• By law almost all videos and DVDs have to be classified by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) before they can be made available to the public.
• It is prohibited to supply videos to children and young persons below the age at which they have been classified - 12, 15, or 18. The maximum fine for the offences is £20,000 and/or up to 2 years imprisonment.

• Trading Standards departments frequently run test-purchase campaigns with on-the-spot and retailer fines becoming prevalent. A due diligence exercise using our "under-age" purchasers demonstrates an awareness of the problem and willingness to take action to evaluate training and impementation of retailer policy on the shop floor.

• Transaction or attempted purchase may be videoed for record
• Notation made of Point of Sale material and whether it is in accordance with the retailers policy
• Purchase or non-purchase recorded with as much information as has been noted including whether staff display POS material, how transaction was made and conducted