Other age restricted products
DVDs, videos and computer games
It is an offence to supply videos to children and young persons below the age at which they have been classified. The classifications are: 12, 15, 18.
The maximum for selling a video product to a person under its age classification is £5000 and / or six months imprisonment.
By law almost all videos have to be classified by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) before they can be made available to the public.
The BBFC is the body appointed by Government to fulfil this task. It is a serious criminal offence to supply a video which should have been classified and which has not been.
Information for parents
Video classifications are given to enable you to make an informed choice as to what you allow your child to watch.
Video titles classified 12, 15 and 18 are considered unsuitable for children or young teenagers below the specified ages.