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Teleision Licences: Older People

Asked by Sir John WhittingdaleConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 7 May 2025UIN 48341

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many over 75s have been prosecuted for licence fee evasion since 2020.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones

Between the period January 2020 and September 2024 (latest available data), there have been two defendants over 75 years of age prosecuted for television license evasion.

Defendant age as reported here is taken at the point of sentencing date. Therefore, a defendant reported here may have been aged under 75 at the time of the offence.

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