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| US 'ignored' UK rendition protest | US 'ignored' UK rendition protest |
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| British concerns appear to have had no "material affect" on US actions in its "war on terror", the UK's intelligence and security committee has said. | British concerns appear to have had no "material affect" on US actions in its "war on terror", the UK's intelligence and security committee has said. |
| The committee, which reports to the prime minister, was probing possible UK involvement in rendition flights. | The committee, which reports to the prime minister, was probing possible UK involvement in rendition flights. |
| It said America's "lack of regard" for UK concerns had "serious implications" for future intelligence relations. | It said America's "lack of regard" for UK concerns had "serious implications" for future intelligence relations. |
| In response, the UK said the two countries' intelligence relationship was "close" and "valuable". | |
| The committee said it had found no evidence that the UK was directly involved in rendition flights - the transportation of terror suspects to foreign prisons where they could face torture. | The committee said it had found no evidence that the UK was directly involved in rendition flights - the transportation of terror suspects to foreign prisons where they could face torture. |
| But Britain's security services had "inadvertently" helped in one case after the US ignored caveats placed on supplied information. | But Britain's security services had "inadvertently" helped in one case after the US ignored caveats placed on supplied information. |
| Washington's "lack of regard" for UK concerns had "serious implications for the intelligence relationship" between the two countries, the committee noted. | Washington's "lack of regard" for UK concerns had "serious implications for the intelligence relationship" between the two countries, the committee noted. |
| It said ministerial approval should be required in future in such cases and a complete ban placed on approvals for renditions which could lead to suspects being held in secret prisons. | It said ministerial approval should be required in future in such cases and a complete ban placed on approvals for renditions which could lead to suspects being held in secret prisons. |
| The committee also levelled criticism at the government over inadequate record-keeping. | |
| Committee chairman, former Northern Ireland Secretary, Paul Murphy, said: "Our inquiry has not been helped by the fact that government departments have had such difficulty in establishing the facts from their own records in relation to requests to conduct renditions through UK airspace. | |
| "This is a matter of fundamental liberty, and we recommend that the Government ensure that proper searchable records are kept in the future." |