United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 51658
Television Licences: Non-payment
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20 September 2022
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27 September 2022 · Answer
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27 September 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were sent to prison for non-payment of the TV licence in each of the last ten years.
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20 September 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were sent to prison for non-payment of the TV licence in each of the last ten years.
Source: Commons
27 September 2022
Answer
A person cannot receive a custodial sentence for non-payment of the TV licence fee as the maximum penalty is a fine.The number of people admitted to prison for failing to pay fines in respect of the non-payment of a TV licence in England and Wales in each...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-09-20/51658
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1506665
- uk · wq-1506665 · source updated 27 September 2022