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British Board of Film Classification (Accountability to Parliament and Appeals)Bill seeks to

- make provision for parliamentary scrutiny of senior appointments to the British Board of Film Classification and of guidelines produced by it

- to establish a body with powers to hear appeals against the release of videos and DVDs and the classification of works in prescribed circumstances

At the present time the BBFC is an independent, non-governmental body that classifies films for release in the UK and provides guidance and information for film viewers.

This Bill would herald a step back to an era of censorship where the Government would decide what adults can and cannot watch.

If you believe in freedom of artistic expression and the ability of adults to decide what they watch please sign this petition.

Current signatories

Mr Wynter Tyson, the Petition Creator, joined by:

• Margaret Fontaine
• L MacDonald
• Rowland Tyson
• Philip Glover
• S Blondel
• David Taylor
• G William Roberts
• Mathew Smith
• Andrew Simpson
• Dick King
• S King
• Will Robbins
• Shaun Hollingworth
• Paul Cleaton
• Ramsey Campbell
• Christopher Ayres
• Boyd Walters
• Simon Taylor
• Craig Mountford
• Michael Grieve
• richard brooks
• andy martin
• russell williams
• simon worthington
• Florence Glover
• David Jones
• mark barry
• vicky brooks
• William Sauer
• Ian Foxon
• Jonathan Agyeman Jones
• James
• Mark Tagney
• Michael Spooner
• David Marshall
• Gregg Rowley
• N King
• Gemma Harris
• Tony Watts
• David Tong
• Alice Humphry
• Mark Paul Mainwaring
• Steve Obeney
• simon heale
• Gary Nickells
• Andrew Stevens
• heidi Garwood
• Simon MacColl
• Tony O'Neill
• James Webber
• James Taylor
• E Sanders
• Jenny Sangster
• S Hutton
• Nathan Dodd
• Christopher Stay
• David Burch
• Thomas Bacon
• Gina Cristofoli
• Neil Lomax