Jump to full article: BBC Online, 2009-06-17
Intro: Films featuring characters who smoke could soon be handed an automatic 18 rating while showing in Liverpool.
Liverpool Primary Care Trust (PCT) wants young people banned from exposure to smoking actors because of research suggesting they influence children.
An estimated 5,300 under-18s smoke in Liverpool, half of whom were influenced by films, the PCT claimed.
If the policy is approved, the council could enforce 18 classifications under the Licensing Act 2003.
The city council has stressed a decision is yet to be made, and people in the city have been urged to engage in a consultation, which starts in August.
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