Policy paper

Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (CAT): periodic report

The latest reports under the CAT.

From:
Ministry of Justice
Published
31 May 2014
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

Concluding observations on the 5th periodic report of the United Kingdom

PDF, 246 KB, 14 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email web.comments@justice.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Follow-up information in response to the concluding observations adopted by the Committee Against Torture on the 5th periodic report of the UK

PDF, 187 KB, 12 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email web.comments@justice.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

MOJ also oversees the implementation of 2 international mechanisms aimed at monitoring places of detention to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment:

Further information

Information on visits to the United Kingdom, Gibraltar and the Sovereign Bases Areas on Cyprus is available on the Council of Europe’s website.

Details on the National Preventive Mechanism, established under the OPCAT.

Updates to this page

Published 31 May 2014

Sign up for emails or print this page