BRITISH BOARD OF FILM CLASSIFICATION ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2015 AND ACCOUNTS REPORT ANNUAL FILM CLASSIFICATION OF BRITISH BOARD British Board of Film Classification Annual Report and Accounts 2015 www.bbfc.co.uk doublespread.indd 1 19/03/2016 15:23 British Board of Film Classification Annual Report and Accounts 1 January 2015 – 31 December 2015 Presented to Parliament pursuant to Section 6(2) of the Video Recordings Act 1984 © British Board of Film Classification copyright 2016 The text of this document (this excludes, where present, the Royal Arms and all departmental or agency logos) may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium provided that it is reproduced accurately and not in a misleading context. The material must be acknowledged as © British Board of Film Classification copyright and the document title specified. Where third party material has been identified, permission from the respective copyright holder must be sought. Any enquiries related to this publication should be sent to us at
[email protected]. You can download this publication from www.bbfc.co.uk British Board of Film Classification, 3 Soho Square, London, W1D 3HD www.bbfc.co.uk Contents President’s introduction 4 Director’s report 6 Accountability 8 BBFCinsight and resources 9 Letters from the public 10 Media education 12 Research 13 BBFC digital services 14 Mobile content 15 Music videos 16 Enforcement 16 U Universal 17 PG Parental Guidance 21 12A Cinema 12 Home Ent 25 15 31 18 37 R18 41 Video games and associated media 42 Unclassified works 42 Legal issues 43 Statistics 44 Video Appeals Committee 46 Consultative Council 46 Advisory Panel on Children’s Viewing 48 Business review 49 Report of the Directors 50 Accounts 52 Photographic credits 68 President’s introduction Patrick Swaffer – President Evolution of new online services classified.