Recommendation MAI-124: First responder training for all police officers
From Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response, published 3 November 2022.
Recommendation
The Home Office and College of Policing should ensure that all newly recruited and existing police officers and all frontline police staff, such as Police Community Support Officers, are trained in first responder interventions.
In brief (written by this site)
The Cabinet Office reported in February 2026 that the recommendation was completed, stating that a revised First Aid Learning Programme incorporating triage learning outcomes had been issued to police forces in summer 2023 (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). It noted an expectation of full implementation in spring or summer 2025, adding that the work strand was closed under National Police Chiefs' Council governance in May 2024 (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The UK Government had earlier recorded the recommendation as accepted in full in November 2025 (Cabinet Office response, Nov 2025).
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This recommendation applies across many organisations. The record reflects central policy activity; adoption in individual organisations may vary.
Government response
Accepted in full
Delivery
Cabinet Office says completed (27 February 2026)
New Training First Aid Learning Programme (FALP) - The new FALP training now incorporates critical life saving elements alongside the recommendations of the Manchester Arena Inquiry. The revised FALP includes learning outcomes relating to triage, supporting the use of Ten Second Triage (TST) tool (recommendation R112 and 113). The new FALP was published to forces in summer 2023, with an expectation for full implementation in the training year spring/summer 25. This work strand was closed via NPCC Governance May 2024.
Earlier statement on delivery (1)
Cabinet Office (14 November 2025)
New Training First Aid Learning Programme (FALP) - The new FALP training now incorporates critical life saving elements alongside the recommendations of the Manchester Arena Inquiry. The revised FALP includes learning outcomes relating to triage, supporting the use of Ten Second Triage (TST) tool (recommendation R112 and 113). The new FALP was published to forces in summer 2023, with an expectation for full implementation in the training year spring/summer 25. This work strand was closed via NPCC Governance May 2024.
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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