Review BTP jurisdiction overlaps
Manchester Arena Inquiry · Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 1: Security for the Arena · Issued 17 June 2021 · Addressed to: Home Office, British Transport Police, Police Services
Government responseUK Government: Accepted (Nov 2025)
DeliveryCabinet Office says completed (Feb 2026)
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
BTP and all Home Office Police Services should conduct a review of the areas in which their jurisdictions overlap. In the case of areas which have a significant footfall by members of the public which are not part of the railway estate, a review should be conducted by both BTP and the Home Office Police Services. Following the review, agreement as to primacy should be reached and recorded in writing.
Manchester Arena Inquiry, Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 1: Security for the Arena · 17 Jun 2021 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
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The Cabinet Office reported in February 2026 that the recommendation was complete, recording that all Home Office police forces with high-footfall locations had signed memorandums of understanding with British Transport Police detailing jurisdiction and primacy (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). It stated that agreements with Greater Manchester Police, West Yorkshire Police, and Hertfordshire Constabulary were stored electronically in control rooms and on an operational application, with refresh dates and owners identified (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026).
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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 completed · 27 Feb 2026
All HO Forces with 'category one' locations have been identified (those with significant footfall). Those identified have written and signed MOU's (memorandum of understanding) detailing jurisdiction and primacy and these MOUs have been stored electronically within the BTP Op SABRE app as well as being stored within our control rooms. The forces with MOUs with BTP are Greater Manchester Police, West Yorkshire Police and Hertfordshire Constabulary. Refresh dates and owners have been identified.
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●Cabinet Office · 14 Nov 2025
All HO Forces with 'category one' locations have been identified (those with significant footfall). Those identified have written and signed MOU's (memorandum of understanding) detailing jurisdiction and primacy and these MOUs have been stored electronically within the BTP Op SABRE app as well as being stored within our control rooms. The forces with MOUs with BTP are Greater Manchester Police, West Yorkshire Police and Hertfordshire Constabulary. Refresh dates and owners have been identified.
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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