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This consultation built on the comprehensive report Mutual Options for Post Office Ltd commissioned by government and published in May 2011 by Co-operatives UK. The government aimed to investigate further the case for and shape of a mutualisation.

The consultation document set out the following key issues:

• the current structure of Post Office Ltd and its business strategy
• why the government thinks mutualisation could be a good idea for Post Office Ltd
• the government鈥檚 belief that the members of the mutual should comprise an equal mix of 鈥榩roducers鈥� (such as employees and subpostmasters) and 鈥榗onsumers鈥�, with no one constituency having an overall majority
• why a Post Office mutual could work best without a government ownership stake, to provide a clear cultural break from the past, with government able to continue its relationship with the mutual on a contractual basis
• the proposal that a possible structure for a Post Office mutual could be a three tier structure, comprising of the membership, a representative body, and Board of Directors
• other considerations that the government needs to take into account before a move to a mutual would be possible, the most important of which is Post Office Ltd鈥檚 financial stability

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