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Views sought on smoking in films 

Liverpool residents and local businesses are to be consulted on a proposal which would see new films which show characters smoking given an 18 rating in the city.

The proposed classification would mean that films which depict images of tobacco smoking would only be regarded as suitable for adult viewing. The move is being proposed by Liverpool Primary Care Trust.

This proposal would not apply to films which portray historical figures who actually smoked and those which provide a "clear and unambiguous portrayal of the dangers of smoking, other tobacco use, or second-hand smoke".

It would also not change the classification of old films which have scenes of people smoking.

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