A Bill to make provision for the abolition of the television licence fee; and for connected purposes
The Bill would abolish the requirement for a television licence fee, by repealing the part of the Communications Act 2003 that relates to licensing of TV reception.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
20 October 2008
This Bill would end the TV licence requirement by repealing the part of the Communications Act 2003 that licences TV reception. If passed, people in the UK would no longer be legally obliged to hold a licence to watch live television or access BBC services, and public broadcasting funding linked to the licence fee would be changed.
The bill is at the second reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would typically move to committee stage for detailed scrutiny.
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