The Report
of the Iraq Inquiry
“We should
contribute to Iraq’s stability and security by helping it to
develop
professional,
accountable, non‑sectarian security forces which can deal
effectively
with both
external and internal threats. This will involve MOD support to the
Iraqi
military
through officer training and capacity‑building support to IMOD and
its JHQ,
and a
continuation of training, mentoring and capacity‑building support
to the
Iraqi
Police Service, Ministry of Interior and criminal justice system
through SAF
[Stabilisation
Aid Fund]1130
projects
and the civilian police mission.”
1207.
During the
financial year 2008/09, both the Stabilisation Aid Fund and
the
Peacekeeping
Budget1131
were used
to fund the UK’s non‑military contribution to SSR
(including
the UK police mission, support to the MOI and the UK contribution
to EU
JustLex).
In the following financial year it was likely that the Peacekeeping
Budget
funding
would be withdrawn so the MOD, the FCO and DFID were “agreeing
a
reprioritised
programme” from the Stabilisation Aid Fund allocation of £15m
focusing on:
•
initiatives
which would support key Prime Ministerial deliverables and
provide
conditions
for a successful transition from Basra;
•
Rule of Law
initiatives which would form a central pillar of the UK’s strategy
in
Iraq;
and
•
international
support to the United Nations Development Programme and
EU
JustLex as
key partners in security and economic reforms in Iraq which
would
support a
transition of the UK’s programme work in future.
1208.
Overall SSR
activities for 2009 would be:
•
leading the
Coalition Naval Training Team, to help develop the capacity of
the
Iraqi Navy
until it became fully operational and able to ensure the security
of its
territorial
waters and two oil platforms, expected to be around 2012 – that
would
comprise
around 60 personnel;
•
leading a
NATO‑badged Iraqi Army officer training and education
programme
with the
intent to create a self‑sustaining Iraqi training capacity by 2014
– that
would
require 50 NATO personnel of which around 30 would be from the
UK;
•
providing
training places for around six Iraqi officers per year at UK
training
establishments;
•
capacity‑building
in the IMOD and JHQ – precise numbers were unknown;
•
training
and mentoring for the IPS in targeted areas such as senior
leadership
and
forensics (no figures were provided);
•
capacity‑building
support for the MOI in planning and management; and
•
training
and advice to other elements of the Iraqi criminal justice
system
(no figures
were provided).
1130
The
Stabilisation Aid Fund was jointly owned by the MOD, the FCO and
DFID.
1131
The
Peacekeeping Budget was formally part of the Global Conflict
Prevention Pools, and was jointly
owned by
the MOD, the FCO and DFID. It was managed by the FCO.
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