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Royal Mail’s final agreement on Universal Service Obligation reform
The Communication Workers Union (CWU)
members will now be consulted on the agreement.
Policy and advocacy digital news, Public Affairs
Policy and advocacy digital news, Public Affairs
The Bill will be open to consultation and contains many of the elements contained in last year’s white paper, which looked to modernise decades-old broadcasting legislation.
It delivers on the government’s commitment to repeal Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, which is not in force, but would require news publishers to pay both sides’ costs in any legal proceedings if not a member of an approved regulator.
The PPA welcomes the Bill, in particular the repeal of Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, and will work with government and Parliament during the consultation process and the Bill entering Parliament.
You can read the draft bill here. You may also find this further reading useful.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU)
members will now be consulted on the agreement.
The EU announced that it is ending the “de minimis” customs duty exemption for goods worth less than €150 (£132). Beginning on 1 July 2026, a flat customs duty of €3 will apply to low-value e-commerce parcels under €150 entering the EU through IOSS.
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