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<p>It has. The Arrangement which the UK signed with Bahrain concerning naval basing
also changed the jurisdiction arrangements that apply to UK military personnel who
are serving in Bahrain. From 1994 until 2014, the UK had exclusive jurisdiction over
military personnel in Bahrain. This changed when the basing Arrangement was signed.
As a result there is now concurrent jurisdiction, which recognises that both UK and
Bahraini law applies to UK military personnel serving in Bahrain. The Arrangement
contains a mechanism to allow the UK and Bahraini authorities to determine which set
of national laws should be applied to a member of the UK Armed Forces if it is alleged
that they have committed a crime.</p>
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