Royal Mail Group Ltd v Allen and Another: Admn 3 Feb 2012

The defendant had been convicted on his plea of guilty to offences under section 83(1). As a postman he had diverted postal packets given to him for delivery. The judge later became concerned at the correctness of the plea which required the defendant to be a person ‘engaged in the business of a postal operator’ and set aside the conviction.
Held: Examining the legislative history and context the offence was clearly one to be faced by an individual. The appeal succeeded, and the convictions were restored.

Judges:

Moses LJ, Irwin J

Citations:

[2012] EWHC 554 (Admin)

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Postal Services Act 2000 83(1)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Crime

Updated: 23 May 2022; Ref: scu.459546