Review analgesia rollout to HART operatives
Manchester Arena Inquiry · Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 1: Security for the Arena · Issued 17 June 2021 · Addressed to: National Ambulance Resilience Unit, Security Industry Authority
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
If the decision is that the regulatory regime should be altered in this way, the National Ambulance Resilience Unit should consider urgently whether the use of such analgesia should be rolled out to all Hazardous Area Response Team and other specialist operatives, as part of their basic equipment, and to paramedics more generally.
Manchester Arena Inquiry, Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 1: Security for the Arena · 17 Jun 2021 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- The dashboard states that once regulatory requirements are confirmed, the proposal is to roll out analgesia in a phased approach as more evidence on use in different patient groups is reviewed (Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, Cabinet Office, February 2026).
Response — verbatim from government
●UK Government
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) published a formal statement on 17 June 2021 in response to Volume 1 of the Manchester Arena Inquiry. The SIA committed to collaborating with the private security industry, law enforcement, and other stakeholders to implement the report's recommendations. The Home Office noted it would review the report and take action on recommendations requiring legislative change, including extending SIA licensing requirements for CCTV monitoring and security contractors.
UK Government · 17 Jun 2021 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
- 27 Feb 2026 Once regulatory requirements are confirmed, the proposal is to roll out in a phased approach as more evidence in relation to use in different patient groups reviewed. Source →
- 14 Nov 2025 Once regulatory requirements are confirmed, the proposal is to roll out in a phased approach as more evidence in relation to use in different patient groups reviewed. Source →
- 14 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office Government published formal Manchester Arena Inquiry recommendations dashboard on GOV.UK (14 November 2025) tracking all 149 recommendations with implementation progress updates. View source → Reasonable Progress
- 3 Apr 2025 · UK Parliament Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 received Royal Assent 3 April 2025. Creates two tiers: Standard Duty (200-799 capacity) and Enhanced Duty (800+). SIA will be regulator. Not yet in force -- at least 24 months before enforcement (expected April 2027). View source → Reasonable Progress
- 5 Jun 2023 · National Police Chiefs Council NPCC, Counter Terrorism Policing and College of Policing provided comprehensive updates to Sir John Saunders demonstrating "continued drive to improve collective response to terrorist incidents." View source → Reasonable Progress
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