BAHA-61
Response
Accepted
Triennial Legal Review
Recommendation
A more senior and more independent legal review of the kind now being conducted as a one off ad hoc review is also required. Such a review should not be necessary on an annual basis but should provide a suitable measure of further assurance if conducted every three years.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
- The Ministry of Defence stated in September 2011 that a triennial independent legal review had been established (Ministry of Defence, September 2011, https://www.gov.uk/government/news/publication-of-the-baha-mousa-inquiry-report).
- In September 2012, the Ministry of Defence reported that implementation was complete (Baha Mousa Inquiry Progress Report, September 2012).
- No further published evidence has been identified since 2012.
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Accepted
Response
Accepted
Accepted
Ministry of Defence
08 Sep 2011
Accepted. A triennial independent legal review has been established.
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
14.5 yrs
Last formal update
4945 days ago