Recommendation MAI-61: Independent inspection regime for LRFs
From Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response, published 3 November 2022.
Recommendation
Local resilience forums have a vital role in the preparation for the response to any Major Incident. The Cabinet Office and the Home Office should consider implementing an independent inspection regime for local resilience forums.
In brief (written by this site)
In February 2026, the Cabinet Office reported that work remained in progress, noting that the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government was preparing proposals for a new peer review protocol for local resilience forums (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The UK Government had accepted the recommendation in full in November 2025, when the department first stated that it hoped to begin testing the protocol later in 2025/26 (Cabinet Office response, Nov 2025; Cabinet Office, Nov 2025).
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Government response
Accepted in full
Delivery
Cabinet Office says in progress (27 February 2026)
MHCLG is working on proposals for a new peer review protocol for local resilience forums, which we hope to begin testing later in 2025/26.
Earlier statement on delivery (1)
Cabinet Office (14 November 2025)
MHCLG is working on proposals for a new peer review protocol for local resilience forums, which we hope to begin testing later in 2025/26.
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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