A Bill to make provision to decriminalise the non-payment of the BBC licence fee.
This bill would stop treating non-payment of the BBC licence fee as a criminal offence. Instead, enforcement would be handled as a civil matter rather than a crime. In short, not paying the licence fee would move from a criminal issue to a civil enforcement issue if the bill becomes law.
Generated 21 February 2026
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
