Recommendation MAI-153: Use recording equipment during exercises
From Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response, published 3 November 2022.
Recommendation
The Home Office, the College of Policing, the National Ambulance Resilience Unit and the Fire Service College should ensure that, in the course of exercises, such equipment is used by those who would use it in the circumstances of a real-life incident.
In brief (written by this site)
In February 2026, the Cabinet Office reported that work remained in progress, noting that requirements for record-keeping are contained within the Joint Operating Principles, including the need to ensure commanders record and are given the means to do so (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The UK Government had accepted the recommendation in full in November 2025, when it first published that update (Cabinet Office response, Nov 2025; Cabinet Office, 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)
The requirements of record-keeping are contained within the Joint Operating Principle (JOP's) including the need to ensure that commanders record and are given the means to do so.
Earlier statement on delivery (1)
Cabinet Office (14 November 2025)
The requirements of record-keeping are contained within the Joint Operating Principle (JOP's) including the need to ensure that commanders record and are given the means to do so.
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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Who has spoken
- UK Government
Response - Cabinet Office
Delivery statement