Petition · past parliament
Introduce an independent body to oversee complaints about TV licence enforcement
Closed
540 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should create an independent body, equivalent to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, to oversee complaints about TV licence enforcement.
Citizens viewing only non-BBC, on-demand services do not legally require a TV licence. There is a mountain of anecdotal and documentary evidence that citizens who formally cancel are being subjected to unwarranted, repeated legal threat letters and home visits in the absence of any credible evidence of TV licence offences. Enforcement of TV licences should be subject to the same rules and accountability as the police when conducting what amount to criminal investigations.
Timeline
| 30 Jul 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Jan 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
540
Status
Closed
Opened
30 Jul 2021
Closed
30 Jan 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.