# The Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme Order 2007, Paragraph 3: Scheme criteria


In deciding whether to make a payment under this Scheme, the Secretary of State shall have regard to the following criteria—
(a) whether services will continue to be provided from a national network of public post offices across the United Kingdom in the absence of the making of a payment;
(b) whether services will continue to be provided from public post offices or a network of public post offices in any particular area of the United Kingdom in the absence of the making of a payment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110757407/schedule/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-post-office-network-subsidy-scheme-order-2007/schedule/paragraph-3
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