BAHA-32 Response Accepted Self-assessed

SOI J3-9 Sight Deprivation

Recommendation

SOI J3-9 should reflect the greater emphasis that is given in the latest draft of JDP 1-10 to avoiding in the first place, where practicable, circumstances in which sight deprivation may be necessary. More generally, it should reflect the five principles in recommendation 10.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
The Ministry of Defence accepted this recommendation, updating SOI J3-9 to place greater emphasis on avoiding sight deprivation where practicable. This update was noted in the government's response to the inquiry report in September 2011. No further specific published evidence has been identified since 2012.
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Accepted
Accepted Ministry of Defence
08 Sep 2011

Accepted. SOI J3-9 has been updated to emphasise avoiding sight deprivation where practicable.

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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