BAHA-51
Response
Accepted
Prisoner Handling DVD Update
Recommendation
The 2005 prisoner handling DVD should be amended to avoid misleading messages about sight deprivation in the context of interrogation, and the inappropriate presentation of the interrogation facility. 'Bagged and tagged' is an ambiguous phrase which should not be used.
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 prisoner handling DVD had been reviewed and updated to avoid misleading messages about sight deprivation and interrogation (Government Response to the Baha Mousa Inquiry, Ministry of Defence, September 2011).
- Military training DVDs and materials are internal documents not publicly available for independent verification.
- Military training DVDs and materials are internal documents 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. The prisoner handling DVD has been reviewed and updated.
Source
Inquiry
Baha Mousa Inquiry
Report
The Report of the Baha Mousa Inquiry - Volume III
08 Sep 2011
Responsible Bodies
Ministry of Defence
Primary
Recommendation age
14.7 yrs
Last formal update
5013 days ago