To ask Her Majesty's Government who has held the post of Accounting Officer with responsibility for the Post Office since 1 January 2000, and what were their dates of service in that role.
Answered on
6 July 2020
The Principal Account Officer (PAO) responsible for the Post Office is the Permanent Secretary of the respective department that holds the shareholding of Post Office Ltd (POL). Before its separation in 2012, POL was part of Royal Mail Group. This would be the Permanent Secretaries from the following departments:
Department for Trade & Industry (2000 – 2007)
Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (2007 – 2009)
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (2009 – 2016)
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (2016 – Present)