After being shown in the House of Commons, Robert Kilroy-Silk MP requested an inquiry into police methods, which was begun by Home Secretary Roy Jenkins. The film was then banned from being shown publicly by governors of the BFI - who had themselves contributed £15 000 to its production - due to governors being "not satisfied that they had adequate consents in the case of a film concerning young children", although Broomfield says it was in fact due to police pressure.