ELSPA statement on launch of Byron review

Thursday 27th March/…ELSPA, the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers organization, welcomes the findings of the Byron Review. It lays out an critical framework to deliver a better understanding of how to protect children on-line and when playing video games.

Paul Jackson, Director General, ELSPA, said: “We fully support Dr Byron’s advice to parents on the use of technology in the home and parental awareness

of their children’s activities, including the need for wider awareness of age ratings on video games.

“We believe in one legally enforceable system for classification of video games and to build increased public awareness of both the age ratings system and the long-standing availability and use of parental controls on all games consoles.

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