BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill

Key Points

• De-criminalises non-payment of the BBC licence fee for people aged 75 and over.
• Applies specifically to the over-75 age group; other age groups are not covered by this measure.
• Introduced in the House of Commons as a Private Member's Bill, sponsored by Sir Christopher Chope.
• Currently at the Second Reading in the Commons; would need to progress through Committee, Report and Third Reading to become law.
• Originating in the Commons; there is one official Bill document.

Progress

The bill is at the Second Reading stage in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move through Committee, Report, and Third Reading, before possible consideration by the House of Lords.