Learning on ScreenVideo Recordings Act: Draft Regulations to implement new classification requirements for music, sports, religious and educational DVDs
- Title
- Video Recordings Act: Draft Regulations to implement new classification requirements for music, sports, religious and educational DVDs
- Date
- 9 Dec 2013
- Link
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/draft-video-recordings-act-1984-exempted-video-works-regulations-2014
- Publisher
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
- Category
- UK Legislation
- Subject
- UK Education; Violence; Film classification
- Inactive
- No
- Description
- Following a public consultation, the government has announced that it intends to create legislation so that music, sports, religion and education products will have to be classified by the BBFC in future if they contain material deemed to be unsuitable for younger children. Under the Video Recordings Act 1984, video material in physical formats (DVD, Video etc.) has to be classified and awarded a certificate. However, up till now the above categories had been deemed to be exempt from classification. The rationale behind the legislation is to protect children from inappropriate material. Music, sports, religious and educational video works which are suitable for children younger than 12 (ie. which would be rated BBFC âUâ or âPGâ) will remain exempt from classification.
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