BAHA-43 Response Accepted

PM(A) Inspection Authority

Recommendation

The PM(A) and those who in his name carry out inspections of the main operational detention facilities should be expressly recognised as having the right and duty to inspect CPErS handling throughout the detention process including during interrogation.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
The Ministry of Defence accepted this recommendation in September 2011, stating that the Provost Marshal (Army) inspection authority had been formally recognised and extended. The MoD reported this recommendation as completed by September 2012. However, no specific policy document or further publicly available evidence detailing this recognition and extension has been identified since 2012.
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Accepted
Accepted Ministry of Defence
08 Sep 2011

The Secretary of State for Defence accepted this recommendation in principle. Statement to Parliament, 8 September 2011: 'I am accepting in principle all of [Sir William's] recommendations with one reservation.'

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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