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Tv-licence holders to be able to demand refund
We call on legislation to be introduced to enable tv license payers to be able to demand a 50% refund if the BBC is found to have breached its Charter and not provided an on-air public apology.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
163
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 163/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 163/100,000
Background
This apology should be issued within a period of 24 hours following the airing of a programme, article or comment which has been found to have breached its Charter.