15.1 | Civilian
personnel
1.
This Section
addresses:
•
planning
and preparation for the deployment of UK civilian personnel to
Iraq;
•
the
recruitment and deployment of civilian personnel between 2003 and
2009;
•
duty of
care and protective security measures;
•
recognition
of service;
•
support to
locally engaged (LE) staff; and
•
skills and
seniority.
2.
This Section
does not consider:
•
the
recruitment, deployment or impact of UK police officers in Iraq,
addressed
in Section
12;
•
the
contribution of civilian personnel to the reconstruction of
post‑conflict Iraq,
addressed
in Section 10;
•
the funding
of civilian deployments, including the cost of protective
security
measures,
addressed in Section 13; or
•
the
Government’s review of the UK approach to post‑conflict
reconstruction and
stabilisation,
and the creation of a deployable UK civilian standby
capability,
addressed
in Sections 10.3 and 10.4.
UK‑based
staff. UK Government
employees deployed to Iraq for a defined period,
usually
between six
months and one year.
Locally
engaged (LE) staff. Staff
recruited and employed in Iraq by the UK Government.
Sometimes
referred to as “locally employed staff” or “locally engaged
civilians”.
Contractor.
Used in this
report for all personnel hired by UK (and US)
government
departments
on fixed‑term contracts, including those referred to in
contemporary
documents
as “consultants”.
Consultant.
Usually refers
to contractors providing specialist technical advice.
Widely
used in
contemporary documents and by witnesses to the Inquiry in place of
“contractor”.
Personnel.
All staff and
contractors.
Secondee.
An individual
deployed temporarily to another organisation.
3.
In June 2010,
the Inquiry held an outreach event for civilians who had served in
Iraq
between
2003 and 2009. A total of 48 people took part from a range of
departments,
including
the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the Ministry of Defence
(MOD)
and the
Department for International Development (DFID). No contractors
responded
to the
invitation.
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