Written question asked by Kevin McNamara (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 April 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Thursday, 7 April 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the recommendations made by the judge following the conviction of Staff Sergeant Dean May for manslaughter at Winchester Crown Court in July 2002; and what measures were taken to act upon these recommendations.

Answer: Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the recommendations made by the judge following the conviction of Staff Sergeant Dean May for manslaughter at Winchester Crown court in July 2002; and what measures were taken to act upon these recommendations. [220494] Mr. Ingram: Although the Judge made a number of comments in his summing up of the case against Staff Sergeant Dean May he did not make any recommendations for further action. However, a number of measures were taken by the Ministry of Defence as a result of this incident. Following the court case, a Board of Inquiry investigated the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Pierre Bolangi. While the Board noted that actions to prevent a recurrence had already been taken locally and within the chain of command, it made a number of wider recommendations related to the policy and conduct of income generation activity. The Board also recommended revised procedures for dealing with the media and families after such an incident. The Defence Wider Markets Policy Group was tasked to look at the wider issues raised by the Board of Inquiry report on income generation. This led to the publication of a further guidance note clarifying the framework for conducting income generation activities and the constraints that govern them.

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