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The Payments Council is the organisation which sets strategy for UK payments. It has been established to ensure that UK payment systems and services meet the needs of users, payment service providers and the wider economy.
The Payments Council has three core objectives: to have a strategic vision for payments and lead the development of co-operative payment services; to demonstrate openness and accountability; and to ensure the operational efficiency, effectiveness and integrity of payment services in the UK.
One of its first tasks will be to manage a full public consultation process, leading to the creation and adoption of a National Payments Plan.
