Review licensing guidance on event healthcare
Manchester Arena Inquiry · Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response · Issued 3 November 2022
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The Ministry of Housing Commuities and Local Government should review the guidance given to all licensing authorities on the decisions they make in relation to venues that hold events, and on what level of event healthcare services may be required at the events likely to be held at those venues. The guidance should indicate appropriate licence conditions to be used. The licensing authorities should then impose conditions accordingly or make those standards a requirement of meeting existing conditions.
Manchester Arena Inquiry, Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response · 3 Nov 2022 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- The section 182 guidance accompanying the Licensing Act 2003 has been updated to include further information on healthcare provision at events, with a new annex of resources (Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, Cabinet Office, February 2026).
- DHSC has set up a task and finish group for longer-term recommendations around healthcare provision at events (Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, Cabinet Office, February 2026).
Response — verbatim from government
●UK Government
The Home Secretary made a written statement to Parliament on 3 November 2022 following publication of Volume 2, acknowledging the findings on emergency response failures and stating the government would work with emergency services to implement improvements. The response committed to reviewing interoperability arrangements between emergency services and strengthening joint training and exercising protocols for major incidents.
UK Government · 3 Nov 2022 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
- 27 Feb 2026 The section 182 guidance that accompanies the Licensing Act 2003 has been updated to include further information around healthcare provision at events. An annex with helpful resources has also been added to the guidance. Rec 137 is part of a set of monitored recommendations reference MR21. This set of recommendations includes several longer term recommendations around health care provision at events and delivery is owned by DHSC who have set up a task and finish group. Home Office policy officials are members of that group and continue to contribute to the wider work. Source →
- 14 Nov 2025 The section 182 guidance that accompanies the Licensing Act 2003 has been updated to include further information around healthcare provision at events. An annex with helpful resources has also been added to the guidance. Rec 137 is part of a set of monitored recommendations reference MR21. This set of recommendations includes several longer term recommendations around health care provision at events and delivery is owned by DHSC who have set up a task and finish group. Home Office policy officials are members of that group and continue to contribute to the wider work. Source →
- 18 Dec 2025 · Home Office Consultation Government consultation opened 18 December 2025 on monitored recommendations 7 and 8: whether in-house CCTV operators should be SIA-licensed (MR7) and whether security contractors should be licensed (MR8). Closes 12 March 2026. View source → Reasonable Progress
- 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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