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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Tristan Kirk

Grieving daughter handed TV licence criminal conviction in fast-track court despite health struggles

At a glance

• A grieving woman with mental health struggles has been convicted of not paying her TV Licence in the latest Single Justice Procedure case

• The system is under pressure, operating in closed court and routinely ending in convictions for vulnerable people

• Extra pressure is now on the government to reform the SJP system

A grieving woman left bedbound and battling mental health struggles after the death of her mother has been convicted of not keeping up with TV Licence payments.

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