House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement
TV Licences
05 February 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Proposed by Nigel Adams Con Selby and Ainsty
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Key points
- Government launched a consultation to assess whether TV licence evasion should be decriminalised
- Consultation seeks views on replacing criminal sanctions with a civil enforcement scheme
- Responses are due by April 1, 2020, with a government response expected by summer 2020
Issue summary
The Government has launched a consultation to assess whether TV licence evasion should be decriminalised.
Action requested
The consultation invites views on whether an alternative civil enforcement scheme should replace criminal sanctions, considering factors such as fairness, cost, implementation difficulty, and impact on vulnerable groups. Responses are due by April 1, 2020, with a government response expected by summer 2020.
Key facts
- The consultation was launched on February 5, 2020.
- It will remain open for eight weeks until April 1, 2020 at 5 pm.
- A government response is expected to be published in summer 2020.
- Any changes would not enter into effect until April 2022.
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