Address extradition difficulties for section 35 offences
It is recommended that the Home Office give consideration to addressing the difficulties in extradition in relation to an offence under section 35, given that the maximum sentence for such an offence is below the minimum qualifying threshold for extradition.
How was this assessed?
Response
Accepted in Part
Response
Accepted in PartThe 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
The Ministry of Justice has noted the recommendation. There are no current plans to increase the maximum sentence for committing an offence under the Inquiries Act (it is currently 6 months, but will increase to 51 weeks when section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 is commenced) in order to potentially bring an individual within scope of the Home Office extradition regime. This is because the current and proposed sentence lengths are proportionate and consistent with other similar offences (for example offences relating to witnesses and evidence in part 2 of schedule 6 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (applicable in England and Wales) and even if changes were made to sentence length it might not result in extradition, if the offence is not also a crime in the country that the extradition request is sent to. However, following the recommendations of the Statutory Inquiries Committee on the efficacy of the law and practice relating to statutory inquiries under the Inquiries Act 2005 the Cabinet Office is currently considering wider reforms of the Inquiries Act as well as measures to strengthen the public inquiries system as a whole. These Inquiry recommendations will be considered by MoJ in light of these wider reforms and changes needed in legislation will be taken forward as part of this broader package
The Ministry of Justice has noted the recommendation. There are no current plans to increase the maximum sentence for committing an offence under the Inquiries Act (it is currently 6 months, but will increase to 51 weeks when section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 is commenced) in order to potentially bring an individual within scope of the Home Office extradition regime. This is because the current and proposed sentence lengths are proportionate and consistent with other similar offences (for example offences relating to witnesses and evidence in part 2 of schedule 6 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (applicable in England and Wales) and even if changes were made to sentence length it might not result in extradition, if the offence is not also a crime in the country that the extradition request is sent to. However, following the recommendations of the Statutory Inquiries Committee on the efficacy of the law and practice relating to statutory inquiries under the Inquiries Act 2005 the Cabinet Office is currently considering wider reforms of the Inquiries Act as well as measures to strengthen the public inquiries system as a whole. These Inquiry recommendations will be considered by MoJ in light of these wider reforms and changes needed in legislation will be taken forward as part of this broader package
Published Evidence
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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."
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Representatives working with UK Intelligence Community to address closed Volume Three recommendations. Cross-government monitoring ongoing.