Review embedding doctors with firearms teams
Manchester Arena Inquiry · Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response · Issued 3 November 2022 · Addressed to: Counter Terrorism Policing
Government responseUK Government: Accepted (Nov 2025)
DeliveryCabinet Office says in progress (Feb 2026)
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters should review the evidence heard during the Inquiry, including that heard in restricted sessions, to consider the advantages and disadvantages of embedding doctors with some police firearms teams, and how, if that is advantageous, it could be achieved.
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Published evidence summary
AI-generated evidence summary
In February 2026, the Cabinet Office reported that work on the recommendation remained in progress, with a working group established to take forward work identified in the Clinical Response to Major Incidents review (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). It noted in February 2026 that this work included embedding medics within police firearms teams and that the team was considering practice across Europe, including France's RAID team (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The UK Government had 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.
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
A working group has been setup to take forward the work identified in the Clinical Response to Major Incidents (CRMI) review. This will include MAI recommendations relevant to: - Ambulance Personnel - Air ambulance provision (whether this should be incorporated into JOPs) - Embedding medics within police firearms teams. The team are considering practice across Europe including the Recherche, Assistance, Intervention and Discussion (RAID) Team from France.
Earlier statements on delivery (0)
●Cabinet Office · 14 Nov 2025
A working group has been setup to take forward the work identified in the Clinical Response to Major Incidents (CRMI) review. This will include MAI recommendations relevant to: - Ambulance Personnel - Air ambulance provision (whether this should be incorporated into JOPs) - Embedding medics within police firearms teams. The team are considering practice across Europe including the Recherche, Assistance, Intervention and Discussion (RAID) Team from France.
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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