Just found this transcript from an RTS event last week...
Q: Lorraine Heggessey: Do you support decriminalising licence-fee evasion?
A Tony Hall: It's really good that we're going to get data on how many cases [and] how long they take... The question is how can we ensure that we don't lose the money without people going to jail... That's part of the Charter [renewal] process – because it's roughly £35m for every 1% of people who evade the licence fee.
Q Lorraine Heggessey: Do you believe people should go to jail for not paying?
A Tony Hall: No, of course I don't. But... our evasion rate is 5.3% - 5.4%; for utilities it's 10%. We've got to work this through.
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