Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department last commissioned an independent review of the (a) effectiveness of its torture policy and (b) approach to protecting British citizens from torture in overseas detention.

The UK takes all allegations and concerns about torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment very seriously. The Torture and Mistreatment Reporting Guidance of 2011 sets out the process for FCDO staff and other staff working in Her Majesty's diplomatic missions and offices for reporting information about torture and mistreatment.