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 Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that the Provost Marshal (Army) inspection authority had been formally recognised and extended to cover captured persons handling throughout the detention process including during interrogation (Government Response to the Baha Mousa Inquiry, Ministry of Defence, September 2011).
- Joint Doctrine Publication 1-10 (Captured Persons) was first published on 1 October 2011, shortly after the Baha Mousa Inquiry report (8 September 2011), and has since been updated to a Fourth Edition published 28 September 2020, incorporating lessons from the Baha Mousa and Al-Sweady inquiries as well as Supreme Court judgments (JDP 1-10, Fourth Edition, Ministry of Defence, September 2020).
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Accepted
Accepted Ministry of Defence
08 Sep 2011

Accepted. PM(A) inspection authority has been formally recognised and extended.

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Source
Inquiry Baha Mousa Inquiry
Report The Report of the Baha Mousa Inquiry - Volume III 08 Sep 2011
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Responsible Bodies
Ministry of Defence Primary
Themes & Tags
Quality and safety oversight Staff training and development Inspection Pm(a) Authority
Recommendation age 14.7 yrs
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