Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reports that evidence collected by the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/ISIL is being shared with Kurdish authorities; whether doing so was in accordance with the consent of victims and survivors; and what risks were identified.

UNITAD has collated and processed a considerable body of evidence of Daesh atrocities in Iraq since its establishment in 2017, facilitating accountability for Daesh/ISIL members for their crimes. Evidence collated by UNITAD can be shared with the Government of Iraq and Kurdistan Regional (Government), subject to certain provisions within UNITAD's Terms of Reference. Firstly, evidence that may lead to the application of the death penalty cannot be shared. Furthermore, the Terms of Reference for UNITAD contain explicit provisions around the responsible handling of evidence, including a requirement for informed consent from originators before evidence can be shared more widely.