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Evening Standard
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Tristan Kirk

Woman detained under Mental Health Act convicted of not having TV licence in latest fast-track justice outrage

A woman has been convicted of not paying her TV Licence while she is being detained for mental health treatment, in the latest outrage to emerge from the Single Justice Procedure.

The 32-year-old woman said she was “not feeling well” when she was spoken to on the doorstep by a TV Licensing inspector in May, and revealed she has post-traumatic stress disorder and had been struggling to keep up with bill payments.

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