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The Government has not conducted its own assessment of the proposed changes to the ATM network on access to free ATMs in rural communities.

The Government established the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) in 2015 with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK\u2019s payment systems work in the interests of their users. As part of this, the PSR is closely monitoring developments within ATM provision.

Both LINK, the scheme that runs the UK\u2019s ATM network, and the PSR commissioned work to understand the impact on the provision of free-to-use ATMs that a reduction in interchange fees may have.

LINK has put in place specific arrangements to protect free-to-use ATMs more than 1 kilometre away from the next nearest free-to-use ATM. LINK has also recently announced new financial support for ATMs in remote and deprived areas.

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