Review international practice on medics with firearms officers
Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters should review the experience of other jurisdictions that embed medics with police firearms officers, such as Recherche, Assistance, Intervention, Dissuasion (RAID) in France, to understand how their systems operate and whether they ought to be replicated in the UK or some further learning taken from them.
How was this assessed?
Response
Accepted
Response
AcceptedThe Home Secretary made a written statement to Parliament on 3 November 2022 following publication of Volume 2, acknowledging the findings on emergency response failures and stating the government would work with emergency services to implement improvements. The response committed to reviewing interoperability arrangements between emergency services and strengthening joint training and exercising protocols for major incidents.
Progress Timeline
A working group has been setup to take forward the work identified in the Clinical Response to Major Incidents (CRMI) review. This will include MAI recommendations relevant to: - Ambulance Personnel - Air ambulance provision (whether this should be incorporated into JOPs) - Embedding medics within police firearms teams. The team are considering practice across Europe including the Recherche, Assistance, Intervention and Discussion (RAID) Team from France. This group is due to report back in the Summer of 2025
A working group has been setup to take forward the work identified in the Clinical Response to Major Incidents (CRMI) review. This will include MAI recommendations relevant to: - Ambulance Personnel - Air ambulance provision (whether this should be incorporated into JOPs) - Embedding medics within police firearms teams. The team are considering practice across Europe including the Recherche, Assistance, Intervention and Discussion (RAID) Team from France. This group is due to report back in the Summer of 2025
Published Evidence
Published assessments of implementation progress from inspectorates, select committees, official progress reports, and other sources. Check the source type badge to see whether each assessment is independent or government self-reported.
Government published formal Manchester Arena Inquiry recommendations dashboard on GOV.UK (14 November 2025) tracking all 149 recommendations with implementation progress updates.
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 received Royal Assent 3 April 2025. Creates two tiers: Standard Duty (200-799 capacity) and Enhanced Duty (800+). SIA will be regulator. Not yet in force -- at least 24 months before enforcement (expected April 2027).
NPCC, Counter Terrorism Policing and College of Policing provided comprehensive updates to Sir John Saunders demonstrating "continued drive to improve collective response to terrorist incidents."
View detailed findings
Representatives working with UK Intelligence Community to address closed Volume Three recommendations. Cross-government monitoring ongoing.