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.