BAHA-11 Response Accepted

Sleep Deprivation Prohibition

Recommendation

JDP 1-10 should make clear that it is prohibited deliberately to keep prisoners awake, even for short periods, merely because they may shortly face tactical questioning or interrogation. CPErS may nevertheless be woken up in order to be tactically questioned or interrogated if the questioning is ready to take place, provided that the policy on minimum periods of rest is respected.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that JDP 1-10 had been updated to prohibit deliberate sleep deprivation while allowing necessary waking for questioning (Government Response to the Baha Mousa Inquiry, Ministry of Defence, September 2011).
- Joint Doctrine Publication 1-10 (Captured Persons) was first published on 1 October 2011, shortly after the Baha Mousa Inquiry report (8 September 2011), and has since been updated to a Fourth Edition published 28 September 2020, incorporating lessons from the Baha Mousa and Al-Sweady inquiries as well as Supreme Court judgments (JDP 1-10, Fourth Edition, Ministry of Defence, September 2020).
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Response
Accepted
Accepted Ministry of Defence
08 Sep 2011

Accepted. JDP 1-10 has been updated to prohibit deliberate sleep deprivation while allowing necessary waking for questioning.

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Source
Inquiry Baha Mousa Inquiry
Report The Report of the Baha Mousa Inquiry - Volume III 08 Sep 2011
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Responsible Bodies
Ministry of Defence Primary
Themes & Tags
Police misconduct sanctions Five Techniques Sleep Deprivation Doctrine
Recommendation age 14.7 yrs
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