Recommendation MAI-18: Address BTP systemic failings from Volume 1
From Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 1: Security for the Arena, published 17 June 2021.
Recommendation
BTP should address the systemic failings identified in Volume 1, so as to ensure that they are not repeated.
In brief (written by this site)
The Cabinet Office reported in February 2026 that the British Transport Police considered the recommendation complete, noting that "All 37 deliverables are now complete" under the SABRE project team covering recommendations MR3 and MR9 (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). This maintained the position recorded in November 2025, when the UK Government accepted the recommendation in full and also reported those deliverables finished (Cabinet Office response, Nov 2025; Cabinet Office, Nov 2025).
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 26 Sep 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.
Government response
Accepted in full
Delivery
Cabinet Office says completed (27 February 2026)
37 key deliverables were identified by the SABRE project team. All 37 deliverables are now complete. These cover Vol 1 MR3 and MR9
Earlier statement on delivery (1)
Cabinet Office (14 November 2025)
37 key deliverables were identified by the SABRE project team. All 37 deliverables are now complete. These cover Vol 1 MR3 and MR9
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
Source
Responsible bodies
Who has spoken
- UK Government
Response - Cabinet Office
Delivery statement