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TELEVISION licence collectors have been attacked for their “poor” performance amid high levels of evasion and plummeting enforcement rates.
The BBC is losing up to £291 million a year through fee-dodging, according to a committee of MPs.
Successful enforcement cases under Capita have dropped by nearly a fifth and it has failed to drive down evasion, with the worst offenders Scottish and Northern Irish viewers, the probe found.
Collectors often find homes empty as more than half of visits take place during working hours, the Public Accounts Committee said.
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The BBC is losing up to £291 million a year through fee-dodging, according to a committee of MPs.
Successful enforcement cases under Capita have dropped by nearly a fifth and it has failed to drive down evasion, with the worst offenders Scottish and Northern Irish viewers, the probe found.
Collectors often find homes empty as more than half of visits take place during working hours, the Public Accounts Committee said.
MPs said they were “concerned” about the conduct of Capita staff after reports that some had targeted vulnerable residents while trying to boost collection rates.
It comes as a separate report found the number of senior managers in the BBC earning more than £150,000 went up despite promises of a 20% cut.see more here
https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/conduc...cerns-for-mps/
