Rejected petition TV Licence money must not be used to pay McAlpine compensation and legal costs.

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TV Licence money must not be used to pay McAlpine compensation and legal costs from his complaint against the BBC. Alternative method must be found to pay him not involving licence fee payers or tax payers. It would be a great injustice to the vast majority of the innocent British Public.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

The BBC is independent of Government. Therefore, this is a matter for the BBC and BBC Trust.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 19 November 2012
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