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 Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that a triennial independent legal review of tactical questioning and interrogation training had been established in addition to the annual review (Government Response to the Baha Mousa Inquiry, Ministry of Defence, September 2011).
- Independent review reports are internal military documents not publicly available for independent verification.
- Independent review reports are internal military 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. 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
14.7 yrs
Last formal update
5013 days ago