Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order sets out the Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme. The Scheme provides for the payment of a subsidy by the Secretary of State to Post Office Limited to assist in the establishment and provision of public post offices by Post Office Limited up to a maximum annual amount of £160,000,000.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.