BAHA-18
Response
Accepted
Whistleblower Protection
Recommendation
JDP 1-10 should address the protection that will be afforded to service personnel who make complaints or allegations in good faith of the mistreatment of CPErS. It should give guidance as to those who can be approached when service personnel have concerns about the treatment of CPErS.
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 guidance on protection for those reporting mistreatment and appropriate contacts had been included in JDP 1-10 (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).
- The Armed Forces Act 2006 (as amended by the Armed Forces Act 2011 and subsequent Armed Forces Acts) provides a statutory framework for service complaints, including protections against victimisation for raising complaints (Armed Forces Act 2006, legislation.gov.uk).
- 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).
- The Armed Forces Act 2006 (as amended by the Armed Forces Act 2011 and subsequent Armed Forces Acts) provides a statutory framework for service complaints, including protections against victimisation for raising complaints (Armed Forces Act 2006, legislation.gov.uk).
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Accepted
Response
Accepted
Accepted
Ministry of Defence
08 Sep 2011
Accepted. Guidance on protection for those reporting mistreatment and appropriate contacts has been included.
Source
Inquiry
Baha Mousa Inquiry
Report
The Report of the Baha Mousa Inquiry - Volume III
08 Sep 2011
Responsible Bodies
Ministry of Defence
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
14.7 yrs
Last formal update
5014 days ago