TV Licensing - Use of Recorded Mail

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Dear British Broadcasting Corporation,

It has been reported that BBC/TVL uses Recorded Mail to send letters to certain unlicensed addresses.

By reference to BBC Policy documents, Staff training materials, emails and similar documentation, please can you tell me:-

1. How many items of recorded mail were sent to unlicensed addresses in each of the past 5 years.

2. What is the purpose of the use of recorded mail, and how does it relate to the detection of Licence Fee evasion?

3. What is the estimated additional cost of using recorded mail in these instances?

4. What cost-benefit assessment has been undertaken of this exercise? What was the outcome?

Yours faithfully,

Mark on behalf of LicenceFree.co.uk

FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

Dear Mark,

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, as detailed in your email below. Your request was received on 7th January 2013. 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 address below.

The reference number for your request is RFI20130025.

Kind regards

The Information Policy & Compliance Team

BBC Freedom of Information
BC2 B6, Broadcast Centre
201 Wood Lane
London W12 7TP

www.bbc.co.uk/foi
Email: [BBC request email]

Tel: 020 8008 2882
Fax: 020 8008 2398

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FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

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Dear Mark,

Please find attached the response to your request for information, reference RFI20130025.

Yours sincerely,
Lisa Quarrell

BBC Information Policy and Compliance
Room BC2 B6 Broadcast Centre
Wood Lane
London W12 7TP

Website: www.bbc.co.uk/foi
Email: mailto:[BBC request email]
Tel: 020 8008 2882
Fax: 020 8008 2398

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