Royal Mail sent out 327,000 nuisance emails

Royal Mail sent more than 300,000 nuisance emails to people who had opted out of receiving marketing information, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found.

The ICO said that on two dates in July 2017, the company sent emails outlining a price drop for parcels to 327,014 people who had already asked not to receive them.

Royal Mail, which has been fined £12,000, has apologised and said it has tightened its processes. The ICO investigated after a member of the public complained.