Recommendation MAI-163: SIA encourage trauma care training for non-licensed staff
From Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response, published 3 November 2022.
Recommendation
The Security Industry Authority should take steps to encourage the security industry generally to ensure that even those members of staff who do not require a licence from the Security Industry Authority develop skills in basic trauma care.
In brief (written by this site)
In an update published by the Cabinet Office in February 2026, the Security Industry Authority stated that the recommendation remained in progress, noting that it had worked with first aid providers to adopt the additional training across sectors outside security (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). It also reported in February 2026 that although its reach to unlicensed sectors was more limited, it had promoted the inquiry's recommendation through social media and newsletters (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.
About this summary
This recommendation asks for cultural or behavioural change, which is difficult to verify from published sources alone. The record reflects policy commitments rather than measured outcomes.
Government response
Accepted in full
Delivery
Cabinet Office says in progress (27 February 2026)
The SIA has worked with providers of first aid, many of whom have adopted the additional training as a standard across sectors outside of the security industry. The SIA has worked to communicate the requirement and has made clear it was a recommendation of the Manchester Arena Inquiry. The SIA's reach to sectors that do not require a licence is more limited, but the SIA has made efforts via social media channels and e-newsletters which are followed by individuals that are not licence holders.
Earlier statement on delivery (1)
Cabinet Office (14 November 2025)
The SIA has worked with providers of first aid, many of whom have adopted the additional training as a standard across sectors outside of the security industry. The SIA has worked to communicate the requirement and has made clear it was a recommendation of the Manchester Arena Inquiry. The SIA's reach to sectors that do not require a licence is more limited, but the SIA has made efforts via social media channels and e-newsletters which are followed by individuals that are not licence holders.
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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