BAHA-1 Response Accepted Self-assessed

Prohibition on Hooding

Recommendation

The MoD should retain its current absolute prohibition on the use of hoods on Captured Personnel (CPErS).

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
The Ministry of Defence accepted this recommendation in September 2011, stating that the absolute prohibition on hooding for Captured Personnel (CPErS) was maintained and reinforced in all relevant doctrine and training. The implementation status was reported as completed in September 2012, based on the MoD's response. No further specific published evidence detailing these updates has been identified since 2012.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 18 Mar 2026
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Accepted
Accepted Ministry of Defence
08 Sep 2011

Accepted. The prohibition on hooding has been maintained and reinforced in all relevant doctrine and training.

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Source
Report The Report of the Baha Mousa Inquiry - Volume III 08 Sep 2011
Responsible Bodies
Ministry of Defence Primary
Recommendation age 14.5 yrs
Last formal update 4945 days ago