BAHA-32
Response
Accepted
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 Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that SOI J3-9 had been updated to emphasise avoiding sight deprivation where practicable and to reflect the five principles on permitted sight deprivation (Government Response to the Baha Mousa Inquiry, Ministry of Defence, September 2011).
- SOI J3-9 is an operational military document not publicly available for independent verification.
- SOI J3-9 is an operational military document not publicly available for independent verification.
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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
14.7 yrs
Last formal update
5014 days ago