Petition · past parliament
The BBC should be encrypted instead of the license fee
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
people that do not watch the BBC should be forced to pay for the programming of the BBC as they are not using that service. Sky are able to encrypt their channels and bill people that watch them so in that case so can the BBC
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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Timeline
| 2 Oct 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Oct 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
6 Oct 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.