Consider Commission for Countering Extremism report
Manchester Arena Inquiry · Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 3: Radicalisation and Preventability · Issued 2 March 2023 · Addressed to: Home Office
Government responseUK Government: Accepted (Nov 2025)
DeliveryCabinet Office says completed (Feb 2026)
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
In 2021, the Commission for Countering Extremism published a report entitled Operating with Impunity. Hateful Extremism: The Need for a Legal Framework. I recommend that the Home Office consider and respond to this document as a matter of urgency.
Manchester Arena Inquiry, Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 3: Radicalisation and Preventability · 2 Mar 2023 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
AI-generated evidence summary
The Cabinet Office reported in February 2026 that the action was complete, noting that a counter-extremism review had concluded and the Commission for Countering Extremism's report helped inform its findings (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). It stated that recommendations from the review were being considered and that the government would continue to work closely with the Commission to determine its approach (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The department had previously recorded in November 2025 that the recommendation was accepted in full (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
The Counter-Extremism sprint has concluded and the Commission for Countering Extremism's report helped inform its findings and the recommendations which are being considered. The Government values the input from independent advisors and we will continue to work closely with the Commission as we determine our approach moving forwards. This action is now complete.
Earlier statements on delivery (0)
●Cabinet Office · 14 Nov 2025
The Counter-Extremism sprint has concluded and the Commission for Countering Extremism's report helped inform its findings and the recommendations which are being considered. The Government values the input from independent advisors and we will continue to work closely with the Commission as we determine our approach moving forwards.
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
How this page is built
The recommendation and the government responses are verbatim from primary documents. Delivery statements and other bodies' findings are shown in their own words, each with its source. The summary is written by this site and labelled as such. The Index does not paraphrase sources or characterise intent; it records what has been published.