1990

Public concern about the influence of videos has continued and there have been periodic calls for stricter standards most notably following the Jamie Bulger case. Public opinion rallied behind calls for stricted regulation.

1994
Parliament supported an amendment to the Video Recordings Act, contained in the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act which requires the Board to consider specific issues and the potential for harm when making video classification decisions.

The BBFC started to receive some of the stronger video games for formal classification which necessitated a different way of examining.

1995
Controversy erupted about Larry Clark's film Kids which some critics described as child pornography.

1997
BBFC's president Lord Harewood stepped down after 12 years in the job. His replacement Andreas Whittam Smith announce his intention to steer the BBFC towards a greater 'openess and accountability'.

1998
The publication of the BBFC's first set of classification Guidelines following a series public 'roadshows' in which public views were canvassed and the launching of  a BBFCwebsite.

1999
Robin Duval became the Director and standards continued to evolve with due consideration of recent relevant research, shifts in public attitudes and the developments in comparable media such as terrestrial, satellite and cable television and the internet.

The removal of the BBFC's controversial policy on oriental weaponry. Emphasis was changed towards a policy of being concerned about the glamorisation of any weapons especially at the junior categories.