Review analgesia rollout to HART operatives
Manchester Arena Inquiry · Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response · Issued 3 November 2022 · Addressed to: National Ambulance Resilience Unit, Security Industry Authority
Government responseUK Government: Accepted (Nov 2025)
DeliveryCabinet Office says in progress (Feb 2026)
Recommendation, 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.
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Published evidence summary
AI-generated evidence summary
The Cabinet Office reported in February 2026 that delivery remained in progress, stating that once regulatory requirements are confirmed, the proposal is to roll out analgesia "in a phased approach" as more evidence is reviewed (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). It noted that confirming regulatory requirements and reviewing evidence across patient groups remain outstanding before rollout can proceed (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The UK Government accepted the recommendation in full in November 2025, having initially set out this phased plan (Cabinet Office response, Nov 2025; Cabinet Office, 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
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.
Earlier statements on delivery (0)
●Cabinet Office · 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.
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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