Medical Fitness for Detention Forms
Al-Sweady Inquiry · The Report of the Al-Sweady Inquiry · Issued 17 December 2014 · Addressed to: Ministry of Defence
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
Appropriate forms should be made available to allow a medical examiner to declare a detainee unfit for detention and questioning. The decision as to whether a detainee has been declared unfit for detention and questioning should be readily apparent and the reasons for that decision should be recorded. Any conclusion to the contrary effect should be expressed in ethically acceptable terms.
Al-Sweady Inquiry, The Report of the Al-Sweady Inquiry · 17 Dec 2014 Source PDF →
Response — verbatim from government
●Ministry of Defence
Sir Thayne Forbes has made just nine recommendations, and he acknowledges the progress that the Ministry has made since 2004 to improve all aspects of the prisoner-handling system—from policy and doctrine to unit-level instructions and procedures as well as training and oversight—and to ensure it complies with domestic and international law. I accept all nine recommendations in principle. I have commissioned urgent work on their practical implications—in particular, we will need to ensure that they will not prevent the armed forces from carrying out vital tasks—and I will announce to the House my detailed conclusions as soon as I can.
Ministry of Defence · 17 Dec 2014 Written response →
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