Recommendation MAI-134: Fire service notice of significant pre-planned events
From Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response, published 3 November 2022.
Recommendation
The Home Office, His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services, and the Fire Service College should develop a system for ensuring that the duty command structure in each fire and rescue service has notice of any significant pre-planned event, such as a major concert or sports match, taking place within the fire and rescue service area.
In brief (written by this site)
In February 2026, the Cabinet Office reported that implementation remained in progress and was "high in compliance" (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). It noted that while local variations exist across boundaries and organisational structures, positive progress included the role of local resilience forums, safety advisory groups, pre-planned multi-agency briefings, and the sharing of event management plans and risk intelligence (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). Previously, the UK Government 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 recommendation is high in compliance. Whilst there will always be local variations due to boundaries and organisational structures positive examples of progress include the role of LRFs, Safety Advisory Groups (SAGs), sharing of event management plans, pre-planned multi agency briefings and sharing of risk information and intelligence.
Earlier statement on delivery (1)
Cabinet Office (14 November 2025)
This recommendation is high in compliance. Whilst there will always be local variations due to boundaries and organisational structures positive examples of progress include the role of LRFs, Safety Advisory Groups (SAGs), sharing of event management plans, pre-planned multi agency briefings and sharing of risk information and intelligence.
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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- UK Government
Response - Cabinet Office
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