BAHA-59 Accepted

TQ Training Audit

Baha Mousa Inquiry · The Report of the Baha Mousa Inquiry - Volume III · Issued 8 September 2011 · Addressed to: Ministry of Defence

Source — verbatim from the inquiry

Inquiry recommendation

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.

Baha Mousa Inquiry, The Report of the Baha Mousa Inquiry - Volume III · 8 Sep 2011 Source PDF →

Published evidence summary

Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:

- The Defence Secretary stated on 8 September 2011 that the government accepted this recommendation and stated that enhanced auditing of tactical questioning and interrogation training at Chicksands had been implemented to ensure students are properly trained in the limits of approaches (Government Response to the Baha Mousa Inquiry, Ministry of Defence, September 2011).
- Training audit results are internal military documents not publicly available for independent verification.

Response — verbatim from government

Ministry of Defence

Accepted. Enhanced auditing of tactical questioning and interrogation training has been implemented.

Ministry of Defence · 8 Sep 2011 Written response →

Evidence trail — what's actually happened since

No published activity has been recorded against this recommendation yet.

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