ELSPA meets with MP Brazier to discuss rating classification

Paul Jackson, director general of the ELSPA, recently met with Julian Braizer MP to discuss his Private Members Bill.

The Bill looks to enable senior appointments to the BBFC, and the classification of films and games, to come under the scrutiny of Parliament.

"I was most grateful for the opportunity to meet with Mr. Brazier to explain how the classification system for games currently works and the challenges we face in this area," Jackson said.

"Mr Brazier took the opportunity to express his concerns on the impact of violence in films and games on society which led to the introduction of his Bill.

"Following on from this we agreed to stay in close contact and give advice and clarification to ensure the views of the industry are taken into account while the Bill is being developed and its merits debated by the House."

The ELSPA requested a meeting last December in response to Brazier's Bill, which itself arose in response to the controversy surrounding the BBFC ban of Manhunt 2.