SP7 Response Accepted

Second Force Incident Manager support

Recommendation

All police forces that have not implemented a model providing immediate and direct support to Force Incident Managers, ideally through a second Force Incident Manager, should consider adopting such arrangements to strengthen decision‑making during critical incidents.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
- The government stated this recommendation requires delivery by an organisation outside central government, that it has written to all national, regional and local organisations responsible for delivering recommendations to highlight the findings of the Inquiry, and that it will continue to work with these organisations to facilitate and support delivery (Government Response to Phase 1 of the Southport Inquiry, CP 1623, Home Office, July 2026).
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Accepted
Accepted Home Office
02 Jul 2026

The government agrees with all 67 recommendations made by the Chair. The government recognises these five fundamental failings. These failings are unacceptable. There are a further 27 recommendations that require delivery by organisations that sit outside central government. The government has written to all national, regional and local organisations responsible for delivering recommendations to highlight the findings of the Inquiry. The government will continue to work closely with these organisations to facilitate and support on delivery of these recommendations, and will report, as far as possible, on delivery of these recommendations alongside progress on the recommendations for central government. (Government Response to Phase 1 of the Southport Inquiry, CP 1623, 2 July 2026.)

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Progress Timeline
Home Office states: Official Report
02 Jul 2026

Government response published 2 July 2026 (CP 1623). The government agreed with this recommendation, which is for delivery by All police forces; the government has written to the responsible organisation and will report on delivery.

Manual Entry
13 Apr 2026

Awaiting government response. Phase 1 report published 13 April 2026.

Source
Report The Southport Inquiry Report: Phase 1 13 Apr 2026
Responsible Bodies
All police forces Primary
Recommendation age 0.3 yrs
Last formal update 02 Jul 2026