Recommendation MAI-149: Healthcare provision under Protect Duty
From Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response, published 3 November 2022.
Recommendation
The Home Office should consider whether the requirement for adequate healthcare provision at events is a topic that should also be addressed by the Protect Duty.
In brief (written by this site)
The Cabinet Office reported in February 2026 that the recommendation was completed, noting that the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 requires those responsible for enhanced duty premises and qualifying events to put in place appropriate public protection measures (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). It stated that wider work is ongoing to strengthen healthcare standards, with the Department for Health and Social Care working to issue updated guidance that will then be assessed with NHS England to decide whether to make it a statutory obligation (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026).
Sources
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)
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 requires the person responsible for enhanced duty premises and qualifying events to have in place, so far as reasonably practicable, appropriate public protection measures that could be expected to reduce both (i) the vulnerability of the premises or event to an act of terrorism, and (ii) the risk of physical harm being caused to individuals if an attack was to occur there or nearby. Wider work is ongoing to strengthen Healthcare Standards. The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) is working with partners to put in place updated guidance for health care at events. Once published the Event Healthcare Standard will be assessed in partnership with NHS England to determine whether this standard should become a statutory obligation.
Earlier statement on delivery (1)
Cabinet Office (14 November 2025)
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 requires the person responsible for enhanced duty premises and qualifying events to have in place, so far as reasonably practicable, appropriate public protection measures that could be expected to reduce both (i) the vulnerability of the premises or event to an act of terrorism, and (ii) the risk of physical harm being caused to individuals if an attack was to occur there or nearby. Wider work is ongoing to strengthen Healthcare Standards. The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) is working with partners to put in place updated guidance for health care at events. Once published the Event Healthcare Standard will be assessed in partnership with NHS England to determine whether this standard should become a statutory obligation.
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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- UK Government
Response - Cabinet Office
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