Cinema
The BBFC, which is the main board for classification in film and to censor anything inappropriate was set up in 1912 by the film industry as an independent body to bring a degree to classify films nationally, some classification maybe dealt with local councils, if they want that specific film in cinemas, or if they want some bits removed, or if they want to make the film a 12 instead of PG, this may overrule some of the BBFC's decisions, passing they reject, banning films they have passed, and editing random bits in the film, or they alter categories for films.
Video
in 1984 parliament passed the Video Recordings Act. this act stated that, subject certain video recordings offered for sale or hire commercially in the UK, had to be first classified by the authority designated by the Secretary of State.
Classification
To classify the film the BBFC have examiners who look at issues, which occur in the film and to see if they have to do anything about it, such as discrimination, drugs, horror, imitable behavior, language, nudity, sex, sexual violence, theme and violence when making decisions to classify the film. they also consider context, tone and impact it may have on the audience, for example "12 years a slave had an impact on the audience making them emotional and feel sorrow for the people who had to suffer back in that time", they even examine the release format, for example, DVDs are watched at home, so their is a major risk of underage viewing.
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