Recommendation MAI-127: Robust debrief systems for multi-agency exercises
From Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response, published 3 November 2022.
Recommendation
The Home Office and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities should ensure that there exist robust national and local systems and sufficient resources to make sure that the debrief process following multi-agency exercises is effective to capture the lessons that need to be learned.
In brief (written by this site)
The Cabinet Office reported in February 2026 that "processes around organisational learning have been strengthened" and that additional resources had been secured to support this work (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). In that February 2026 update, it stated that this work strand will seek to identify opportunities to improve how multi-agency learning is managed, including enhancing horizon scanning and urgent lessons processes (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The UK Government accepted the recommendation in full in November 2025 (Cabinet Office response, Nov 2025).
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Government response
Accepted in full
Delivery
Cabinet Office says completed (27 February 2026)
Multi-Agency Partners Update: Improving Organisational Learning - Processes around organisational learning have been strengthened, however additional JESIP Transformation resource (JESIP Transformation Programme, recommendation 45) has been secured to support this work strand. This will seek to identify opportunities to further improve how organisational learning relating to major or multi-agency incidents is managed, with the ambition to implement solutions including enhancing horizon scanning and urgent lessons processes.
Earlier statement on delivery (1)
Cabinet Office (14 November 2025)
Multi-Agency Partners Update: Improving Organisational Learning - Processes around organisational learning have been strengthened, however additional JESIP Transformation resource (JESIP Transformation Programme, recommendation 45) has been secured to support this work strand. This will seek to identify opportunities to further improve how organisational learning relating to major or multi-agency incidents is managed, with the ambition to implement solutions including enhancing horizon scanning and urgent lessons processes.
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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- UK Government
Response - Cabinet Office
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