Recommendation MAI-126: Assess quality of first responder training
From Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response, published 3 November 2022.
Recommendation
The Home Office and the College of Policing should regularly assess and appraise the training on first responder interventions provided by each police service to ensure that it is of an appropriate quality and that adequate time is allocated to it.
In brief (written by this site)
The Cabinet Office reported in February 2026 that the recommendation was completed, explaining that a revised First Aid Learning Programme had been issued to forces in summer 2023 with full implementation expected in the 2025 training year, and that the work strand was closed through National Police Chiefs' Council governance in May 2024 (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). Earlier, the UK Government confirmed in November 2025 that it accepted the recommendation in full (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
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)
Source
Responsible bodies
Who has spoken
- UK Government
Response - Cabinet Office
Delivery statement