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Television Licences: Non-payment

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 29 October 2024UIN 10196

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people were prosecuted for the non-payment of a TV licence fee in each of the last three years.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock

The Ministry of Justice currently publishes the annual number of prosecutions, convictions, and sentencing outcomes for non-payment of the TV licence fee as part of their criminal justice quarterly publications. The publications can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly

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