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<p>Since the publication of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office-funded independent
report on Children in Military Custody in June 2012, there has been some progress
on the issue of children held in military detention. This includes a pilot to use
summons instead of night-time arrests, changes to standard operating procedures on
methods of restraint, and steps to reduce the amount of time a child can be detained
before seeing a judge.</p><p>On 2 June, the Minister of State, my noble Friend, the
right hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE, met the Israeli Military Advocate General
and the Israeli Ambassador to London. They discussed the issue of child detention.
She made clear that, while we welcome the improvements to date, we continue to push
for the full implementation of the changes recommended in the report.</p>
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