TV Licence conviction against woman with Down's Syndrome overturned after Standard report
by Tristan Kirk
Feb 12, 2024
2 minutes
The conviction of a woman with Down’s Syndrome for not paying the TV Licence has been overturned after an Evening Standard investigation into a secretive courts system.
The 57-year-old from Charlton was taken to court via the Single Justice Procedure in December, when TV Licensing insisted she was responsible for an unpaid bill.
Yet court papers revealed she has such limited direct debit accidentally lapsing.
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