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<p>My Department's Court Proceedings database holds information on criminal justice
statistics only in England and Wales. Criminal Justice Statistics in Northern Ireland
are a matter for the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland, which the Member will
need to contact directly.</p><p> </p><p>The offence of using a TV receiver without
a valid licence carries a maximum penalty of a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard
scale (£1,000). Failure to pay such a fine can lead, following enforcement action
and as a last resort, to committal to prison for fine default for a maximum of 28
days.</p><p> </p>
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