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answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
min answer › question first answered	2019-06-25T11:27:30.813Z
uin	HL979

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09/06/2021

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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Television Licences: Older People

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To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to decriminalise the non-payment of the BBC licence fee by senior citizens.

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Lord Truscott

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HL979

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16/06/2021

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A government response on the issue of decriminalisation of TV licence evasion was published earlier this year. The responses to the consultation show that a significant number of people oppose the criminal sanction with some highlighting the considerable stress and anxiety it can cause for individuals, including the most vulnerable in society, such as older people. The government is therefore keeping the issue of decriminalisation under active consideration while more work is done to understand the impact of alternative enforcement schemes.

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Baroness Barran

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16/06/2021 14:27:35

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