Returning to my original post, I queried the censored version of Kindergarten Cop with ITV and this is taken from the response I got:
When acquired feature films are legally complied for transmission, there are strict guidelines set-out for what we can and cannot broadcast at certain times. In the case of Kindergarten Cop, we have two complied versions – a ‘suitable anytime’ version and ‘post 2100hrs’ version. On this occasion, the ‘suitable anytime’ version was transmitted in a post 2100hrs timeslot.
When acquired feature films are legally complied for transmission, there are strict guidelines set-out for what we can and cannot broadcast at certain times. In the case of Kindergarten Cop, we have two complied versions – a ‘suitable anytime’ version and ‘post 2100hrs’ version. On this occasion, the ‘suitable anytime’ version was transmitted in a post 2100hrs timeslot.