Issue - meetings

The Committee considered a report which provided information on adopting a policy to deal with films for Public Exhibition or requests to reclassify films that  were unclassified by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC).

The Licensing Manager introduced the report and drew Members’ attention to the following amendments to the report and to the draft policy as set out in Appendix 1 to the report:

§         Section 4.3 of the report should read District of Bromsgrove and not Borough of Bromsgrove as shown;

§         Paragraph 2 of the Policy for Determining Film Classifications should read Bromsgrove District Council and not Redditch Borough Council as shown.

The Licensing Manager informed the Committee that the Licensing Authority had the right to classify films that were shown in premises licensed under the Licensing Act 2003.  The Licensing Manager responded to questions from Members’ on the type of films to be shown.  Members agreed that whilst applications may be rare, a policy should be approved as there appeared to be an emerging trend and an increase in film festivals.

RESOLVED:

(a)       that subject to the amendment to the policy as detailed in the preamble           above, the Policy for Determining Film Classification be approved;

(b)       that responsibility for the authorisation of films which have not already been classified by the BBFC be delegated to the Director of Planning         and Regeneration, Regulatory and Housing Services; and

(c)        that the Licensing Committee be informed of any applications for film classifications received and decided by the Director of Planning and    Regeneration, Regulatory and Housing Services