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Gender Disparity review
More women than men are prosecuted for TV Licence fee evasion. A Government review in 2015 found that the BBC was not operating a discriminatory policy but recommended that it look at the issue in more detail. As a result, the BBC undertook an in-depth review in 2017 and found that underlying societal factors drive this disparity. Changes were subsequently made to TV Licensing processes in an attempt to reduce it.
The BBC committed to undertaking a second review, published in 2023, to better understand why the disparity still exists as well as looking at how TVL operates and whether improvements could be made. As part of that review, it published a 10-point action plan and provided an update on progress in 2024 and 2025.
2025 Gender Disparity 10-Point Action Plan Update (PDF 91 Kb opens in a new window)
2024 Gender Disparity 10-Point Action Plan Update (PDF 191 Kb opens in a new window)
2023 Gender Disparity Report (BBC Reports opens in a new window)
2017 Gender Disparity Report (PDF 453 Kb opens in a new window)
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Latest press releases
- TV Licensing assures customers that implementing the new over 75s licence fee concession will be Covid-19 safe
- Thu Jul 09 2020
- Following the BBC Board’s confirmation that the BBC will begin the new scheme covering the over 75s licence fee concession from 1 August this year, TV Licensing is assuring customers that implementation of the new scheme will be Covid-19 safe.
- Thousands of black and white TVs still in use as BBC One in colour hits 50
- Wed 13 Nov 2019
- As BBC One celebrates its 50th anniversary of colour television this week, TV Licensing has revealed that more than 6,500 UK households are still watching TV programmes on black and white TV sets.
- Over 20,000 young people interviewed for watching TV without a TV Licence
- Tue Oct 22 2019
- More than 20,000 young people aged 18 to 25 have been interviewed by TV Licensing Visiting Officers for watching live TV or BBC iPlayer without a valid licence in the last year, according to figures released by TV Licensing.