Television licencing (FOI)

Request

A

With regard to the subsidised TV Licence for the elderly in Jersey over the age of 75 years old, I would like to know the annual cost to fund this subsidy over the past three years?

B

I would also like to know why all residents in Jersey are forced to pay for a TV Licence, when in recent years this Service Fee has been reclassified as a UK Tax within the UK Parliament and the Office for National Statistics?

C

I would finally like to know what the Legal status is for a Jersey Resident when forced to pay any Tax issued in the UK for goods and services such as the BBC World Wide Service?

Response

A

2016 - £275K as per the annual report which can be viewed at the following link:

2016 annual report

2017 -  £258K as per the annual report which can be viewed at the following link:

2017 annual report

2018 - £276K (annual report not yet available).

B and C

Please see information in response to a previous Freedom of Information request at the following link:

TV Licencing (FOI)

Further information is also available within another Freedom of Information response at the following link:

TV licencing requirements (FOI)