CAT/C/GBR/CO/5 ignored the warning signs of poor care and put corporate self interest and cost control ahead of patients and their safety” (Press release, 6 February 2013) (arts. 11 and 16). The Committee calls on the State party to act on its commitment to implement the recommendations contained in the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry reports, and particularly to establish a structure of fundamental standards and measures of compliance in order to prevent ill-treatment of patients receiving health-care services. Declaration under article 22 34. The Committee regrets that the State party is “not yet convinced of the practical value of individual petition” and notes the concern of the House of Lords/House of Commons Joint Committee on Human Rights that the United Kingdom’s “slow progress in accepting individual petition […] undermines its credibility in the promotion and protection of human rights internationally” (17th report, session 2004-2005, HL 99/HC 264) (art. 22). The Committee recommends that the State party reconsider its position and make the declarations envisaged under article 22 of the Convention, in order to recognize the competence of the Committee to receive and consider individual communications. Data collection 35. The Committee appreciates the State party’s efforts to provide it with detailed information, data and statistics, but regrets that it did not provide comprehensive and disaggregated data on investigations into allegations of torture and ill-treatment by law enforcement, security, military and prison personnel, nor on prosecutions as a result of operations conducted by law enforcement and prison personnel overseas. It also regrets that the delegation did not provide details on settlement or compensation received by victims of torture or ill-treatment, nor information about interrogation techniques and training. The State party should compile statistical data relevant to the monitoring of the implementation of the Convention at the national level, including data on complaints, investigations, prosecutions and convictions of cases of torture and ill-treatment, as well as on means of redress, including compensation and rehabilitation, provided to the victims. It should also provide information on educational training and programmes, including interrogation techniques, provided to all officials, including law enforcement, security and prison personnel. Other issues 36. The Committee invites the State party to ratify the core United Nations human rights treaties to which it is not yet a party, namely the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. 37. The State party is requested to disseminate widely the report submitted to the Committee and the present concluding observations, in appropriate languages, through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations. 38. The Committee requests the State party to provide, by 31 May 2014, follow-up information in response to the Committee’s recommendations relating to (a) inquiries into allegations of torture overseas; (b) observance of safeguards ensuring respect for the principle of non-refoulement; (c) ensuring the prompt release and return to the United Kingdom of Shaker Aamer; (d) adopting comprehensive measures of transitional justice in Northern Ireland and (e) conducting prompt, thorough and independent investigations, as contained in paragraphs 15, 19, 20, 21, and 23 above.; 13

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