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
Response
Accepted
Accepted
Ministry of Defence
08 Sep 2011
Accepted. SOI J3-9 has been updated to emphasise avoiding sight deprivation where practicable.
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
14.5 yrs
Last formal update
4945 days ago