Recommendation MAI-27: Review terrorist attack notification procedures
From Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response, published 3 November 2022.
Recommendation
Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters should review the procedures by which it is notified of a terrorist attack to ensure that all police services know that this is an early priority.
In brief (written by this site)
In February 2026, the Cabinet Office recorded the recommendation as completed on its monitoring dashboard, stating that "this recommendation is high in compliance" and highlighting progress such as multi-agency briefings and the sharing of risk information and intelligence (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The UK Government had previously accepted the recommendation in full in November 2025, when an earlier dashboard update also listed it as completed (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)
This recommendation is high in compliance. Whilst there will always be local variations due to boundaries and organisational structures positive examples of progress include the role of LRFs, Safety Advisory Groups (SAGs), sharing of event management plans, pre-planned multi agency briefings and sharing of risk information and intelligence.
Earlier statement on delivery (1)
Cabinet Office (14 November 2025)
This recommendation is high in compliance. Whilst there will always be local variations due to boundaries and organisational structures positive examples of progress include the role of LRFs, Safety Advisory Groups (SAGs), sharing of event management plans, pre-planned multi agency briefings and sharing of risk information and intelligence.
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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