Television Licences: Non-payment
(asked on 20th September 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
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.
This question was answered on 27th September 2022
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 of the last ten years can be viewed at the following link: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-15/37589.