Memorandum submitted by the FCO
Thank you for your letter of 4 March, regarding
the use by the FCO of the Post Office Network.
The FCO uses the Post Office to disseminate
our travel safety messages. We call this our "Know Before
You Go" campaign. We work with the Post Office to host our
travel checklist and advice on their website, and details of the
scheme within their travel insurance brochure.
We have also developed a commercial partnership
with the Australian postal service, Australia Post. From this
summer, British residents will be able to take their passport
applications to any one of more than 2,000 Australia Post
offices across the country for a service similar to "check-and-send"
offered by the Post Office in the UK.
30 March 2009
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