1. From August 1st 2022 to July 31st 2023, how many parcels (ie. not a postcard, letter, or flat envelope) did your organisation receive? If the precise data isn’t available, please provide an estimate. 
  
2. From August 1st 2022 to July 31st 2023, how many letters did your organisation receive? If the precise data is not available, please provide an estimate. 
  
3. From August 1st 2022 to July 31st 2023, how many mail items (including packages, letters, and flat envelopes) did you receive that were deemed ‘suspicious’? 
This might include: 
• Parcels with protruding wires, aluminium foil, or oil stains 
• Mail items emitting a peculiar odour 
• Greasy or oily patches on the mail item 
• Mail items sealed in such a way so as to encourage opening them at a particular end 
• Unusually printed address that might include spelling errors 
• Adverse physical reaction to the handling of the mail item – e.g., itching or irritation 
• No return address or return address that cannot be verified 
• Unusual postmark or no postmark 
  
4. In relation to question 3, how many of these suspicious mail items actually contained something dangerous / unpleasant / illegal? 
This might include: 
• Substances and objects which may explode 
• Gases which have been compressed, liquefied, or dissolved under pressure 
• Flammable liquids and solids 
• Biological substances 
• Asbestos 
• Controlled drugs and narcotics 
• Corrosives 
• Live creatures, insects, and invertebrates 
• Waste, dirt, filth, or refuse 
• Weapons and sharp objects 
• Poisons, toxic liquids, solids, and gases 
• Obscene publications or unlawful indecent images 
Please feel free to disregard this question if it will take too long to answer. 
  
5. In relation to question 4, how many of these mail items did your organisation report to the police? 
  
6. From August 1st 2022 to July 31st 2023, how many unpleasant / threatening letters did your organisation receive? 
This might include: 
• Letters containing threats to the organisation or a member of the organisation 
• Letters containing hate speech 
• Letters containing blackmail 
• Letters constituting harassment 
  
7. If possible, what process do you have in place for receiving inbound mail? 
Please select all that apply. 
                     a) A record is kept of all packages and letters that arrived 
                     b) All mail items are scanned on delivery 
                     c) The mailroom is under 24/7 surveillance 
                     d) All mail is tracked all the way to the end recipient (if an individual) 
                     Please feel free to disregard this question if it will take too long to answer.