Recommendation MAI-121: Consequences for breaching event healthcare standards
From Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response, published 3 November 2022.
Recommendation
The Department of Health and Social Care together with the Care Quality Commission should consider what the consequences of breaching the appropriate standard should be. That should include consideration of whether the sanction should be criminal in nature.
In brief (written by this site)
The Cabinet Office reported in February 2026 that the recommendation was in progress and remained under consideration (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). It stated in February 2026 that consequences, including the need for a regulatory footing and possible sanctions, would be assessed during the implementation and evaluation stage while work to develop the standard was underway (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The UK Government had previously recorded in November 2025 that it partially accepted the recommendation (Cabinet Office response, 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
Partially accepted
Delivery
Cabinet Office says in progress (27 February 2026)
This will be considered as part of the implementation and evaluation stage of the standard. The standard will incorporate best practice from domestic and international practices. As work to develop the standard is underway, the recommendation will remain under consideration, including the need for a regulatory footing and possible sanctions.
Earlier statement on delivery (1)
Cabinet Office (14 November 2025)
This will be considered as part of the implementation and evaluation stage of the standard. The standard will incorporate best practice from domestic and international practices. As work to develop the standard is underway, the recommendation will remain under consideration, including the need for a regulatory footing and possible sanctions.
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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- UK Government
Response - Cabinet Office
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