Single consolidated GMP Operation Plato plan
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 review its Operation Plato plans to ensure that there is only a single plan to which all can work and that this plan gives clear and consistent guidance on how to respond to an Operation Plato incident.
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Published evidence summary
AI-generated evidence summary
In February 2026, Greater Manchester Police reported via the Cabinet Office dashboard that the recommendation was completed, stating that its Operation Plato Marauding Terrorist Attack Overall Plan is the only plan that exists within the force (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The force noted that this plan incorporates role cards providing clear guidance during an incident and that strict version control prevents responders from accessing superseded versions (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The UK Government had previously recorded the recommendation as accepted 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 completed · 27 Feb 2026
NPCC Update: CTPHQ/Plato Recommendation Review-See recommendation 13 NPCC Update: New Command and Control National Guidance-See recommendation 58 GMP's Operation Plato Marauding Terrorist Attack Overall Plan is the only Operation Plato Plan that exists in GMP. This plan covers the GMP response to an Op Plato declaration and includes a series of role cards that provide clear guidance on how to respond to such an incident. Strict version control is in place to ensure that previous versions are not available to Commanders and Responders.
Earlier statements on delivery (0)
●Cabinet Office · 14 Nov 2025
NPCC Update: CTPHQ/Plato Recommendation Review-See recommendation 13 NPCC Update: New Command and Control National Guidance-See recommendation 58 GMP's Operation Plato Marauding Terrorist Attack Overall Plan is the only Operation Plato Plan that exists in GMP. This plan covers the GMP response to an Op Plato declaration and includes a series of role cards that provide clear guidance on how to respond to such an incident. Strict version control is in place to ensure that previous versions are not available to Commanders and Responders.
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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