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<p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows
the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business.</p><p>
</p><p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities
and for small businesses across the UK. This is why the Government committed to safeguard
the post office network and protect existing rural services. Thanks to significant
Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010 the overall number of post offices
across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches.</p>
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