Mr Chug Freeman 
Via email: [FOI #27780 email]   
 
 
5 March 2010  
 
 
Dear Mr Freeman 
 
Freedom of Information request – RFI20100234 
 
Thank you for your email of 15 February requesting the following about TV Licensing under the terms 
of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Act”);  
 
how much it costs per case to bring a prosecution before the court? 
 
The reference number for your request is RFI20100234.   
 
Please note that you asked in an earlier request of 25 January 2010, reference number RFI20100104, 
for the following:  
 
Can you tell me how much it costs to prosecute a single person for TV licence evasion? 
 
Because your two requests are so similar, to the point of being repeated, I must explain to you that 
the BBC is refusing to comply with your new request under section 14(2) of the Act on the basis that 
we have previously responded to you on this issue.   
 
In my email to you of 15 February I asked that should you wish to pursue your request for an internal 
review of your original request – reference RFI20100104 – then you need to explain the specific 
issue(s) you would like the review to address.  I reiterate this offer of an internal review now and ask 
that you let me know these details by return email.   
 
 
 
 

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Appeal Rights 
 
If you are not satisfied that we have complied with the Act in responding to your request, you have 
the right to an internal review by a BBC senior manager or legal adviser. Please contact us at the 
address above, explaining what you would like us to review and including your reference number. If 
you are not satisfied with the internal review, you can appeal to the Information Commissioner. The 
contact details are: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, 
Cheshire, SK9 5AF, telephone 01625 545 700 or see http://www.ico.gov.uk/  
 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
Fern Kersey 
Adviser, Information Policy & Compliance 
 
 
 

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