The Video Standards Council annual report and accounts 2019 The Video Standards Council annual report and accounts 2019 Presented to Parliament pursuant to section 6 (2) of the Video Recordings Act 1984 (as amended) The Video Standards Council was established in 1989 and fulfils two basic roles: Firstly, it is a standards body for the video and video games industries and has a Code of Practice designed to ensure that both industries show a About the duty of care in their dealings with customers and the public generally. It provides its retailer members with a staff training course in the handling VSC and sale of age restricted DVDs, Blu-rays and video games. Secondly, it acts as an administrator of the Pan European Game Information (PEGI) system of age rating, which is used in 38 countries across Europe. In 2012 the Video Standards Council was designated by Government under the Video Recordings Act 1984 as the statutory UK regulator responsible for the age rating of video games supplied on physical media (using the PEGI system). In conjunction with the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC), PEGI ratings are also voluntarily applied to games and apps on a range of online storefronts. The Video Standards Council Suite 4a, Salar House 61 Campfield Road, St Albans, Herts. AL1 5HT 0203 771 8543 www.videostandards.org.uk
[email protected] © 2020 The Video Standards Council From the VSC Chair 1 Executive Summary 2 UK Activities 4 Research 6 Notable Games 10 The Age Rating Process 14 Why PEGI Ratings Matter 18 30 Years of the VSC 20 VSC Board, Panels and Senior Executives 22 Statistics 24 Directors’ Report & Accounts 2019 Appendix 1 PEGI Questionnaire and Criteria Appendix 2 Contents From the VSC Chair The VSC continues to maintain and promote an excellent professional relationship with the 2019 marked the 30th anniversary of the founding games industry developers and are readily of the VSC.