British Board of Film Classification

Lord Laming Excerpts

Wednesday 12th June 2013 Lords Chamber

[Lord Laming]

My Lords, does the noble Lord agree that, so far as children and young people are concerned, this material represents for them the values of our society and therefore our society has a special responsibility to make sure that what is conveyed actually accords to our values and beliefs, especially about childhood?

[Lord Gardiner of Kimble]

The noble Lord again raises an important point. That is why, across the piece, the Government, industry and charity, through the UK Council for Child Internet Safety, are working so much together and why the Secretary of State is having a summit meeting on 18 June with the major internet service providers, mobile operators, search engines and social media companies to explore all that can be done to ensure that children remain safe.