Public Inquiry Recommendations

BAHA-51 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

Prisoner Handling DVD Update

The 2005 prisoner handling DVD should be amended to avoid misleading messages about sight deprivation in the context of interrogation, and the inappropriate presentation of the interrogation facility. 'Bagged and …

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that the prisoner handling DVD had been reviewed …

BAHA-52 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

Restraint Positions Guidance

Greater clarity and guidance should be given in training in relation to the concept of 'restraint positions'. More must be done to give practical guidance to help service personnel distinguish …

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that clearer guidance on distinguishing unlawful stress positions …

BAHA-53 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

Positional Asphyxia Training

MATT 7 and mission specific training for CPErS handling should incorporate suitably pitched training on the risks of positional asphyxia/death by struggle against restraint.

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that training on positional asphyxia risks had been …

BAHA-54 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

MATT 7 Take-up Recording

There needs to be better recording of the take-up of MATT 7 (and equivalent training) to avoid the need to rely upon Reception Staging and Onward Integration (RSOI) training in …

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that better systems for recording MATT 7 completion …

BAHA-55 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

Operational Law Training Currency

Those responsible for designing the mandatory operational law and values and standards training must keep the training relevant and up-to-date both in its content and in the style and means …

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that processes for keeping operational law training current …

BAHA-56 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

Operational Law Training Quality

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 …

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that guidance on maintaining high standards in operational …

BAHA-57 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

Remove Shock of Capture Language

Training soldiers to maintain or prolong the shock of capture is apt to be misunderstood and should not feature in general training. Phrases such as 'calm, neutral and professional' and …

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that references to training soldiers to maintain or …

BAHA-58 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

Moral Courage Training

MATT 6 training should include discussion and role play scenarios relevant to moral courage. Training materials should include reference to occasions when UK troops have breached the Law of Armed …

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that MATT 6 training had been enhanced to …

BAHA-59 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

TQ Training Audit

Enhanced auditing of tactical questioning and interrogation training should be introduced to ensure that the interrogation branch at Chicksands adequately trains students including in the proper limits of approaches.

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that enhanced auditing of tactical questioning and interrogation …

BAHA-60 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

Annual Legal Review of TQ Training

The annual legal review of training materials planned by Defence Intelligence and Security Centre (DISC) is a necessary step. It must include a rigorous scrutiny of the detail of the …

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that annual legal reviews of tactical questioning training …

BAHA-61 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

Triennial Legal Review

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 …

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that a triennial independent legal review of tactical …

BAHA-62 Accepted Urgent

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

DISC Materials Management

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; …

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that DISC had implemented improved version control and …

BAHA-63 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

Complete TQ Training in Approaches

The tactical questioning and interrogation courses must train students adequately in all approaches that they may be required to use operationally. The current compromise whereby tactical questioning students are given …

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that tactical questioning courses now provide complete training …

BAHA-64 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

Geneva Convention Compliance in Training

The MoD should give further careful consideration to the examples used in training for bridging between questioning sessions to ensure that they comply with the Geneva Conventions.

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that training examples for bridging between questioning sessions …

BAHA-65 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

Remove Conditioning Terminology

'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 …

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that the term 'conditioning' had been removed from …

BAHA-66 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

Remove Shock of Capture from DISC

DISC should give consideration to avoiding the terminology 'maintain the shock of capture' and 'prolong the shock of capture' even in their own courses. As a minimum, students on the …

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that DISC courses now warn students against misuse …

BAHA-67 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

Resistance Training Warning

All theoretical and practical resistance training must include a warning which explains in terms that the training is to show conduct that can be expected of a non-Geneva Conventions compliant …

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that all resistance training now includes clear warnings …

BAHA-68 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

SERE DVD Review

When reviewing the current Survive, Evade, Resist and Extract (SERE) DVD, Defence Survival Training Organisation (DSTO) should take into account the latest developments in tactical questioning and interrogation policy. DSTO …

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that the SERE DVD had been reviewed and …

BAHA-69 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

DSTO Sole Provider of Resistance Training

The MoD must make all units aware that, not only is DSTO the only body trained to provide resistance training, but that if any escape and evasion training is carried …

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that units had been informed that only the …

BAHA-70 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

MCTC Control and Restraint Monitoring

The Military Correction Training Centre (MCTC) should continue to monitor that breakaway, personal protection and control and restraint techniques taught on the All Arms Unit Custody Staff Course (AAUCSC) are …

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that the Military Correction Training Centre continues to …

BAHA-71 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

Redacted Recommendation

[REDACTED - This recommendation has been redacted from the public version of the report]

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation (Government Response to the Baha Mousa Inquiry, Ministry of Defence, …

BAHA-72 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

Detention Sergeant Training

Unit Detention Sergeants (see recommendation 41) should be properly trained in CPErS handling practices.

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that training requirements for Detention Sergeants (as established …

BAHA-73 Accepted

Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)

Redacted Recommendation

[REDACTED - This recommendation has been redacted from the public version of the report]

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation (Government Response to the Baha Mousa Inquiry, Ministry of Defence, …