Title page
Contents
Summary 3
The TV licence and the criminal sanction 5
The TV licence 5
The current enforcement scheme and criminal sanction 6
The Perry Review 7
The case for decriminalisation 9
Fairness and proportionality 9
Changes to the number and type of people required to buy a TV licence 11
Impact on the justice system 11
Information on alternative enforcement schemes 12
A civil enforcement scheme 12
Impacts of a civil enforcement scheme 13
Evasion rates 13
Set up and administration costs 14
Changes in how sanctions are decided 15
Impact on individuals 15
Consultation Questions 16
Responding to this consultation and what will happen 17
How to respond 17
Disclosure of responses and data protection 17
Next steps 18