It has been brought to the BBFC's attention that some UMD features are being re-formatted and released in a different ratio to the previously classified version. Unless the re-formatted work has itself been submitted to the BBFC for classification, the UMD is unclassified and its sale or hire is therefore in breach of the Video Recordings Act 1984.
We remind customers that any change, whether in content or ratio, to a classified work requires the new version to be submitted for classification. Should you wish to submit re-formatted versions of works intended for UMD release, please supply them to the BBFC in either DVD or VHS form to enable us to technically compare the re-formatted version against the classified version, and examine if necessary.