Catalogue description Records of the Inquiry into allegations of human rights abuse of Iraqi nationals by British troops in the aftermath of the ‘battle of Danny Boy’ (The Al-Sweady Inquiry): Evidence

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Title: Records of the Inquiry into allegations of human rights abuse of Iraqi nationals by British troops in the aftermath of the ‘battle of Danny Boy’ (The Al-Sweady Inquiry): Evidence
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The series consists of all the Inquiry's evidence which were made available to core participants including written, photographic and audio records.

Please observe that the records in this series may retain residual protective markings and classifications, but these are not to be taken as current or valid.
Note: The catalogue descriptions used in this series are as they were created and used by Inquiry staff. It should therefore be noted that they are the original file descriptions and have not been subsequently curated as part of their transfer to The National Archives
Date: 2009-2014
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: Arabic and English
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Inquiry into allegations of human rights abuse of Iraqi nationals by British troops in the aftermath of the battle of Danny Boy (The Al-Sweady Inquiry), 2009-2014
Physical description: 5361 digital record(s)
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

Inquiry into allegations of human rights abuse of Iraqi nationals by British troops in the aftermath of the battle of Danny Boy (The Al-Sweady Inquiry)
Custodial history: Records were managed during the inquiry within the Lextranet database.
Accumulation dates: 25 November 2009 to 2014.
Selection and destruction information: The National Archives Records Collection Policy 3.1.2 The structures and decision-making processes in government: records of commissions, tribunals and inquiries investigating decision-making by ministers and officials or making recommendations for changes in public policy.
Accruals: This series is not accruing.
Administrative / biographical background:

The Inquiry was tasked to investigate allegations made in Judicial Review proceedings that the human rights of a number of Iraqi nationals were abused by British troops in the aftermath of a firefight in 2004, near Majar al Kabir in Southern Iraq. This became known as the battle of Danny Boy, the name of a nearby permanent vehicle checkpoint. The allegations include ones of unlawful killing and of mistreatment.

In a written statement given on Wednesday 25 November 2009, the Secretary of State for Defence, The Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth MP announced that there would be a public inquiry into the allegations. The Inquiry was established under the Inquiries Act 2005 and chaired by the Sir Thayne Forbes, a retired High Court judge.

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