BAHA-70 Accepted

MCTC Control and Restraint Monitoring

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

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 appropriate having regard to a realistic assessment of the number of unit custody staff likely to be on duty.

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 Military Correction Training Centre continues to monitor that breakaway, personal protection and control and restraint techniques taught on the All Arms Unit Custody Staff Course are appropriate (Government Response to the Baha Mousa Inquiry, Ministry of Defence, September 2011).
- MCTC monitoring reports are internal military documents not publicly available for independent verification.

Response — verbatim from government

Ministry of Defence

Accepted. MCTC continues to monitor control and restraint training appropriateness.

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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