{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/552606.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":552606,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Stop charging elderly people for TV licences.","background":"Stop charging the elderly for TV licences","additional_details":"","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2020-09-27T12:52:57.112Z","updated_at":"2020-10-07T07:59:55.192Z","rejected_at":"2020-10-07T07:59:55.195Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-09-30T08:08:04.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"Since 2018 the BBC has been responsible for any costs associated with providing free TV licences, so deciding to grant free TV licences to people over a certain age would be a matter for the BBC, not the Government or House of Commons.\r\n\r\nHowever, we have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:\r\n\r\nFund free TV licences for the over 70 year old: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/549178"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}