Conviction rate lies

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Dear British Broadcasting Corporation,

I am making this request under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I recently read with great interest (and disbelief) and TV Licensing spokesman's claim that "We (TV Licensing) have a 99 per cent conviction rate". The claim was published in this article on the Daily Express.

Given that far fewer than half of all TV Licensing "Code 8" cases actually result in a conviction, please provide any relevant information about how this claimed "99 per cent conviction rate" was calculated.

Failing that, would you care to retract or distance the BBC from this "99 per cent conviction rate" claim, which quite clearly cannot be accurate?

I look forward to a timely and concise response, in accordance with the spirit of the Act

Yours faithfully,

A. Clerk

Peter Jones left an annotation ()

I'm not following.
I have placed this exact same request - in my words - a couple of weeks ago. Why submit it again?

FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

Dear A. Clerk,

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Your request was received on 13 August 2016. We will deal with your request as promptly as possible, and at the latest within 20 working days.

If you have any queries about your request, please contact us at the above address.

The reference number for your request is RFI20161514.

Yours sincerely

Information Rights, BBC Legal
BC2A4, Broadcast Centre
201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TP

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FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

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Dear A Clerk,

 

Please find attached our response to your request for information
reference RFI20161514.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Rights, BBC Legal

BC2A4, Broadcast Centre
201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TP

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