BAHA-65
Response
Accepted
Remove Conditioning Terminology
Recommendation
'Conditioning' should cease to be used as an approved Chicksands or HUMINT term. The term is dangerously ambiguous since it can be used to refer to unlawful means of putting pressure on a prisoner as well the intended meaning of the legitimate use of existing pressures.
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 term 'conditioning' had been removed from approved Chicksands and HUMINT terminology due to its dangerous ambiguity (Government Response to the Baha Mousa Inquiry, Ministry of Defence, September 2011).
- Military terminology standards are internal documents not publicly available for independent verification.
- Military terminology standards 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 term 'conditioning' has been removed from approved terminology.
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