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Answering body: Home Office

Today the Manchester Arena Inquiry has published Volume 1 of its report, which has been laid before the House. The report can be found at www.manchesterarenainquiry.org.uk and on GOV.UK.  Further volumes of the report will be published at a later date.

This report relates in particular to its investigation into the Manchester Arena complex and security arrangements. I am grateful for the strength and courage of the victims’ families and the survivors, and the engagement of all those who have shared their experiences to ensure the Inquiry can deliver its vital work.

Government will review this report and consider how to respond to its content in due course.

I would also like to thank Sir Jonathan Saunders for his ongoing work to uncover the lessons to be learned for the future from this tragic attack.

Answering body: Home Office

My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Priti Patel) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

On 22 October 2019 I announced an independent public inquiry to investigate the deaths of the victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena terror attack, and the Terms of Reference for that Inquiry.

I have now received a request from the Inquiry’s Chair, Sir John Saunders, to make a small addition to the Terms of Reference. The additional text was not explicitly included in the original Terms of Reference due to the risk of prejudicing a future trial. That trial has now completed and therefore I have agreed that it is in the public interest that the Terms of Reference should more fully reflect the scope of the Inquiry’s investigations.

Therefore the following text will be added to section 1(ii): “whether Prevent referrals should have been made in respect of Salman Abedi and/or any of his family members”.

The updated Terms of Reference can be found on the Inquiry’s website at www.manchesterarenainquiry.org.uk.

I would like to thank Sir John Saunders for his continued work, and I pay tribute to the strength and courage of all those who will be sharing their experiences to ensure the Inquiry can deliver its vital work.

Answering body: Home Office

On 22 October 2019 I announced an independent public inquiry to investigate the deaths of the victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena terror attack, and the Terms of Reference for that Inquiry.

I have now received a request from the Inquiry’s Chair, Sir John Saunders, to make a small addition to the Terms of Reference. The additional text was not explicitly included in the original Terms of Reference due to the risk of prejudicing a future trial. That trial has now completed and therefore I have agreed that it is in the public interest that the Terms of Reference should more fully reflect the scope of the Inquiry’s investigations.

Therefore the following text will be added to section 1(ii): “whether Prevent referrals should have been made in respect of Salman Abedi and/or any of his family members”.

The updated Terms of Reference can be found on the Inquiry’s website at www.manchesterarenainquiry.org.uk.

I would like to thank Sir John Saunders for his continued work, and I pay tribute to the strength and courage of all those who will be sharing their experiences to ensure the Inquiry can deliver its vital work.