BAHA-62
Response
Accepted
Self-assessed
DISC Materials Management
Recommendation
DISC should take immediate remedial action to ensure that: (1) old versions of interrogation branch teaching materials are retained but archived separately; (2) interrogation branch teaching materials are always dated; (3) when legal advice or policy changes require changes to materials, the changes are checked for accuracy and made consistently.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
The Ministry of Defence stated in September 2011 that DISC implemented improved version control and archiving for interrogation branch teaching materials, ensuring old versions are archived separately, materials are dated, and changes are accurately and consistently made. The recommendation was recorded as completed by September 2012 based on the MoD's response. No specific details of these improved systems or further published evidence have been identified since 2012.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 18 Mar 2026
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Accepted
Response
Accepted
Accepted
Ministry of Defence
08 Sep 2011
The Secretary of State for Defence accepted this recommendation in principle. Statement to Parliament, 8 September 2011: 'I am accepting in principle all of [Sir William's] recommendations with one reservation.'
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