Violent film legislation
- Title
- Violent film legislation
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
- TX Date
- 13 Apr 1994
- Year of production
- 1994
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- Duration
- 00:03:10
- Description
- Des Fahy reports on the Conservative Party retreat over legislation to tighten up regulation of violent films, some amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill tabled by David Alton MP have been agreed including stricter film classification and jail sentences for selling horror films to children. Includes Commons speeches from David Alton; Home Secretary Michael Howard; shadow Home Secretary Tony Blair.
- Contributors
- David Alton; Tony Blair; Des Fahy; Michael Howard
- Keywords
- Legislation; Parliamentary bills; Violence; Children (age group); Penal sanctions; Films; Video tape recordings; Child behaviour; Criminal Justice Act 1994; BBFC
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LBC/IRN, "Violent film legislation". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0002100085009 (Accessed 07 May 2025)