Remove Royal Mail's right to bring private prosecutions.

Closed 64 signatures

What the petition asks

Royal Mail currently have the right to bring private prosecutions in the UK, stemming from their own internal investigations. If there is a crime in Royal Mail, it should be passed on to the CPS. This would prevent cases costing tax payers money unnecessarily and stop innocent people being hounded.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0675m1j/panorama-trouble-at-the-post-office

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/28410/response/73875/attach/html/4/Brief%20History%20of%20Security%20in%20Royal%20Mail.pdf.html

https://rmg.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_royalmail01.asp?newms=jj&id=103540&aid=12311

http://publicregulatoryblog.fieldfisher.com/2015/private-prosecutions-costs-discontinuance-postmen

Timeline

18 Dec 2015	Petition opened for signatures
18 Jun 2016	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 64

Status Closed

Opened 18 Dec 2015

Closed 18 Jun 2016

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