Who are the BBFC?

The British Board of Film Classification

• Regulate all films released in the UK as well as video games, programmes released on DVD or Blu-ray and those distributed via the internet.
• Independent, non-governmental body but they are answerable to OFCOM.
• Funded by charging fees to classify films
• They classify films on behalf of local authorities who license cinemas under the Licensing Act 2003 - local authorities have the power to overturn the classification of the BBFC and show or ban a film in their area.