GMC statement in response to MPTS' decision to remove Dr Derek Keilloh's name from the medical register

Niall Dickson, Chief Executive of the General Medical Council, said:

'We support the MPTS' decision to remove Dr Keilloh's name from the medical register.

'The panel found that Dr Keilloh failed to safeguard civilian detainees and gave dishonest accounts to several public authorities about the injuries he had seen on both Baha Mousa and Ahmad Matairi.

'We recognise that this has been a particularly challenging case with difficult and unusual circumstances but patients and the public must be confident that the doctor who treats them is competent and trustworthy.'