Recommendation MAI-80: North West Fire Control regular multi-agency exercising
From Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response, published 3 November 2022.
Recommendation
North West Fire Control should ensure that it regularly tests how it operates, by ensuring that its staff participate in regular exercises and practical tests. These should include multi-agency exercises.
In brief (written by this site)
In February 2026, the Cabinet Office reported that work was in progress, stating that a "good rhythm being reported across the country" was building on the culture of testing and exercising through tri-service exercises and Local Resilience Forums (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The UK Government accepted the recommendation in full in November 2025, when the department recorded the same update (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 in progress (27 February 2026)
There is a good rhythm being reported across the country building on the culture of testing and exercising. These include tri-service exercises focussing on local risk, threat and profile (for example sporting stadia and transport hubs), but also involving the wider Local Resilience Forums (LRFs).
Earlier statement on delivery (1)
Cabinet Office (14 November 2025)
There is a good rhythm being reported across the country building on the culture of testing and exercising. These include tri-service exercises focussing on local risk, threat and profile (for example sporting stadia and transport hubs), but also involving the wider Local Resilience Forums (LRFs).
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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Who has spoken
- UK Government
Response - Cabinet Office
Delivery statement