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Television Licences: Non-payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases awaiting trial are related to non-payment of the BBC license fee by (a) age and (b) sex.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
5 Nov 2025
Target answer date
12 Nov 2025
Answer
12 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases awaiting trial are related to non-payment of the BBC license fee by (a) age and (b) sex.

  2. 12 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Justice holds data on cases awaiting trial related to non-payment of the BBC licence fee. As of 6 November 2025, there were 76 such cases.By age:Age CategoriesCase CountUnder 25125-443145-644065 and over3No age recorded1By sex:GenderCase C...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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