BAHA-56
Response
Accepted
Operational Law Training Quality
Recommendation
Unit commanders should ensure that the annual operational law training is delivered to the highest standards, so as to avoid it becoming stale or routine. Different media should be used to keep the materials fresh and up-to-date.
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 guidance on maintaining high standards in operational law training, including use of different media to keep materials fresh, had been provided to unit commanders (Government Response to the Baha Mousa Inquiry, Ministry of Defence, September 2011).
- Unit-level training delivery standards are internal military matters not publicly available for independent verification.
- Unit-level training delivery standards are internal military matters 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. Guidance on maintaining high standards in operational law training has been provided.
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
5013 days ago