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<p>The Government recognises that cash remains important to millions of people across
the UK, which is why it has committed to legislate to protect access to cash and to
ensure that the UK’s cash infrastructure is sustainable in the long term.</p><p> </p><p>To
inform the development of this legislation, the Government published a Call for Evidence
on 15 October seeking views on the key considerations associated with cash access,
including deposit and withdrawal facilities, cash acceptance, and regulatory oversight
of the cash system.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside the development of legislation, LINK,
the scheme that runs the UK’s largest ATM network, has existing arrangements in place
to protect free-to-use ATMs that do not have another free-to-use ATM or Post Office
within 1 kilometre. LINK’s members have also made £5 million available to fund ATMs
at the request of communities with poor access to cash. The Government established
the Payment Systems Regulator, which has powers to regulate LINK, the scheme that
runs the UK’s largest ATM network. The Payment Systems Regulator is holding LINK to
account over their commitments to protect the broad geographic spread of free-to-use
ATMs.</p>
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