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Meeting Details

Meeting Summary

Committee:

Licensing Sub-Committee

Date/Time:

29 Sep 2023 - 11:00

Status:

Occurred

Venue:

Deben Conference Room, East Suffolk House

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Agenda Contents (161Kb)
Agenda Document Pack - Licensing Sub-Committee - 29/09/2023 (1450Kb)
Minutes of meeting (101Kb)

Agenda

Meeting Details

MeetingDetails

Members are invited to a Meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee

to be held in the Blyth Meeting Room, East Suffolk House, Melton,

on Friday, 29 September 2023 at 11.00am.

Pool Membership

Councillor Colin Hedgley, Councillor Ed Thompson, Councillor Tim Wilson.

Open To The Public

1 Election of a Chair

To elect a Chair for the Licensing Sub-Committee.

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On the proposition of Councillor Hedgley, seconded by Councillor Wilson, it was

RESOLVED

The Councillor Thompson be elected Chair of the Licensing Sub-Committee for the meeting.

2 Apologies for Absence

To receive apologies for absence, if any.

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There were no apologies for absence.

3 Declarations of Interest

Members and Officers are invited to make any declarations of interests, and the nature of that interest, that they may have in relation to items on the Agenda and are also reminded to make any declarations at any stage during the Meeting if it becomes apparent that this may be required when a particular item or issue is considered.

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No declarations of interest were made.

4 Declarations of Lobbying and Responses to Lobbying

To receive any Declarations of Lobbying in respect of any item on the agenda and also declarations of any response to that lobbying.

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No declarations of lobbying were made.

5 Film Classification - a series of short films to be screened at venues across Lowestoft as part of the Lowestoft Film Festival

Report of the Senior Licensing Officer.

ES-1673 Film Classification (132Kb)
1. ES-1673 Appendix A (238Kb)
2. ES-1673 Appendix B (847Kb)

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Jodie Fisher (Licensing Officer) introduced report ES/1673 regarding the classification of 58 short films due to be shown at the East Point Pavilion, The Grit Arts Centre and The Junction, all in Lowestoft between 20 to 27 October 2023 as part of the Lowestoft Film Festival.

The films had not been shown to the public before within the East Suffolk district and it was therefore necessary for East Suffolk Council to given them a suitable classification.

The Sub-Committee was asked to determine the appropriate admission criteria for the films in accordance with British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) guidelines. Members confirmed that they had viewed the short-films prior to the meeting.

Having applied the guidelines of the BBFC it was

RESOLVED

Ref	Film Title	Discussion	Final Classification
1	Blunt Instrument	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
2	Do Not Touch	After a discussion regarding the sexual content in the film, the classification was changed to a 15.	15
3	Hangers in July	After a discussion regarding the language used in the film, the classification was changed to a 15.	15
4	Herd Immunity	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
5	Dead Line	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
6	I Live with the Devil	After a discussion regarding the self harm in the film, the classification was changed to a 15.	15
7	Tall Dark and Handsome	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
8	Paper Skin	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
9	Wawel Dragon	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
10	Sugar	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
11	Landscape with Water	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
12	Memories	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
13	Good For Nothing	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
14	The Soldier’s Post	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 12A.	12A
15	Silver Lining	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
16	Space Mail	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U.	U
17	A Serious House	After a discussion regarding the psychological horror in the film, the classification was changed to a 15.	15
18	Still	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U.	U
19	Ark	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
20	FOG	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U.	U
21	Breathe	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
22	Quiet	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 12A.	12A
23	On a foggy day	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U.	U
24	Ball pit. Wednesday. Lemonade.	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
25	Croak	After a discussion regarding the topic of suicide in the film, the classification was changed to a 15.	15
26	The holiday maker	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U.	U
27	PeopleSCATtered	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U.	U
28	The Wait	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U.	U
29	DIG	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
30	We commuted once a day (Two, Three)	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U.	U
31	Ethel	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U.	U
32	X to X	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 12A.	12A
33	Oran na h-Eala	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
34	Mattricide	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U.	U
35	Platform	After a discussion regarding the psychological horror in the film, the classification was changed to a 12A.	12A
36	Dorothy’s Day Out	After a discussion regarding the language in the film, the classification was changed to a 12A.	12A
37	Eating Soup with a fork	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U.	U
38	Our Time	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U.	U
39	If we lived	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
40	Johnny Barnes	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U.	U
41	My Friend Carmen	After a discussion regarding the language and adult relationships in the film, the classification was changed to a 12A.	12A
42	Twenty Quid Change	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U.	U
43	CANDY	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 15.	15
44	Witches of the Waste	After a discussion regarding the violence in the film, the classification was changed to a 15.	15
45	Washed Out	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U.	U
46	Best Of Three	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U.	U
47	Samuel	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
48	Her Castle	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
49	SONAR	After a discussion regarding the psychological horror in the film, the classification was changed to a 12A.	12A
50	I Am Light	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U.	U
51	Fever Dream	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
52	As you Are	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U.	U
53	disquiet	After a discussion regarding the psychological horror in the film, the classification was changed to a 12A.	12A
54	Love You Always, Mum	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 12A.	12A
55	Petals	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a PG.	PG
56	Jigging	After a discussion regarding the topic of suicide in the film, the classification was changed to a 12A.	12A
57	Honey Trap	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 12A.	12A
58	‘Home’	A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U.	U

Exempt/Confidential

There are no Exempt or Confidential items for this Agenda.

Attendance

Attended - Committee Members

Name
Councillor Colin Hedgley
Councillor Ed Thompson
Councillor Tim Wilson

Attended - Other Members

Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.

Declarations of Interests

Member Name	Item Ref.	Details	Nature of Declaration	Action
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Visitors

Officers present:

Jodie Fisher (Licensing Officer), Leonie Hoult (Licensing Officer), Jemima Shaw (Trainee Solicitor) and Nicola Wotton (Member Support and Civic Manager)