CAT/C/GBR/CO/5 The Committee recommends that the State party end the practice of seconding individuals working in places of deprivation of liberty to National Preventive Mechanism bodies. It recommends that the State party continue to provide the bodies constituting the National Preventive Mechanism with sufficient human, material and financial resources to discharge their prevention mandate independently and effectively. Inquiries into allegations of torture overseas 15. The Committee is deeply concerned at the growing number of serious allegations of torture and ill-treatment, including by means of complicity, as a result of the State party’s military interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan. It welcomes the State party’s assurances that it intends to “hold an independent, judge-led inquiry” and to publish as much as possible of the interim report of the Detainee Inquiry conducted by Sir Peter Gibson to examine the involvement of State security and intelligence agencies in “improper treatment of detainees held by other countries in counter-terrorism operations overseas”. The Committee is concerned that the State party has not yet set a clear timeline for the establishment of the new inquiry which may result in the amendment of Section 134 (4) and (5) of the Criminal Act 1988, nor for the publication of the interim report of the Detainee Inquiry (arts. 2, 12, 13, 14 and 16). The Committee recommends that the State party establish without further delay an inquiry on alleged acts of torture and other ill-treatment of detainees held overseas committed by, at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of British officials. The State party should ensure that the new inquiry is designed to satisfactorily address the shortcomings of the Detainee Inquiry, identified by a broad range of actors. In this regard, the Committee encourages the State party to give due consideration to the report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (A/HRC/19/61). The State party should ensure that all perpetrators of torture and ill-treatment identified in the context of the inquiry are duly prosecuted and punished appropriately, and that effective reparation, including adequate compensation, is granted to every victim. Furthermore, the Committee urges the State party to speedily publish the content of the interim report of the Detainee Inquiry to the fullest extent possible. Accountability for abuses in Iraq 16. The Committee notes the establishment of some inquiries into allegations involving the State party’s army in Iraq, such as the Baha Mousa Public Inquiry and the ongoing AlSweady Public Inquiry. It notes the establishment of the Iraq Historic Allegations Team set up to investigate allegations of abuse of Iraqi citizens by British service personnel, but remains concerned that its composition and structural independence is further challenged, as close institutional links with the Ministry of Defence remain. In view of the number and persistence of legal claims submitted by Iraqis who allege that they were subject to abuse by British officers in Iraq between 2003 and 2009, the Committee regrets that the State party continues to resist a full public inquiry that would assess the extent of torture and illtreatment and establish possible command responsibility for senior political and military figures. Furthermore, it is deeply concerned that, to date, there have been no criminal prosecutions for torture or complicity in torture involving State’s officials, members of the security services or military personnel, although there have been a number of court martials of soldiers for abuses committed against civilians in Iraq (arts. 2, 13, 14 and 16). The Committee urges the State party to take all necessary measures to establish responsibilities and ensure accountability, including setting up a single, independent public inquiry to investigate allegations of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading 6