MAI-37

Ensure GMP role cards are accessible

Manchester Arena Inquiry · Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response · Issued 3 November 2022 · Addressed to: Greater Manchester Police

Government responseUK Government: Accepted (Nov 2025)

DeliveryCabinet Office says completed (Feb 2026)

Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry

●Inquiry recommendation

Greater Manchester Police should ensure that its role cards are always immediately accessible to the officers who are to perform those roles.

Manchester Arena Inquiry, Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response · 3 Nov 2022 Source PDF →

Published evidence summary

AI-generated evidence summary

The Cabinet Office reported in February 2026 that the recommendation was completed, relaying a National Police Chiefs' Council update that a new operational and tactical commander training curriculum had been agreed for local delivery across winter 2024 and would be underpinned by approved professional practice (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The UK Government had previously recorded its response to the recommendation as accepted in full in November 2025 (Cabinet Office response, Nov 2025).

Sources

Cabinet Office, Feb 2026

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

Speaker not recorded. Source: Cabinet Office, Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard (government response status), 14 November 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

NPCC Update: CTPHQ/Plato Recommendation Review-See recommendation 13 NPCC Update: New Operational and Tactical (Bronze and Silver) Commander's training - The new curriculum has been agreed and is set to be launched to forces for local delivery across Winter 2024. The course will be underpinned by the new Command and Control approved professional practice (APP) (recommendation 58) and updated Civil Contingencies APP (recommendation 72).

From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard

Earlier statements on delivery (0)

●Cabinet Office · 14 Nov 2025

NPCC Update: CTPHQ/Plato Recommendation Review-See recommendation 13 NPCC Update: New Operational and Tactical (Bronze and Silver) Commander's training - The new curriculum has been agreed and is set to be launched to forces for local delivery across Winter 2024. The course will be underpinned by the new Command and Control approved professional practice (APP) (recommendation 58) and updated Civil Contingencies APP (recommendation 72).

From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)

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