Main Task Research: British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)

The British board of film classification is the company that decides age certificates of films that are proposed for release in Britain, they decide what gets cut out of a film. The BBFC was first established in 1912 by the film industry (who wouldn't rather have the government controlling censorship).

Here are all of the age certificates the BBFC use for cinematic and video release purposes:

The R-18 certifictate is only used in licensed cinemas that show"adult" films.