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16/02/2009
TV show 'forces review of child employment laws' |
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A review of child employment laws has reportedly been ordered following the broadcasting of Channel 4 series Boys and Girls Alone.
The television series follows ten boys and ten girls between the ages eight and 11 who are removed from parental supervision and left to their own devices.
Ministers have criticised the show, but a spokesperson for Channel 4 denies that it has broken any performance licensing laws - which aim to protect a child's welfare, the Times reports.
According to the newspaper, a child can perform for four hours in one day and must receive an hourly rest.
However the spokesperson argues that the laws are only enforceable in terms of scripted performances.
"As will be clear to anyone who has seen Boys and Girls Alone, the children are not performing, but are being observed in a factual programme," the representative said. |
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