Early Day Motion·EDM 530

BRITISH BOARD OF FILM CLASSIFICATION

6 July 200526 Signatures

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That this House expresses its concern that the names and professional backgrounds of the examiners at the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) are not available to the public; and expresses further concern at the BBFC's increasing tendency to abdicate its responsibility to parents and guardians of young people by classifying too many films as 12a, thus placing the decision as to whether the film is suitable to be seen by young people onto the parent or guardian, who in most cases will not have seen the film beforehand, unlike the BBFC.