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Violation Tracker UK Individual Case
Company: Royal Mail plc
Current Parent Company:
International Distributions Services PLC
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement: International Distributions Services PLC
Recap of Ownership Changes: In 2022 the holding company Royal Mail plc was renamed International Distributions Services plc.
Penalty: £50,000,000
Year: 2018
Date: 14 August, 2018
Offence Group: competition-related offences
Offence Type: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description: Royal Mail was fined £50 million in a finding by Ofcom that the company abused its market position by making competitors pay higher prices than companies that were not competing in mail delivery.
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Office of Communications
HQ Country of Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Parent: postal and package delivery services
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