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BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill has completed 1st reading on 22 Jun 2026 in the House of Commons. Parliament currently lists 2nd reading as its current stage.
Current position
- Latest completed stage
- 1st reading22 Jun 2026
- Current stage
- 2nd reading
- House
- House of Commons
- Bill type
- Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
- Last updated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Proposer / sponsor
- Sir Christopher Chope Proposer / sponsor · Conservative · House of Commons
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View in Parliamentary CalendarWhat this bill is about
The BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill is a Private Members’ Bill that would seek to decriminalise non-payment of the BBC licence fee for people aged over 75, and make related changes. It is currently at an early stage of the parliamentary process, with only limited official detail available in the provided sources. Further information from the bill’s full text and any explanatory materials would be needed to describe exactly what offences or enforcement steps would be changed and how.
What it would do
- Would seek to decriminalise non-payment of the BBC licence fee for persons aged over 75.
- Would make “connected purposes” changes related to that decriminalisation.
- The provided official material does not include the bill’s full text or explanatory notes, so the specific legal scope is not shown here.
Bill journey
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1st reading 22 Jun 2026 · House of Commons
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