PAF® News

The latest announcements

• Raw Data Newsletters (July news added 6 Aug 2008)
• PAF download dates for 2008 (last updated Aug 2008)
• Links (updated 20 May 2008)
• PAF Advisory Board (updated Feb 2008)
• Pricing Summary (updated Feb 2008)

1. Raw Data Newsletters (July news added 6 Aug 2008)

   Every month we email a newsletter to users of PAF raw data.  In the Document Library below is a zip file containing the last 3 months' newsletters in Adobe .pdf format.  If you'd like to see older editions, please email us at address.management@royalmail.com 

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2. PAF download dates for 2008 (last updated Aug 2008)

   Address data is downloaded from the Royal Mail mainframe onto our products once a  month.  The dates for the rest of 2008 are:

   • Friday 15 August
   • Friday 19 September
   • Friday 17 October
   • Friday 21 November
   • Friday 12 December
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3. Links (updated 20 May 2008)

   Here are some shortcuts to other address management pages on the Royal Mail website that you might find useful.

   • If you're interested in facts and figures taken from our address database, PAF® (the Postcode Address File): www.royalmail.com/quality 
   • For information on other companies providing address management solutions containing PAF: www.royalmail.com/solutionsdirectory 
   •  To find out more about Royal Mail's products containing PAF and other location data: www.royalmail.com/addressproducts
   • Here's a page on addressing your mail: www.royalmail.com/clearaddressing 
   • Read how your company may be affected by the Data Protection Act
   • If you take PAF under licence, here's the background on the consultation process we're following for the current licence changes: www.royalmail.com/consultations
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4. PAF Advisory Board (updated Feb 2008)

   The PAF Advisory Board took over from the PAF User Group in October 2007. The current Advisory Board members are:

   
   
   Chair - Ian Beesley

    

   13 Board Members -

   • David Carter - GB Group
   • Nick Dyson - HM Revenue & Customs
   • Alan Halfacre - Mail Users' Association
   • David Heyes - Wigan Borough Council, representing Local Authorities
   • Terry Hiles - Capscan
   • Jonathan Hulford Funnell - QAS
   • Ian Paterson - UK Mail
   • Guy Mucklow - PostcodeAnywhere
   • Emma Pinchen - Allies Computing
   • Mike Tamlin – DHL Global Mail
   • Ed Parsons - Google
   • Iain Mckay – Definitive National Address Project for Scotland (DNAS)
   • Jan Challis - Royal Mail

   PAF Advisory Board meetings are held on Thursdays. During 2008 they'll be on:

   • 22nd May
   • 24th July
   • 25th September
   • 27th November

   In the Document Library below are Minutes from previous meetings, from the inaugural meeting in October 2007 to date.  The PAF Advisory Board will continue to post matters of interest here until the launch of its own website.
   
   To contact the Advisory Boad Chair, Ian Beesley, email: ian.beesley@wotaco.com

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5. Pricing Summary (updated Feb 2008)

   The 'Pricing Change Summary' in the Document Library below is an amalgamation of price information mailed to Solutions Providers late 2007. This document is for information only.

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