A Bill to de-criminalise the non-payment of the BBC licence fee by persons aged over seventy-five; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
30 October 2023
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This Bill would stop treating non-payment of the BBC licence fee as a crime for people aged over 75. It aims to change how overdue payments by older people are dealt with, with related provisions accompanying the main change. It was introduced in the House of Commons by Sir Christopher Chope.
The Bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons and has not yet progressed to committee or enactment.
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The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
