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

A Bill to de-criminalise the non-payment of the BBC licence fee by persons aged over seventy five; and for connected purposes.

Last fetched 25 Apr 2026 · parliament.uk

Progress through Parliament2 stages recorded

Commons

1st reading

21 Jun 2021

Commons

2nd reading

06 May 2022

Recent debates1 debate

25 Feb 2022
BBC LICENCE FEE NON-PAYMENT (DECRIMINALISATION FOR OVER-75S) BILL
Commons

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Bill 98 2021-22 (as introduced)

application/pdf · 27 Oct 2021

Sponsor

Sir Christopher Chope

At a glance

Typebill

Statusactive

Stage2nd reading

Stage date06 May 2022

OriginatedCommons

Currently inCommons

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