Enforcement Officer falsified my answers on tv licence statement

[Greeneyes12]

Hi all, New here, please bear with me.

I stopped my Tv d/d for a number of reasons Main one was I'd gone to stay with my mum while she was recovering from cancer treatment.
I had the TV Licence enforcement officer at my door. I told the truth about the day and what I watched when he read me the caution.I was terrified. Ive never ever been in trouble with the law.
I remember telling him I had streamed something .
We even spoke about the program. I've just re read the paperwork from tv licencing and HES ACTUALLY PUT I WATCHED BBC. and a different day!
I rang the tv licence number, straight away and spoke to a very angry man who told me that that's exactly what I told the EO that day on the step.
I know i never said this , but he has said its his 'word against mine' .
I've asked for all Dsar and all my data , from that day, I know it probably should have been put it in writing, so I will be doing this. I believe just asking on the phone call was futile to be honest. But calls are recorded so ill double check.

I've gone not guilty, because i wasn't actually watching Bbc.
I want to see the Enforcement officer in court too and see why he's falsified my words. I did sign the tablet, but he read the answers out, I didn't physically see the screen with the questions he asked me. Hes basically lied on official documents as such .
Today I've received my summons to court.
Is there anything else I can do here. Can I insist the enforcement officer atten too.
Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thanks for reading .

[PallasAthena]

Tagging islandgirl

[islandgirl]

The information below is my personal opinion and should not be relied upon as I am not a solicitor and cannot give you advice just general pointers. What I would say first and foremost is go and have a free chat with a solicitor about this issue and see what they say. Here are my thoughts.
The law says you need a licence unless you have no access to live TV or BBC iplayer: The government site says: "You need a TV Licence to watch or record programmes on a TV, computer or other device as they're broadcast, and to watch on-demand BBC programmes on iPlayer". https://www.gov.uk/find-licences/tv-licence
Although what you were watching on the day is on the form, it is not hugely important - what matters is do you have access to live tv. If there is a working aerial capable of receiving live TV it seems from the above government advice that you would need a licence. If you have no licence and need one AND pay for Netflix, Sky or other streaming services the category of offence can be higher.
You have to decide whether you are actually guilty of the offence or not. If you are, then a guilty plea is usually dealt with under the single justice system where one magistrate sits with a legal advisor and works their way through a huge number of offences online (it is not a popular sitting I can assure you). Fine is based on weekly income (probably 50% for first offence) and some extra charges are added.
Not guilty pleas appear in a special TV licencing court with a TV licence special prosecutor (not CPS). This is where your case will be heard. You will have to appear and give evidence. I do not have any idea about the paperwork you will receive but assume you could request the appearance of the officer but, given the above, need to decide if you are actually guilty or not.
These are the sentencing guidelines. https://sentencingcouncil.org.uk/gui...-revised-2017/
Have a read of these.
I think you need to decide if you are guilty or not of the actual offence. If you are but appear in court and explain about the wrong information being put on and that is why you said not guilty then you may be able to persuade the mags to fine you the standard amount and not add court costs etc. but this is by no means certain. The circumstances with your mum etc will all help if you explain them (and bring some proof if you can).
Go and have a chat with a professional and see what they say.