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Postal services in the United Kingdom are provided predominantly by the Royal Mail (which delivers letters) and Post Office Ltd (which oversees post offices). Since 2006, the market has been fully opened to competition which has thrived in business to business delivery, but not in ordinary letter delivery. The industry is regulated by Ofcom and consumer interests are represented by Consumer Focus. Since 1 October 2011, the main piece of legislation is the Postal Services Act 2011, although some parts of the Postal Services Act 2000 are still in force. The 2011 Act enables the government to privatise Royal Mail and to possibly mutualise Post Office Ltd. ==History== (詳細は''Her Majesty's mails: an historical and descriptive account of the British Post Office'' by William Lewins, published by Sampson, Low and Martin in 1864. )〕 Anthony Trollope is credited with major contributions to the development of postal services in the years 1851-1867, described, ''e.g.'' in Chapters 8 and 13 of his autobiography.〔Trollope, Anthony (1883). (''An Autobiography''. ) (Chapter 2. ) Retrieved 2010-07-02.〕 *Postmaster General, position created in 1510 *Royal Mail, established 1516 by King Henry VIII *General Post Office, established 1660 by King Charles II *Rowland Hill, creator of the penny post, 1844 *Post Office Ltd, separated from Royal Mail as a new business in 1986 *Parcelforce, separated as a new division within Royal Mail in 1986 *Green Paper on Postal Reform (1994) published setting out the options for privatisation and regulation of the Post Office and Royal Mail *British Forces Post Office, the British Army's postal & courier service, a history of its development 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Postal services in the United Kingdom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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