Post office closures challenged
May 25, 2008
A disabled woman in Sussex has challenged the Post Office’s nationwide closure programme. Her legal challenge, which will be heard by the High Court, is based upon the Disabilities Discrimination Act. Disability campaigners have argued that the closure programme violates the law because it discriminates against the disabled.
This is a narrow point of law and probably will not save every post office threatened with closure. But, it does show that campaigning is not a fruitless cause.
