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Recommendations issued by UK statutory and non-statutory inquiries, with their tracked government response and supporting evidence.

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35 inquiries with tracked recs

Inquiry	Recs	Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry	290	281
Manchester Arena Inquiry	169	169
IICSA	107	96
Muckamore Abbey Inquiry	106	—
Grenfell Tower Inquiry	104	104
Infected Blood Inquiry	103	102
Hyponatraemia Inquiry	96	96
Fuller Inquiry	92	71
Leveson Inquiry	92	77
Vale of Leven Inquiry	75	75
Baha Mousa Inquiry	73	72
Southport Inquiry	67	—
RHI Inquiry	45	44
COVID-19 Inquiry	44	24
Morecambe Bay Investigation	44	44
Brook House Inquiry	33	28
Bichard Inquiry	31	31
Angiolini Inquiry	30	29
Post Office Horizon Inquiry	27	25
Jermaine Baker Inquiry	26	22
Edinburgh Tram Inquiry	24	21
Daniel Morgan Panel	23	21
Cranston Inquiry	18	—
Paterson Inquiry	17	15
HIA Inquiry	12	12
Scottish Hospitals Inquiry	11	11
Anthony Grainger Inquiry	9	9
Al-Sweady Inquiry	9	9
Hillsborough Panel	9	5
Fingerprint Inquiry	9	9
ICL Inquiry	7	6
Litvinenko Inquiry	5	5
Azelle Rodney Inquiry	3	3
Billy Wright Inquiry	3	3
Penrose Inquiry	1	1

Recommendations

454 of 1,814 · page 8 of 10

Code	Recommendation	Inquiry	Response
BAHA-9	Five Techniques in JTTP The prohibition on the five techniques should appear in the Joint Tactics, Techniques and Procedures guidance as well as in the main …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-10	Sight Deprivation Principles Five principles on permitted sight deprivation should be consistently emphasised in JDP 1-10 and subordinate doctrine and instructions: (1) where practicable the …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-11	Sleep Deprivation Prohibition JDP 1-10 should make clear that it is prohibited deliberately to keep prisoners awake, even for short periods, merely because they may …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-12	CPErS Meals Guidance JDP 1-10 should give some guidance in relation to the number of daily meals for CPErS and the timing of them. Such …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-13	Redacted Recommendation [REDACTED - This recommendation has been redacted from the public version of the report]	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-14	Communicating Sight Deprivation Reasons JDP 1-10 should include guidance that where practicable CPErS should be told the reason why sight deprivation is being applied. Suitable simple …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-15	Unit Holding Area Checklist JDP 1-10 should include a simple checklist covering both the principles and practicalities of accommodation for unit holding areas.	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-16	Death in Custody Checklist JDP 1-10 should include a simple checklist for actions on a death in custody. Where there is a death in custody, particularly …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-17	CPErS Complaints Procedure JDP 1-10 should incorporate the requirement that on entry to and exit from a theatre level detention facility, CPErS are proactively asked …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-18	Whistleblower Protection JDP 1-10 should address the protection that will be afforded to service personnel who make complaints or allegations in good faith of …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-19	Redacted Recommendation [REDACTED - This recommendation has been redacted from the public version of the report]	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-20	Doctrine Usability Review The MoD should ensure that Development Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC) reviews whether its protocols for layout and pagination of joint doctrine …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-21	Generic CPErS Handling SOI Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) should complete work on a generic theatre-level Standard Operating Instruction (SOI) for CPErS handling. This should stand as …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-22	Tactical Questioning Policy Clarity Urgent consideration must be given to amending the tactical questioning policy to make clear what approaches are and are not authorised for …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-24	Harsh Approach Parameters To the extent that the MoD considers that the harsh approach can still lawfully be used in interrogation: (1) there is a …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-25	Redacted Recommendation [REDACTED - This recommendation has been redacted from the public version of the report]	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-26	Guidance on Exploiting Pressures The tactical questioning and interrogation policies should give more detailed guidance on the extent to which tactical questioners and interrogators may seek …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-27	Interrogation Video Audit The interrogation policy should require, as part of the auditing process, a review of a selection of video recordings of interrogations of …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-28	Tactical Questioning Audit Procedure The tactical questioning policy should be amended to include a clear and simple auditing procedure.	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-29	Medical Personnel Role Armed Forces medical personnel can and should be involved in providing advice that a CPErS is not fit for detention or questioning. …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-30	CPErS Medical Examination Policy The medical policy for CPErS should include: (1) CPErS must undergo a medical examination within four hours of capture, unless there are …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-31	Update SOI J3-9 Definitions The definitions of the prohibited techniques contained in SOI J3-9 should be updated to reflect the recommendations made in respect of JDP …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-32	SOI J3-9 Sight Deprivation SOI J3-9 should reflect the greater emphasis that is given in the latest draft of JDP 1-10 to avoiding in the first …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-33	Communicating Deprivation Reasons Where practicable CPErS who are subjected to sight deprivation or hearing deprivation should be told the reason for it. If being deprived …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-34	Consistent Sight Deprivation Terminology Theatre level detention instructions and guidance should be reviewed to ensure that references to the means of permissible sight deprivation are consistent. …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-35	Detention Timescales Consistency Theatre level detention instructions and guidance should be reviewed to ensure that references to timescales for detention are clear and consistent. Timescales …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-36	CPErS Documentation CPErS documents should be as few in number as possible but they require amendment to ensure that those involved in detention are …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-37	Occurrence Book Requirement A suitable occurrence book must be maintained at all times whenever CPErS are being held at a unit or sub-unit holding facility.	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-38	Single Comprehensive CPErS Order The MoD should continue its recent practice of ensuring that theatre level instructions and procedures for CPErS are contained within a single …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-39	Review Goggles Use in THF The Provost Marshal (Army) should formally review whether the current practice of using blacked out goggles for all movement of CPErS within …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-40	Battlegroup Detention Officer Each Battlegroup should have a 'Detention Officer' being a commissioned officer within Battlegroup Headquarters. The role should encompass coordination and management of …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-41	Detention Sergeant Role On operations where CPErS may be taken there should be a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) who acts as the 'Detention Sergeant' who …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-42	Written CPErS Responsibilities Before any deployed operation, the Commanding Officer must ensure that there is a clear written explanation of unit level responsibilities for CPErS. …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-43	PM(A) Inspection Authority The PM(A) and those who in his name carry out inspections of the main operational detention facilities should be expressly recognised as …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-44	Redacted Recommendation [REDACTED - This recommendation has been redacted from the public version of the report]	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-45	Unannounced Inspections The PM(A) and the in theatre Force Provost Marshal should take account of the in theatre situation in assessing whether any unannounced …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-46	Lessons Learned Process The MoD should consider whether the lessons learned procedures need to be adjusted or supplemented so that the clearer and more urgent …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-47	CPErS Training Content CPErS training should include both theoretical and practical training in what Forces personnel can and should do when handling CPErS. It is …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-48	End-to-End CPErS Training CPErS training should be woven into the full range of military exercises and training. Such training should be 'end to end', not …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-49	Consistent Training Materials Training materials across the Services need to be reviewed to ensure that the messages about all aspects of CPErS handling are clear …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-50	MATT 7 Presentation Update The MATT 7 PowerPoint presentation on the five techniques should be amended to ensure that the definitions of the techniques are consistent …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-51	Prisoner Handling DVD Update The 2005 prisoner handling DVD should be amended to avoid misleading messages about sight deprivation in the context of interrogation, and the …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-52	Restraint Positions Guidance Greater clarity and guidance should be given in training in relation to the concept of 'restraint positions'. More must be done to …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-53	Positional Asphyxia Training MATT 7 and mission specific training for CPErS handling should incorporate suitably pitched training on the risks of positional asphyxia/death by struggle …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-54	MATT 7 Take-up Recording There needs to be better recording of the take-up of MATT 7 (and equivalent training) to avoid the need to rely upon …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-55	Operational Law Training Currency Those responsible for designing the mandatory operational law and values and standards training must keep the training relevant and up-to-date both in …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-56	Operational Law Training Quality Unit commanders should ensure that the annual operational law training is delivered to the highest standards, so as to avoid it becoming …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-57	Remove Shock of Capture Language Training soldiers to maintain or prolong the shock of capture is apt to be misunderstood and should not feature in general training. …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-58	Moral Courage Training MATT 6 training should include discussion and role play scenarios relevant to moral courage. Training materials should include reference to occasions when …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted
BAHA-59	TQ Training Audit Enhanced auditing of tactical questioning and interrogation training should be introduced to ensure that the interrogation branch at Chicksands adequately trains students …	Baha Mousa Inquiry (2011)	Accepted

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