“Decriminalisation will be considered alongside the licence fee settlement negotiations that began in November. The negotiations will set the level of the licence free for a period of at least five years from 2022 and will provide the context within which any future decision on decriminalisation will be taken”
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Government publishes response to decriminalising TV licence evasion - GOV.UK.
Did you really think you could get away with saying its not a criminal offence?
Seriously? 