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Television Licences: Fraud

Question for Department for Culture, Media and Sport

UIN 10120, tabled on 21 October 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many cases of TV licence fraud there were in the last year.

Answered on

29 October 2024

The Government does not hold information on ‘TV licence fraud’.

The BBC is responsible for the collection and enforcement of the licence fee. The BBC’s annual Television Licence Fee Trust Statement provides an estimated evasion rate, which is the predicted number of households required to have a TV licence that do not hold one. The estimated evasion rate for 2023/2024 is 11.3%.

The BBC’s Television Licence Fee Trust Statement for the year ending 31 March 2024 can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66a0fda0fc8e12ac3edb03e3/E03119946_-_HC_xxx_BBC_Wales_-_Licensing_Fee_Trust_Statement_ARA_23-24_Accessible.pdf