The consultation, which is likely to be led by culture minister Ed Vaizey, will open this summer and a DCMS spokesman said part of its brief will be to consider putting age restrictions on music film and DVD - a key recommendation of Bailey's report.

The music industry, and other stakeholders, including the British Board of Film Classification, will be asked to submit their views to the consultation.

The industry, which could also see music documentaries put under the microscope ...