Pornography: Magazine Press
Commons · Question 38990 · Tabled 18 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to regulate the sale of (a) magazines and (b) other offline pornography to under 21s in (i) shops and (ii) garages.
Answer
Answered by Feryal Clark, 2 Apr 2025
Physical (or ‘offline’) media with pornographic content is usually classified 18 or R18 rating by the British Board of Film Classification under the Video Recordings Act 1984. This Act is the responsibility of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, ...