A Bill to de-criminalise the non-payment of the BBC licence fee by persons aged over seventy-five; and for connected purposes.
This Bill would stop treating non-payment of the BBC TV licence fee by people aged over 75 as a criminal offence. Instead, the issue would be dealt with through non-criminal means, with enforcement aligned to civil processes. It also covers related changes needed to make this decriminalisation work.
The Bill is at the 2nd Reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to Committee stage for detailed examination, then to the Third Reading and on to the Lords for consideration.
Generated 21 February 2026
The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 24 April 2026, although the House of Commons is not expected to be sitting on that date.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Monday 21 October 2024.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.