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
12 February 2025
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The BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill would stop treating non-payment of the BBC licence fee by people aged over 75 as a criminal offence. If enacted, enforcement for this age group would move away from criminal prosecutions; the bill was introduced in the Commons and is currently at the 2nd reading, sponsored by Sir Christopher Chope.
The bill is at the 2nd reading stage in the Commons. The first reading took place on 11 December 2023. No further progress information is available in the provided details.
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11 Dec 2023
The dissolution of Parliament took place on Thursday 30 May 2024. All business in the House of Commons and House of Lords has come to an end and this bill will make no further progress.
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