Review mass casualty response capacity
Manchester Arena Inquiry · Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response · Issued 3 November 2022 · Addressed to: Ambulance Services
Government responseUK Government: Accepted (Nov 2025)
DeliveryCabinet Office says in progress (Feb 2026)
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
Ambulance service trusts should review their capacity to respond to a mass casualty incident. That should include an assessment of whether they have an adequate number of trained specialist personnel to respond effectively to a mass casualty incident.
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In February 2026, the Cabinet Office reported that the recommendation remained in progress, stating that ambulance trusts had submitted bids to their lead commissioners and NHS England had reviewed these against the EPRR Core Standards assurance process (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The department had provided that same progress update in November 2025 (Cabinet Office, Nov 2025). 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.
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Government response
●UK Government · Accepted · 14 Nov 2025
Accepted in full
Response document: Manchester Arena Inquiry recommendations (GOV.UK page linking to the Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard)
Delivery
●Cabinet Office says in progress · 27 Feb 2026
Ambulance Trusts have submitted bids to their lead commissioners. NHS England has reviewed these against the EPRR Core Standards assurance process.
Earlier statements on delivery (0)
●Cabinet Office · 14 Nov 2025
Ambulance Trusts have submitted bids to their lead commissioners. NHS England has reviewed these against the EPRR Core Standards assurance process.
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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