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Urgent fire door inspections required
The owner and manager of every residential building containing separate dwellings (whether or not they are high-rise buildings) carry out an urgent inspection of all fire doors to ensure that they comply with applicable legislative standards.
The Home Office reported in February 2025 that the recommendation was complete following legislative changes (Home Office, Feb 2025). It stated that under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, responsible persons for multi-occupied residential buildings of 11 metres and above must conduct quarterly checks on fire doors in common parts and annual checks on flat entrance doors (Home Office, Feb 2025). The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government had previously issued advice in January 2020 recommending routine inspections of all fire doors by qualified professionals (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government response, Jan 2020).
Communicate Major Incident declarations to all responders
Each emergency service must communicate the declaration of a Major Incident to all other Category 1 Responders as soon as possible.
In February 2025, the Home Office reported the recommendation as complete, stating that its requirements were incorporated into the Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles Joint Doctrine published in October 2021 (Home Office, Feb 2025). The department added that the revised London Emergency Services Liaison Panel Major Incidents Procedures Manual was published in November 2021, while London Fire Brigade remained in the process of revising its Major Incident Policy to include informing other category 1 responders (Home Office, Feb 2025).
Establish inter-service control room communications
On the declaration of a Major Incident clear lines of communication must be established as soon as possible between the control rooms of the individual emergency services.
In February 2025, the Home Office reported this recommendation as "complete", stating that provisions for inter-service communication were incorporated into the revised JESIP Joint Doctrine published in October 2021 (Home Office, Feb 2025). The department also noted in February 2025 that London's revised Major Incidents Procedures Manual was published in November 2021, while the London Fire Brigade was in the process of revising its Major Incident Policy to activate tri-service calls (Home Office, Feb 2025).
Designate single point of contact in control rooms
A single point of contact should be designated within each control room to facilitate such communication.
In February 2025, the Home Office reported that action on this recommendation was complete, explaining that requirements were incorporated into the revised Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles Joint Doctrine published in October 2021 (Home Office, Feb 2025). In the same February 2025 update, the department noted that the London Emergency Services Liaison Panel had published an updated Major Incidents Procedures Manual in November 2021, while London Fire Brigade remained in the process of revising its Major Incident Policy (Home Office, Feb 2025).
Use METHANE messages for Major Incidents
A “METHANE” message should be sent as soon as possible by the emergency service declaring a Major Incident.
The Inquiry recommended sending a METHANE message promptly when declaring a Major Incident. In February 2025, the Home Office reported that the recommendation was complete, noting that relevant provisions were incorporated into the Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP) Joint Doctrine in October 2021 (Home Office, Feb 2025). The department added that London emergency services published a revised procedures manual addressing the issues in November 2021 (Home Office, Feb 2025). It also stated that London Fire Brigade was in the process of revising its Major Incident Policy to reinforce METHANE messaging (Home Office, Feb 2025).
NPAS helicopter datalink encryption standards
Steps be taken to ensure that the airborne datalink system on every NPAS helicopter observing an incident which involves one of the other emergency services defaults to the National Emergency Service user encryption.
In February 2025, the Home Office reported the recommendation as complete, stating that the National Police Air Service had mandated refresher training across 43 police forces and that software upgrades enabling airborne data link systems to automatically default to National Emergency Services user encryption had been completed for all operational aircraft (Home Office, Feb 2025). HM Government had previously stated in January 2020 that aircraft were being manually configured at the start of each shift while an automated technology solution was developed (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government response, Jan 2020).