Postcomm today began a 30-day consultation on the proposed grant of a postal operator's licence to LDS Cambridge Limited.
Under the licensing framework that took effect from 1 January 2006, and was amended in January 2008, the licence would:

allow LDS Cambridge Limited to provide all types of postal service;

be issued for a rolling ten year period; and

require the company to comply with copdes of practice on mail integrity (safety and security of the mail) and common operational procedures (designed to ensure the multi-operator market works well in practice).

The consultation notice and proposed licence can be found on the LDS Cambridge Limited consultation page.  Printed copies are available from Postcomm at Hercules House, 6 Hercules Road, London, SE1 7DB.  The closing date for responses is 26 March 2008.