Recommendation MAI-132: Body-worn video for firearms officers
From Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response, published 3 November 2022.
Recommendation
The Home Office, Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters and the College of Policing should consider whether firearms officers should be equipped routinely with body-worn video cameras.
In brief (written by this site)
In February 2026, the Cabinet Office reported on its monitoring dashboard that the recommendation was completed, stating that the armed policing review was closed with "NO UPDATE REQUIRED" (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). It had first recorded that completed status in an earlier update in November 2025 (Cabinet Office, Nov 2025). The UK Government accepted the recommendation in full in its formal response 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 completed (27 February 2026)
Armed Policing APP Review relating to PIP HO & NPCC - CLOSED - NO UPDATE REQUIRED
Earlier statement on delivery (1)
Cabinet Office (14 November 2025)
Armed Policing APP Review relating to PIP HO & NPCC - CLOSED - NO UPDATE REQUIRED
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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Who has spoken
- UK Government
Response - Cabinet Office
Delivery statement