Meeting Details

Meeting Summary
Licensing Sub-Committee
13 Sep 2023 - 10:30
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Documents

Agenda

Meeting Details
MeetingDetails

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

to be held in the Deben Conference Room, East Suffolk House, Melton,

on Wednesday, 13 September 2023 at 10.30am.

 

This meeting will be broadcast to the public via the East Suffolk YouTube Channel at https://youtube.com/live/oUM203diF2M?feature=share.

Pool Membership
Pool Membership
Councillor Deborah Dean, Councillor Alan Green, Councillor Lee Reeves, Councillor Colin Hedgley (Reserve).
Open To The Public
1 Election of a Chair

To elect a Chair for the meeting.

2

On the proposition of Councillor Green, seconded by Councillor Dean it was

 

RESOLVED

 

That Councillor Lee Reeves be elected Chair of the Licensing Sub-Committee for the meeting.

2 Apologies for Absence

To receive apologies for absence, if any.

1
Matt Makin (Democratic Service Officer)
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.

3
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.  
4
No declarations of lobbying were made.
Report of the Senior Licensing Officer.
5

Leonie Hoult (Licensing Officer) introduced report ES/1644 regarding the classification of 24 short films due to be shown at the Riverside Theatre as part of the Suffolk Short Film on Sunday 14th October 2023.

 

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.

 

Ref

Film Title

Discussion

Final Classification

1

Adieu Gaston

The panel discussed the level of violence depicted in the killing and felt it was made a joke of. Due to this the panel decided to change the classification to a 15.

15

2

Who Nose

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U

U

3

Sola

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 12

12

4

Deeper Still

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U

U

5

Tardigrade

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U

U

6

Her Castle

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 12

12

7

The Pigeon of Waterloo

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 12

12

8

Period Drama

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 12

12

9

Curisoa

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 12

12

10

Blue

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 15

15

11

Killing Boris Johnson

Following a discussion about the content of the film it was agreed by majority of 2 to 1 that the film would changed to an 18 classification

18

12

Office Royale

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 15

15

13

Twofold

After a discussion regarding the language used in the film, the classification was changed to a 15

15

14

Senza te-(Without you)

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U

U

15

Rea’s Men

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 15

15

16

Inappropriate

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 12

12

17

Dream Big

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 12

12

18

Phonetime

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 12

12

19

Suzie

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 12

12

20

Secret Diary of a High Rise

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a U

U

21

Seasalter Road

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 12

12

22

Brotherly Love

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 12

12

23

Que Sera

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 15

15

24

St Nowhere

A unanimous decision was made to classify the film a 12

12

 

Exempt/Confidential
There are no Exempt or Confidential items for this Agenda.

 

Attendance

Attended - Committee Members
Name
No attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.
Attended - Other Members
Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Visitors

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