mid-1980s and early 1990s to improve the speed and efficiency of sorting and delivering mail. These process more than 36,000 items per hour and were part of their ongoing modernisation programme

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In July 2012 Ofcom consulted on a scheme proposed by Royal Mail to alter its delivery obligations to allow larger postal items to be left with neighbours rather than returning them to a Royal Mail office to await collection. The scheme was presented as offering consumers greater choice for receiving

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to ban the carriage of sporting firearms, saying they caused disruption to the network, that a ban would assist police with firearms control, and that ease of access meant the letters network was a target of criminals. Postcomm issued a consultation on the proposed changes in December 2004, to which

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for 17 years in 1988, after walking out over bonuses being paid to recruit new workers in London and the South East. Royal Mail established Romec (Royal Mail Engineering & Construction) in 1989 to deliver facilities maintenance services to its business. Romec was 51% owned by Royal Mail, and 49%

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was flown in full Royal Mail livery. In June 2013, Royal Mail confirmed it would extend Titan Airways' contract to operate night flights from Stansted Airport, from January 2014 to January 2017, introducing new routes to Edinburgh and Belfast using three Boeing 737s. The new contract called for the

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In 2013 and 2014, a further eight mail centres were planned to be closed. The old mail centres in Northampton, Coventry and Milton Keynes were replaced with the new South Midlands mail centre in Northampton covering Warwickshire, Coventry, Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes. The South Midlands Mail

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and is capable of carrying 100 kg of mail, which is the same weight as a typical delivery round. It is able to fly in poor weather conditions, including fog, and will be out of sight of any operator during the 70-mile journey. Vertical take-off and landing drones will take parcels between the

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Royal Mail's "Door to door" service provides delivery of leaflets, brochures, catalogues and other print materials to groups of domestic and business addresses selected by postcode. Such deliveries are made by the mail carrier together as part of the daily round. Companies using the "Door to door"

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Royal Mail will not carry a number of items which it says could be dangerous for its staff or vehicles. Additionally, a list of 'restricted' items can be posted subject to conditions. Prohibited goods include alcoholic, corrosive or flammable liquids or solids, gases, controlled drugs, indecent or

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The Royal Mail runs, alongside its stamped mail services, another sector of post called business mail. The large majority of Royal Mail's business mail service is for PPI or franked mail, where the sender prints their own 'stamp'. For PPI mail, this involves either a simple rubber stamp and an ink

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since 1971. Since 2000, old delivery bicycles have been shipped to Africa by the charity Re~Cycle; over 8,000 had been donated by 2004. In 2009, Royal Mail announced it was beginning to phase out bicycle deliveries, to be replaced with more push-trolleys and vans. A spokesman said that they would

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Royal Mail Special Delivery is an expedited mail service that guarantees delivery by 1 p.m. or 9 a.m. the next day for an increased cost. In the event that the item does not arrive on time, there is a money back guarantee. It insures goods to the value of £50 for 9 a.m. or £750 for

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branches and businesses, and brought to the regional mail centre. The process is divided into two parts. The 'outward' sorting identifies mail for delivery in the mail centre geographic area, which is retained, and mail intended for other mail centres, which is dispatched. The 'inward' sorting

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Localised strikes took place across the UK from June 2009 and grew in frequency throughout the summer. In September 2009 the CWU opened a national ballot for industrial action over Royal Mail's failure to reach a national agreement covering protection of jobs, pay, terms and conditions and the

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Royal Mail has, in some quarters, a poor reputation for losing mail despite its claims that more than 99.93% of mail arrives safely and in 2006 was fined £11.7 million due to the amount of mail lost, stolen or damaged. In the first three months of 2011, around 120,000 letters were lost.

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The company provides mail collection and delivery services throughout the UK. Letters and parcels are deposited in post or parcel boxes, or are collected in bulk from businesses and transported to Royal Mail sorting offices. Royal Mail owns and maintains the UK's distinctive and iconic red

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established by a joint project with the CWU in 1996, as Royal Mail Wolverhampton and District Employees Credit Union, it became Royal Mail (West) Credit Union in 2000, before adopting the present name in 2001. Based at the North West Midlands Mail Centre, it is a member of the

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and together they form the backbone network of the mail distribution operation. Mail is collected and brought to one of the mail centres. Mail is exchanged between the mail centres and then forwarded to one of 1,356 delivery offices, from where the final delivery is made.

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As of 2019, Royal Mail employed around 162,000 permanent postal workers, of which 143,000 were UK based roles, and 90,000 were postmen and women. An additional 18,000 casual workers were employed during November and December to assist with the additional Christmas post.

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held 1 ordinary share. The company was renamed Consignia Public Limited Company in 2001 and the new name was intended to show that the company did more than deliver mail; however, the change was very unpopular with both the general public and employees. The

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affected by proposals to rationalise the number of mail centres (particularly in north west England) again voted for strike action, potentially affecting Christmas deliveries. The action was postponed less than 24 hours before staff were due to walk out.

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was introduced on 10 January 1840, whereby a single rate for delivery anywhere in Great Britain and Ireland was pre-paid by the sender. A few months later, to certify that postage had been paid on a letter, the sender could affix the first adhesive

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Ofcom suggested in October 2012 that the first and second class post systems could be replaced by a single class. The new class would be set at a higher price than the current second class, but would be delivered in a shorter time-frame.

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In 1653, Parliament set aside all previous grants for postal services, and contracts were let for the inland and foreign mails to John Manley. Manley was given a monopoly on the postal service, which was effectively enforced by Protector

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On 1 January 2006, the Royal Mail lost its 350-year monopoly, and the British postal market became fully open to competition. Competitors were allowed to collect and sort mail, and pass it to Royal Mail for delivery, a service known as

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as an email to postal service system. In 1999, Royal Mail launched a short-lived e-commerce venture, ViaCode Limited, aimed at providing encrypted online communications services. However, it failed to make a profit and closed in 2002.

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of postcodes. Integrated mail processors scan the front and back of an envelope and translate addresses into machine-readable code. Letters are given a fluorescent orange barcode that represents the address. The barcode follows the

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service was introduced between UK and Egypt. The service was later extended to Canada (1941), East Africa (1941), Burma (1942), India (1942), South Africa (1942), Australia (1943), New Zealand (1943) Ceylon (1944) and Italy (1944).

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Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1844). "Documents relating to the Office of Postmaster, &c., delivered in by Mr. Reeve, from the Council-office, &c. – From the register of the Council of State".

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and private post boxes were removed from the Inland Letter Post Scheme (ILPS) and became available under contract. Several free services, including petitions to parliament and the sovereign, and

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Integrated mail processing (IMP) is the method that Royal Mail uses to sort the mail (in bulk) before delivery and has been implementing the technology since 1999. The system works by automated

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Royal Mail was fined £50 million by Ofcom in 2018 for breach of European Union competition law. Ofcom found that Royal Mail had abused its dominant position in 2014 in the delivery of letters.

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argue that Queen Elizabeth II should have simply been Queen Elizabeth, as there had been no previous Queen Elizabeth of Scotland or of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (

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on the London Stock Exchange. Applications for members of the public to buy shares opened on 27 September 2013, ahead of the company's listing on the London Stock Exchange on 15 October 2013.

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to operate an overnight rail service between London and Scotland (carrying bulk mail, and without any on-train sorting); this was later followed by a London-Newcastle service.

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By the late 19th century, there were between six and twelve mail deliveries per day in London, permitting correspondents to exchange multiple letters within a single day.

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As of 2020 there are seven Regional Distribution Centres (RDCs) across the country. They are responsible for handling large pre-sorted mailings from business customers.

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type. Some scanning and detection features have been removed as they have been superseded by newer technology. This is known as the IMP Extension of Life (EoL) program.

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In 2004, the second daily delivery was scrapped in an effort to reduce costs and improve efficiency, meaning a later single delivery would be made. The same year, the

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In August 2012, Royal Mail again attempted to prohibit the carriage of all firearms, air rifles and air pistols from 30 November 2012. It cited section 14(1) of the

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In 2007, the Royal Mail Group plc became Royal Mail Group Ltd, in a slight change of legal status. Royal Mail ended Sunday collections from pillar boxes that year.

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after strong opposition from backbench Labour MPs. The government later cited the difficult economic conditions for the reason behind the retreat.

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South East: Croydon, Gatwick (Crawley), Greenford, Home Counties North (Hemel Hempstead), Jubilee (Hounslow), Medway (Rochester), London Central (

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at uniform charges for all UK destinations. Royal Mail generally aims to make first class deliveries the next business day throughout the nation.

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to seek to part privatise the company by selling a minority stake to a commercial partner. However, despite legislation for the sale passing the

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was published in May 1994, outlining various options for privatisation. The ideas, however, proved controversial, and were dropped from the 1994

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The targets are delivering 93% of First Class post the next working day, and delivering 98.5% of Second Class post within three working days.

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As of December 2023, Royal Mail has been fined a total of £58,303,936 for regulatory breaches according to the Violation Tracker UK website.

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and London. Delivery staff received uniforms for the first time in 1793, and the Post Office Investigation Branch was established. The first

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Mail from third-party "downstream access" providers is also brought to the mail centres for Royal Mail to carry out the final delivery.

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During its annual general meeting on 20 July 2022, the company announced that the holding company responsible for both Royal Mail and

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In 2008, due to a continuing fall in mail volumes, the government commissioned an independent review of the postal services sector by

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Royal Mail operates a network of 37 mail centres (as of 2019). Each mail centre serves a large geographically defined area of the

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and the PRA. Ultimately, like the banks and building societies, members' savings are protected against business failure by the

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In addition to running a large number of road vehicles, Royal Mail uses trains, a ship and some aircraft, with an air hub at

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The two-class postal system was introduced in 1968, using first-class and second-class services. The Post Office opened the

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and forerunner – created by Royal Mail in 1663 for postal services in the former Crown colony, and a part of RM until 1851

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moved his court to London. One of his first acts from London was to establish the royal postal service between London and

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In 1971, postal services in Great Britain were suspended for two months between January and March as the result of a

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Royal Mail is famous for its custom load-carrying bicycles (with the rack and basket built into the frame), made by

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began to escalate into industrial action. In mid October the CWU and Royal Mail agreed a resolution to the dispute.

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of the reigning monarch at the date of manufacture. Deliveries are made at least once every day except Sundays and

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Mail Centres in the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey are streamlined into the Royal Mail's domestic network.

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Bulk business mail, using Mailmark technology, attracts reduced prices of up to 32%, if the sender prints an

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on 28 September 2022 and registered on 3 October. In March 2023, talks over pay were reportedly at collapse.

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continue to use bicycles on some rural routes, and that there was no plan to phase out bicycles completely.

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1 p.m. An extra fee can be paid to extend the insurance coverage to up to £2,500 (for either service).

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government decided to keep the Post Office state-owned, but with more commercial freedom. This led to the

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In December 1839, the first substantial reform started when postage rates were revised by the short-lived

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Epistolary spaces: English letter-writing from the foundation of the Post Office to Richardson's Clarissa

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forwards mail received from other centres to the relevant delivery offices within the mail centre area.

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This article is about the UK postal service and courier company. For its prior history before 1970, see

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by Haden Building Management Ltd, which became Balfour Beatty WorkPlace and is now Cofely UK, part of

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East: Chelmsford, Norwich, Nottingham, Peterborough, Romford, Sheffield, South Midlands (Northampton)

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pattern. Per mail item there are over 250 types of information that are collected from mail class to

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A new holding company, Royal Mail Limited, was established in September 2013, in anticipation of its

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A national telephone service was opened by the Post Office in 1912. In 1919, the first international

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Proposals to prohibit Firearms and component parts from postal services offered under Postal Schemes

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was made in 1863, sending mail by underground rail between postal depots. The Post Office began its

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in order to distance the profitable company from Royal Mail, which were in negotiations with the

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cessation of managerial executive action. The ballot was passed in October, causing a number of

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guaranteed that Royal Mail would continue to provide the universal service until at least 2021.

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Victorian London – Communications – Post – Delivery Times and Postal Regulations

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restricts the prices at which Royal Mail sell this downstream access to third-party companies.

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was the first country to issue prepaid postage stamps, British stamps are the only stamps that

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was separated from the Post Office in 1980, and emerged as an independent business in 1981.

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As of March 2021, the 37 operational mail centres (divided into Royal Mail regions) were:

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in 1988 due to bonuses being paid to new staff recruited in London and the South East.

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over both pay and future changes to ways of working. The name change was filled in the

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The proposals provoked a large negative response, following a campaign led by the

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A brief history of the Post Office – A GPO public relations publication 1965

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The position of chief executive was established in 1969, after enactment of the

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were extended across Great Britain and Northern Ireland between 1959 and 1974.

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In the 1640s, Parliament removed the monopoly from Witherings and during the

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on 31 July 1635, with postage being paid by the recipient. The monopoly was

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The position of chairman was established in 1969, after enactment of the

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On 1 October 2008, Postwatch was merged into the new consumer watchdog

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As part of the 2000 Act, the government set up a postal regulator, the

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MPs warned Heseltine that they would not vote for the legislation.

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established a "Master of the Posts", a position that was renamed "

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The Royal Mail service was first made available to the public by

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for a brief period in the early 2000s but changed it afterwards.

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Association of British Credit Unions (retrieved 1 November 2014)

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Weinreb, Ben; Hibbert, Christopher, eds. (1993). "Post Office".

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Intelligence and Espionage in the Reign of Charles II, 1660–1685

6697: 6572: 6360: 6325: 5272:"Ofcom consults on Royal Mail's 'delivery to neighbour' scheme" 5187:"Re-opening the post:Postcomm and the quality of mail services" 4706:

Financial Services Compensation Scheme (retrieved 2 April 2015)

4636:"UK workers at Royal Mail accept pay deal, ending long dispute" 4144:"Consultation on proposal to prohibit the carriage of firearms" 2860: 1818: 1726:) was not always good, and in 2005, Postwatch took Postcomm to 1403: 1336: 887: 726: 667: 224: 4793:"Post Office: Private Office Papers: Papers of William Ryland" 3729:"Moya Greene of Canada Post in line for top job at Royal Mail" 1730:

over its decision regarding rebates to late-paying customers.

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Royal Mail Group have lost 59 employment tribunals since 2017

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giving details of the Uniform Penny Post, dated 7 January 1840

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were similar to ordinary family coaches, but with Post Office

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Masters of the Post: The Authorized History of the Royal Mail

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Postal Services Commission annual report and accounts 2011–12

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in co-operation with Royal Mail; each dependency has its own

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Royal Mail operates an international-mail sorting centre, in

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On 6 December 2010, a number of paid-for services including

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User Guide for Machine Readable Letters & Large Letters

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owned 50,004 ordinary shares plus 1 special share, and the

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5320:"Ofcom allows Royal Mail's 'delivery to neighbour' scheme" 4208:"Royal Mail – good news for airgunners and the trade" 4111:

Format and list of address fonts recognised by Royal Mail.

2588:(illustrated ed.). Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 6300: 6218: 6119:

Getting the Message: The Story of the British Post Office

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Third Report of the Postmaster General on the Post Office

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Hamilton, John Andrew (1893). "Prideaux, Sir Edmund". In

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had failed to pay a number of workers for several weeks.

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In 2004, Royal Mail applied to the then postal regulator

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The first Post Office pillar box was erected in 1852 in

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The Royal Mail can trace its history back to 1516, when

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1975 – created to replace administration of the former

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As part of the sorting process, mail is collected from

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Penny Post Credit Union Limited is a savings and loans

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pad, or a printed label. For franked mail, a dedicated

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service, allowing customers to pay for postage online.

559:(a prominent parliamentarian and lawyer who rose to be 349: 34:. For the UK retail post office company from 1970, see 6157:

The Bristol Royal Mail. Post, Telegraph, and Telephone

5189:. National Audit Office. 22 March 2006. Archived from 4611:"Royal Mail workers vote for nationwide postal strike" 4561:

Hope, Christopher; Wallop, Harry (17 September 2009).

4463: 3838:"Royal Mail shares to be sold before possible strikes" 3403:"Royal Mail pulls plug on ViaCode digital certificate" 2740:

The Bristol Royal Mail. Post, Telegraph, and Telephone

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The Bristol Royal Mail. Post, Telegraph, and Telephone

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as chief executive, the first woman to hold the post.

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began investigating a possible sale, and eventually a

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Former nationalised industries of the United Kingdom

6468: 5372:"Royal Mail fined £50m for breaking competition law" 4932:"Another three years in post for head of Royal Mail" 3174:"1971: "Post strike ends with pay deal" (bbc.co.uk)" 1986:

In 2021 Royal Mail announced plans to trial using a

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do not bear the name of the country of issue on them

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British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies

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Northern Ireland Distribution Centre (Newtownabbey)

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An Act for Erecting and Establishing a Post Office.

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Lower Edmonton Royal Mail sorting office, in London

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Archived from 4675:Penny Post Credit Union (retrieved 7 March 2015) 4417:"Britain's Postal Strike Ends With a Settlement" 4332:"Annual Report and Financial Statements 2018–19" 3907:"Royal Mail talks over pay on brink of collapse" 2152:have their own independent postal systems. (See 1910: 6402: 5394:"Royal Mail exceeds quality of service targets" 3281:"Legislation concerning the Royal Mail company" 3269:(2nd ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 634. 2549: 2547: 2545: 2021:was a cargo and passenger ship that served the 1958:. Dedicated night mail flights are operated by 1429:The "Door to door" service does not use the UK 1174:. The recommendations in the Hooper Review led 6135: 5611:"Cost of hi-tech mail office 'out of control'" 4392:"Unpaid Christmas temps hit out at Royal Mail" 3264: 3166: 3130:"40th Anniversary of the Post Office Act 1969" 2902:The Queen's Own: Stamps That Changed the World 2870:Osmańczyk, Edmund Jan; Mango, Anthony (2003). 2574: 2454:"Royal Mail Rise 'As Expected', Say Ministers" 1294:Royal Mail is required by law to maintain the 1200:on 27 May 2010, Royal Mail appointed Canadian 1119:, with Postcomm also being abolished in 2011. 6873:Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange 6454: 6204: 5865:. East Midlands Airport. 2013. Archived from 5703:. Royal Mail. 1 December 2011. Archived from 5581:"Intelligent letter sorting machines (ILSMs)" 5396:. Parcel and Post Technology. 27 August 2019. 4466:"Crozier hits out at striking postal workers" 4234:"Door to Door – Leaflet Distribution Service" 3852: 3381:"Sci/Tech: Royal Mail posts e-commerce first" 1807: 3720: 3105:The British Postal Museum & Archive blog 2785:Journal of the Statistical Society of London 2769: 2542: 2504:, vol. 1 (New York: Macmillan, 1909), p. 131 2388: 27:Postal service company in the United Kingdom 5214:"Royal Mail fined £11.7m over missing post" 4349: 4288:"Anger over Royal Mail's junk mail warning" 4249: 4247: 4169:"Carriage of firearms: a decision document" 3726: 3698: 3258: 2270:Official in Wales, along with English name. 1931:North West Distribution Centre (Warrington) 1922:Princess Royal Distribution Centre (London) 1461:Royal Mail's industrial disputes include a 521:, in an attempt to retain control over the 6461: 6447: 6211: 6197: 5531:Mail Technology: Evolution to E-Revolution 4389: 3727:King, Ian; Lindsay, Robert (27 May 2010). 1925:National Distribution Centre (Northampton) 1648: 1509: 1071:After a change of government in 1997, the 6848:Logistics companies of the United Kingdom 5975: 5838:"Royal Mail to phase out cycling postmen" 5433: 5431: 4812:"Manufacturing chief William Barlow dies" 4736: 4464:Mark Tran and agencies (9 October 2007). 4282: 4280: 3283:. National Archives. 2009. Archived from 1934:Yorkshire Distribution Centre (Normanton) 1085:Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 5076:"JOHN ROBERTS, CONSIGNIA CEO, TO RETIRE" 4244: 3960:. Royal Mail Group. 2013. Archived from 3244:"Tory rebels thwart Royal Mail sell-off" 2930: 2559: 1928:South West Distribution Centre (Bristol) 1771: 1763: 1659:Postmaster General of the United Kingdom 1592:Postmaster General of the United Kingdom 1440: 1318: 1277: 1221: 1132: 1047:The Post Office had its headquarters in 956: 765: 755: 485: 474: 458: 6046: 5722: 5503: 5244: 4906:"Beckett delivers Post Office chairman" 4737:Makortoff, Kalyeena (11 January 2021). 4647: 4645: 4628: 4608: 3685: 2319:"Royal Mail makeover hints at break-up" 2128:with a parcels van and carriages under 1861: 1367:62 people and organisations responded. 555:was run at great profit for himself by 14: 6863:Organizations established in the 1510s 6825: 6116: 6001: 5757: 5755: 5428: 5089:Nicholas Bannister (3 November 2000). 4806: 4804: 4802: 4787: 4785: 4762: 4714: 4712: 4324: 4277: 3813: 3790: 3757: 3453:. Post & Parcel. 25 September 2008 3353: 3039: 2963:"Murray's Handbook to London As It Is" 2876:. Taylor & Francis. p. 2179. 2743:. Bristol: Arrowsmith. pp. 20–22. 1852:Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre 1547:Financial Services Compensation Scheme 1283:Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre 1059:, before moving again (in 1990) to 30 6868:Companies based in the City of London 6442: 6220:Postal services in the United Kingdom 6192: 5835: 5211: 3571: 3356:"Royal Mail ditches e-mail operation" 3327: 3220:. CWU. 28 August 2006. Archived from 2933:"Philately: Countries: Great Britain" 2736: 2705: 2695:. Bristol: Arrowsmith. pp. 8–16. 2688: 2661: 2412:from the original on 16 February 2019 2080:van outside the Axminster post office 1919:Scottish Distribution Centre (Wishaw) 1837: 1465:in 1971 after a dispute over pay and 1389:Unaddressed promotional mail delivery 687:Text of statute as originally enacted 386:(parcels). The company used the name 5672: 5344: 4685:Credit unions in membership of ABCUL 4642: 3814:Peston, Robert (27 September 2013). 3791:Peston, Robert (27 September 2013). 3046:. Xlibris Corporation. p. 177. 2775: 2476:"A brief timeline of the Royal Mail" 1552: 1528:Association of British Credit Unions 1314: 1289: 1256:International Distributions Services 794:Greater changes took place when the 706:(GPO) was officially established by 479:Edinburgh and London Royal Mail, by 315:International Distributions Services 6843:Postal system of the United Kingdom 6795:Private postal services of Europe: 6408:Intelligent Letter Sorting Machines 6073:. This Is Local London. 30 May 2003 5752: 4799: 4782: 4709: 4540:"Postal workers' strike called off" 3196:"Modern postcodes are 50 years old" 2583: 2502:A Constitutional History of England 1834:that commenced in the early 1980s. 1829:Intelligent letter sorting machines 1353: 1305: 1079:, whereby the Post Office became a 439:International Distribution Services 380:International Distribution Services 337:Intersoft Systems & Programming 40:International Distribution Services 24: 6047:Hancock, Simon (19 January 2010). 6004:"Royal Mail delivers drone trials" 5662:"Royal Mail set to cut 1,700 jobs" 5587:. Royal Mail Group. Archived from 5504:Samuels, Mark (27 February 2004). 4958:"Royal Mail Chairman to step down" 4518:"Christmas post fears over strike" 3665:"Merged consumer body begins work" 3599:"Royal Mail loses postal monopoly" 2372:. Royal Mail. 2013. Archived from 2316: 2132:carrying the mail in 1986 through 2011:for postal services using drones. 1580: 25: 6889: 6397: 6382:Postage stamps and postal history 6168: 5976:Partridge, Joanna (10 May 2021). 5957:. Titan Airways. 18 November 2013 5815:"Royal Mail swaps bikes for guns" 5506:"Sorted: Royal Mail's wonder hub" 4609:Sturcke, James (8 October 2009). 4492:"Mail deliveries 'still delayed'" 4261:. 9 December 2015. Archived from 3758:Waples, Mark (6 September 2010). 3643:"Sunday postal collections ended" 3621:"Online postage service launched" 3017:. Postal Heritage. Archived from 2539:. London: Sampson, London. p. 38. 2233:(Van Diemen's Land) Tasmania 1853 1907:Centre is the largest in the UK. 1137:London's largest sorting office, 836:London Pneumatic Despatch Company 6085: 6063: 6040: 6014: 5995: 5969: 5947: 5933:"Royal Mail Operation Extension" 5925: 5903: 5881: 5855: 5829: 5807: 5785: 5690: 5654: 5629: 5603: 5573: 5547: 5523: 5497: 5467: 5439:"The Communications Market 2012" 5386: 5364: 5338: 5312: 5290: 5264: 5245:Wardrop, Murray (18 July 2011). 5238: 5212:Jones, Alan (10 February 2006). 5205: 5179: 5153: 5131: 5103: 5082: 5068: 5050: 5024: 5002: 4976: 4950: 4924: 4898: 4872: 4850: 4824: 4756: 4730: 4697: 4678: 4659: 4390:D'Arcy, Scott (2 January 2012). 4356:110,000 seek Christmas post jobs 3885:"NM04 notice for Royal Mail plc" 2709:Discovering horse-drawn vehicles 2567:Dictionary of National Biography 2553: 2406:British Broadcasting Corporation 2117: 2101: 2085: 2069: 2057: 1238: 1219:, were removed from the scheme. 1170:, the former deputy chairman of 1066: 998:Postal workers held their first 872: 860: 746:Liverpool and Manchester Railway 602: 136:Royal Mail Group PLC (2002–2007) 57: 6136:Campbell-Smith, Duncan (2011). 5642:. Royal Mail. 19 September 2012 5637:"Current Mail Centre Addresses" 5533:. John Wiley & Sons. 2001. 5345:Hall, James (17 October 2012). 4602: 4588:"Postal workers vote on strike" 4580: 4554: 4532: 4510: 4484: 4457: 4435: 4409: 4383: 4365: 4298: 4226: 4200: 4186: 4161: 4136: 4114: 4096: 4074: 4052: 4030: 4008: 3976: 3950: 3925: 3899: 3877: 3830: 3807: 3784: 3751: 3679: 3657: 3635: 3613: 3591: 3565: 3543: 3521: 3491: 3465: 3439: 3417: 3395: 3373: 3347: 3321: 3299: 3273: 3236: 3210: 3188: 3144: 3122: 3093: 3067: 3040:Lister, Graham (14 June 2005). 3033: 3007: 2981: 2955: 2931:Petersen, Bruce (16 May 2006). 2924: 2890: 2840: 2818: 2747: 2730: 2699: 2682: 2655: 2630: 2606: 2529: 2507: 2494: 2230:(Adelaide) South Australia 1851 2219:Postmaster-General's Department 1768:North West Midlands Mail Centre 1759: 1710:The Royal Mail is regulated by 1677:Sir Bryan Nicholson (1987–1992) 1617:Sir Bryan Nicholson (1987–1992) 1600:William Hall, 2nd Viscount Hall 1539:Prudential Regulation Authority 1027:President of the Board of Trade 918:was only Queen of the pre-1707 845: 752:system was introduced in 1838. 736:ran in 1784, operating between 6858:1516 establishments in England 6071:"Final delivery for Mail Rail" 5161:"Rico Back to head Royal Mail" 4724:International Post Corporation 4445:. libcom.org. 10 November 2006 3958:"Universal Service Obligation" 3686:Sparrow, Andrew (5 May 2009). 3425:"Where do missing letters go?" 3246:. Independent. 3 November 1994 3075:"Final delivery for Mail Rail" 2468: 2446: 2432:"Postal Services Bill 2010–11" 2424: 2362: 2344: 2310: 2288: 2264: 1668:Sir William Barlow (1977–1980) 1665:Sir William Ryland (1969–1977) 1608:Sir William Barlow (1977–1980) 1605:Sir William Ryland (1971–1977) 1323:Automated post sorting machine 577:Second Protectorate Parliament 433:, a majority of the shares in 13: 1: 5935:. Titan Airways. 17 June 2013 5836:Leach, Ben (23 August 2009). 4763:Lawson, Alex (2 April 2024). 4590:. BBC News. 17 September 2009 4196:. Royal Mail. 15 August 2012. 3984:"Royal Mail Special Delivery" 3623:. BBC News. 19 September 2006 3572:Blake, Heidi (10 June 2010). 3551:"End of line for mail trains" 3507:. 31 March 2023. p. 11. 3479:. UK Government. 2 April 2009 2517:. City A.M. 13 September 2013 2277: 2224:(Sydney) New South Wales 1809 1911:Regional Distribution Centres 1814:optical character recognition 1751: 1705: 1620:Sir Michael Heron (1993–1998) 1483:In December 2008, workers at 1472:Royal Mail suffered national 1376:Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 1348:optical character recognition 1099:In 1998, Royal Mail launched 702:passed into oblivion, so the 673:Statute Law Revision Act 1863 259:Martin Seidenberg (Group CEO) 6430:and regulatory arrangements. 6420:British Overseas Territories 6117:Browne, Christopher (1993). 6002:Tomusk, Karl (11 May 2021). 5817:. BBC News. 30 December 2004 5555:"Integrated Mail Processing" 4542:. BBC News. 18 December 2008 4520:. BBC News. 15 December 2008 3765:. Royal Mail. Archived from 3601:. BBC News. 18 February 2005 3531:. BBC News. 26 February 2002 3307:"UK Post Office name change" 2638:"Collectible British Stamps" 2456:. Sky News. 25 November 2013 2282: 2146:British Overseas Territories 1990:between the UK mainland and 1968:Exeter International Airport 1034:Green Paper on Postal Reform 553:parliamentary postal service 361:The Royal Mail Group Limited 7: 5559:Royal Mail E-learning Guide 4498:. BBC News. 9 November 2007 4310:personal.help.royalmail.com 3840:. BBC News. 27 October 2013 3645:. BBC News. 27 October 2007 3553:. BBC News. 10 January 2004 3529:"Second post to be ditched" 3405:. The Register. 29 May 2002 3328:Fagan, Mary (9 June 2002). 3176:. BBC News. 30 October 1970 2171: 1897: 1543:Financial Conduct Authority 1478:disputes over modernisation 1436: 1273: 1094:Communication Workers Union 696:restoration of the monarchy 10: 6894: 6403:Integrated mail processing 6291:British Forces Post Office 6244:List of postcode districts 6110: 5767:www.northamptonchron.co.uk 5479:Postal Services Commission 3667:. BBC News. 1 October 2008 3309:. BBC News. 9 January 2001 2236:(Brisbane) Queensland 1859 2050:London Post Office Railway 2041:in service, alongside the 2023:British overseas territory 1808:Integrated mail processing 1652: 1513: 1494:two- and three-day strikes 1431:Mailing Preference Service 1185:, it was abandoned in the 1109:Postal Services Commission 943:London Post Office Railway 849: 759: 584:United Kingdom legislation 505:Upon his accession to the 452: 448: 198:29 December 1660 42:. For the stage play, see 29: 6791: 6477: 6416: 6390: 6374: 6282: 6226: 5475:"Price control 2006–2010" 5446:Stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk 5091:"Ready to deliver change" 3933:"Royal Mail Postal Guide" 3427:. BBC News. 20 March 2001 2227:(Melbourne) Victoria 1851 2037:. It was one of only two 1680:Bill Cockburn (1992–1995) 1254:would change its name to 933:service was developed by 809:William Mulready designed 685: 678: 666: 661: 653: 643: 638: 625: 615: 601: 596: 589: 410:, many of which bear the 344: 320: 308: 266: 244: 234: 220: 210: 174: 153: 143: 133:Consignia PLC (2001–2002) 126: 77: 65: 56: 4671:19 February 2015 at the 4638:. Reuters. 11 July 2023. 3735:. London. Archived from 3267:The London Encyclopaedia 3015:"Timeline of key events" 2662:Allan, Marshall (2003). 2257: 2048:Royal Mail operated the 1941: 1683:John Roberts (1995–2003) 1623:Neville Bain (1998–2002) 1514:Not to be confused with 1445:Royal Mail postman with 1300:Postal Services Act 2011 1077:Postal Services Act 2000 1019:Alliance & Leicester 469:Charles Cooper Henderson 431:Postal Services Act 2011 378:company. It is owned by 256:(Non-executive Chairman) 52:Royal Mail Group Limited 6521:Bosnia and Herzegovina 5585:500 Years of Royal Mail 5374:. Ofcom. 14 August 2018 5322:. Ofcom. 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(2003). 2252:Caribbean Postal Union 2183:Royal Mail rubber band 2094:British Rail Class 325 2064:Historic vehicle fleet 1777: 1769: 1716:Citizens Advice Bureau 1516:1st Class Credit Union 1450: 1324: 1286: 1235: 1141: 1124:travelling post office 1081:public limited company 989:national postal strike 783:Uniform Fourpenny Post 778: 523:Scottish Privy Council 491: 483: 481:Jacques-Laurent Agasse 472: 441:, were floated on the 206:(Post Office Act 1660) 188:31 July 1635 117: 108: 99: 90: 6533:Hrvatska pošta Mostar 6269:Postcode Address File 4060:"Royal Mail Mailmark" 3505:The Stationery Office 3477:Business and industry 3198:. BBC. 2 October 2009 2989:"Telegram messengers" 2737:Tombs, R. C. (1899). 2706:Smith, D. J. (2004). 2689:Tombs, R. C. 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