Record images of students with weapons
It is recommended to all educational establishments and the Department for Education that images of school pupils or college students handling firearms, explosives or other weapons that come to the attention of staff be recorded as a potential indicator of violent extremism, unless there is a very clear innocent explanation, so that this can be taken into account in any assessment of vulnerability to radicalisation.
- The Department for Education stated it has analysed responses from the KCSIE call for evidence (Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, Cabinet Office, February 2026).
How was this evidence gathered?
Response
Accepted
Response
AcceptedHome Secretary Suella Braverman made a statement to Parliament on 6 March 2023 following publication of Volume 3 on 2 March 2023. She stated: 'We will carefully consider the report's findings and recommendations in full' and committed to ensuring 'that we learn the lessons from this tragic incident, and improve our operational responses.' The government subsequently published a recommendations tracking dashboard and is implementing recommendations through legislative and operational measures including the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act (Martyn's Law). No formal per-recommendation written response has been published.
Progress Timeline
We utilised the existing call for evidence on the Keeping Children Safe in Education (KSCIE) statutory guidance to gather views from the sector to inform our response. We have these and have analysed the responses.
We utilised the existing call for evidence on the Keeping Children Safe in Education (KSCIE) statutory guidance to gather views from the sector to inform our response. We have these and have analysed the responses.
Published Evidence
Published assessments of progress from inspectorates, select committees, official progress reports, and other sources. Source type badge indicates 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.