External Inspection by HMIP
Baha Mousa Inquiry · The Report of the Baha Mousa Inquiry - Volume III · Issued 8 September 2011 · Addressed to: Ministry of Defence
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●Inquiry recommendation
In the ongoing deliberations as to what arrangements should be made for external inspection of main operational detention facilities, the fullest consideration should be given to: (1) the significant benefit that Her Majesty's Inspector of Prisons (HMIP) involvement in the inspection process would bring; and (2) the fact that while inspecting operational detention facilities may involve compromises to, and divergence from, HMIP's normal practice, certain practical realities (e.g. inspection only with a warning; CPErS who may very well be distrustful of any inspector from the UK; and limitations on visiting some areas in theatre) would apply to anybody that undertook the inspection role.
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