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Accountability for Daesh crimes

Status: Closed Opened: 12 Oct 2023 Closed: 14 Jul 2025 11 recommendations 6 conclusions 1 report
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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
2nd Report - Accountability for Daesh crimes HC 612 13 May 2025 17 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
6 Recommendation 2nd Report - Accountability for Daesh c… Rejected

The Government should amend the International Criminal Court Act 2001 to remove the requirements of...

The Government should amend the International Criminal Court Act 2001 to remove the requirements of UK nationality and residency. The relevant guidelines should also be amended to ensure that presence in the UK is not 32 a prerequisite to initiating an investigation. This would help to close the impunity gap …

Government response. The government rejects the recommendation to amend the International Criminal Court Act 2001, stating that its universal jurisdiction policy prioritises prosecutions close to where crimes occur and that international courts like the ICC are better placed to prosecute such offenses.
Ministry of Justice
17 Recommendation 2nd Report - Accountability for Daesh c… Rejected

The Government should undertake every effort to prosecute British individuals held in camps in NES...

The Government should undertake every effort to prosecute British individuals held in camps in NES where there is evidence that they were involved in Daesh crimes. (Recommendation, Paragraph 98) 34

Government response. The government rejects undertaking prosecution efforts for British individuals held in NES camps, citing that responsibility lies with local authorities and that significant practical and operational constraints exist for UK law enforcement in Syria.
Ministry of Justice

Oral evidence sessions

6 sessions
Date Witnesses
12 Feb 2025 OBE Alex Crawford · Sky News View ↗
13 Dec 2023 Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP · Ministry of Justice View ↗
6 Dec 2023 Jonathan Hall KC · Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation View ↗
22 Nov 2023 Dr Anne Charbord · Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Katherine Cornett · Reprieve, Laura Durán · ECPAT UK, Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin · University of Minnesota Law School View ↗
15 Nov 2023 Bethan David · Crown Prosecution Service, Detective Chief Superintendent Gareth Rees · Metropolitan Police Service View ↗
18 Oct 2023 Dr Ewelina Ochab · International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), Pari Ibrahim · Free Yezidi Foundation (FYF) View ↗

Correspondence

12 letters
DateDirectionTitle
12 Feb 2025 — Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry …
10 Jan 2025 — Correspondence from the Committee to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Common…
10 Jan 2025 — Correspondence from the Committee to the Secretary of State for the Home Depart…
10 Jan 2025 — Correspondence from the Committee to the Secretary of State to the Lord Chancel…
28 May 2024 — Correspondence from the Committee to the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State…
28 May 2024 — Correspondence from the Committee to the Secretary of State for the Home Depart…
28 May 2024 — Correspondence from the Committee to the Minister of State Lord Ahmad regarding…
8 May 2024 — Correspondence from the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Rt …
3 May 2024 — Correspondence from Amal Clooney, Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers to the Co…
3 May 2024 — Correspondence from Rt Hon James Cleverly MP Secretary of State for Foreign, Co…
3 May 2024 — Correspondence from The Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC MP Lord Chancellor & Sec…
3 May 2024 — Correspondence from Rt Hon James Cleverly MP Secretary of State for the Home De…