PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Islamic State (18 July 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2016 to Question 39927, what the procedure is for triggering an independent service police investigation into an allegation of civilian casualties.

Asked by:
Clive Lewis (Labour)

An independent Service Police investigation would be triggered in Iraq or Syria when there is substantive evidence that civilians have or may have been killed or injured through the actions of UK forces.

Answered by:
Sir Mike Penning (Conservative)
26 July 2016