Recommendation MAI-26: Review international practice on medics with firearms officers
From Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response, published 3 November 2022.
Recommendation
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.
In brief (written by this site)
The Cabinet Office reported in February 2026 that the recommendation remained in progress, with a working group established to consider embedding medics within police firearms teams and review practice across Europe including the French RAID team (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The group was taking forward work identified in the Clinical Response to Major Incidents review and was due to report back in the summer of 2025 (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The UK Government had previously accepted the recommendation in full in November 2025 (Cabinet Office response, 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 in progress (27 February 2026)
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
Earlier statement on delivery (1)
Cabinet Office (14 November 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
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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Who has spoken
- UK Government
Response - Cabinet Office
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