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ELSPA has responded to comments made by the Prime Minister Gordon Brown concerning his views on violence in video games. According to a report by UK tabloid The Sun, Brown had linked violence in video games to knife crime in the UK.
ELSPA has told MCV that despite the tabloid’s spin on the story, the PM’s stance on games has not changed.
“We were obviously concerned by the Prime Minister’s comments yesterday on knife crime and computer games,” said ELSPA director general Paul Jackson.
“Since this time we have been reassured by DBERR that the government’s position in this area has not altered; the Prime Minister remains concerned about the protection of children from access to certain new technologies which is why the government commissioned the Byron Review. We have been further reassured that there will be no changes to government policy in this area until Dr Byron publishes her findings at the end of March.”
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