BAHA-68 Accepted

SERE DVD Review

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

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 should seek to ensure that ambiguity of terms is avoided as far as possible.

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 the SERE DVD had been reviewed and updated to account for latest developments in tactical questioning and interrogation policy and to avoid terminology confusion (Government Response to the Baha Mousa Inquiry, Ministry of Defence, September 2011).
- SERE training materials are internal military documents not publicly available for independent verification.

Response — verbatim from government

Ministry of Defence

Accepted. The SERE DVD has been reviewed and updated to avoid terminology confusion.

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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