2. British Board of Film Classification
(BBFC)
British Board Of Film Classification is a non-
governmental organization, founded by the film
industry in 1912 and responsible for the national
classification and censorship of films within the
United Kingdom.
3. British Video Association
British Video Association is a video home
entertainment organisation established in
1980. Its members include the BBC and
Hollywood studios. The Association
organises an annual awards ceremony
(The BVA Awards) in London.
4. Film Distributors Association
A film distributor is a company or
individual responsible for the marketing of
a film. The distributor may set the release
date of a film and the method by which a
film is to be exhibited or made available
for viewing: for example, directly to the
public either theatrically or for home
viewing.
5. Video Standards Council
(VSC)
Video Standards Council 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 duty of care in their dealings with
customers and the public generally. It
provides its retailer members with a staff
training course dealing with age restricted
videos, DVDs and video games.
6. Office for Communication
(Ofcom)
Office For Communication is the
government-approved regulatory and
competition authority for the
broadcasting, telecommunications and
postal industries of the United Kingdom.
7. Trading Standards Central
Trading Standards Central is the name given to
local authority departments in the UK formerly
known as Weights and Measures. Frequently, the
Trading Standards enforcement functions of a
local authority are performed by a small part of a
larger department which enforces a wide range
of other legislation: environmental health, health
and safety, licensing and so on. These
departments investigate commercial
organisations that trade outside the law or in
unethical ways. They attempt to remedy
breaches by advice or by formal enforcement
action.
8. Press Complaints
Commission (PCC)
Press Complaints Commission was a
voluntary regulatory body for British
printed newspapers and magazines,
consisting of representatives of the major
publishers. It has been closed now.
9. Advertising Standards
Authority(ASA).
Advertising Standards Authority is the self-
regulatory organisation (SRO) of the
advertising industry in the United
Kingdom. The ASA is a non-statutory
organisation and so cannot interpret or
enforce legislation.
10. Advertising Standards
Authority(ASA).
Advertising Standards Authority is the self-
regulatory organisation (SRO) of the
advertising industry in the United
Kingdom. The ASA is a non-statutory
organisation and so cannot interpret or
enforce legislation.
