Recommendation MAI-129: Threshold for Ambulance Liaison Officer at events
From Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response, published 3 November 2022.
Recommendation
The Home Office and the Department of Health and Social Care should consider how the threshold for a requirement that an Ambulance Liaison Officer be present at an event is to be identified.
In brief (written by this site)
The Cabinet Office reported in February 2026 that delivery remained in progress, explaining that the threshold is being considered as part of work to develop an events healthcare standard (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). It added in February 2026 that research projects were complete and drafting of the standard by an authorship group had begun, with the requirement to be included in scoping and writing stages where appropriate (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The UK Government had accepted the recommendation in full in November 2025 (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 in progress (27 February 2026)
This is considered as part of a number of recommendations on developing a healthcare standard for events and will be included in scoping and writing stages, where appropriate. The research projects are complete and drafting of the Standard by the authorship group has begun.
Earlier statement on delivery (1)
Cabinet Office (14 November 2025)
This is considered as part of a number of recommendations on developing a healthcare standard for events and will be included in scoping and writing stages, where appropriate. The research projects are complete and drafting of the Standard by the authorship group has begun.
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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