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Films featuring smoking could be given 18 certificates
Under new proposals, films that show people smoking could be given 18 certificates to stop children from taking up the habit.Council leaders in Manchester will discuss the proposals, which have been supported by health officials.
They are asking for special powers to put "restrictive" ratings on films that they believe encourage smoking.
This could mean films that have PG ratings elsewhere in Britain are rated 18 in Greater Manchester's cinemas.
A report by the Greater Manchester Health Commission, to be discussed by the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA), says town halls should "take into account smoking when giving a classification to a film".
The region's 10 councils may also cut funding to theatres that put on plays involving smoking.
The GMHC's report also urges the Government to ban drivers from smoking, to reclassify all films featuring smoking to be rated 18 and to ban smoking in television programmes.
Source: The Telegraph, 24th July 2008
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