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<p>The future of the over 75 licence fee concession is the responsibility of the BBC.
In the 2015 funding settlement, the Government and the BBC agreed that responsibility
for the concession would transfer to the BBC in June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>However,
the Government has expressed its disappointment with the BBC’s decision for taking
the most narrowly focused review option. The Secretary of State has met with the Chairman
of the BBC Board and the Director-General of the BBC and asked them to do more to
help the most vulnerable groups affected by the decision.</p>
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