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		</div><p>The British Government has announced plans to &#8220;close the iPlayer loophole&#8221; by making those who use the service pay the licence fee.</p>
<p>However, details on how the new requirement will be enforced remain sketchy with no specific options outlined in the White Paper.</p>
<p>Speaking to the House of Commons in London outlining the proposed reforms, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale said: &#8220;The current licence fee system needs to be fairer, so we will close the iPlayer loophole meaning that those who watch BBC programmes on demand will now need a TV licence like everyone else.&#8221;</p>
<p>The White Paper said that someone wanting to access the service would have to &#8220;verify&#8221; they are a licence fee payer.</p>
<p>But it did not spell out exactly what this verification process would look like, or how it would be enforced in practice.</p>
<p>A spokesman at the UK&#8217;s Department for Culture, Media and Sport said a requirement for watchers to type in their licence fee number while logging on might be one option.</p>
<p>But he said specific options had not been drafted and it would be up to the BBC to draw these up.</p>
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