Mr Bob Willis 
[FOI #40989 email] 
 
 
28 July 2010 
 
Dear Mr Willis 
 
Request for Information – RFI20100923 
 
Thank you for your email of 8 July 2010 in which you seek clarification of wording used in the BBC’s 
response to Freedom of Information Act (“FOI”) request RFI20100748.  Your query has been dealt with as 
a request for information under the FOI Act. 
 
In RFI20100748 the BBC noted that “…TV Licensing enquiry officers, on average, catch 1,000 evaders per day so 
make a considerable number of visits daily on a nationwide basis.” 
 
You have asked that the word ‘catch’ be defined.  An evader is caught where they are found to require a 
TV Licence and a prosecution statement is then taken.  A prosecution statement is where TV Licensing has 
interviewed the evader under caution.   
 
Appeal rights  
 
If you are not satisfied with this response you have the right to an internal review by a BBC senior manager 
or legal adviser. Please contact us at the address provided, 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/ 
   
I hope this response is helpful. 
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
 
Dan McGregor 
Senior Policy Adviser, BBC TV Licensing Management Team 
 

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