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.
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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 14.7 yrs
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