Royal Mail out of favour with council
8:41am Friday 11th November 2005 in Latest News By Lawrence Marzouk
Barnet Council is considering dropping the Royal Mail as its deliverer of poll cards and postal vote forms after a series of blunders during this year's general election.
According to a council report, the Royal Mail failed to deliver poll cards to a number of streets in the borough, and many poll cards and postal votes were not received until after the election.
The council is now considering taking on the delivery itself, or employing a contractor.
A spokesman for the council said: "As part of the modernisation review we are looking at alternatives for deliveries previously carried out by Royal Mail. We are also meeting representatives of Royal Mail for discussions. This review will be completed by the end of the year."
Dawn Kanareck, head of investigations for the council's corporate anti-fraud team, has been asked to iron out these problems in time for next May's local elections.
