Establish standard for event healthcare services
Manchester Arena Inquiry · Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response · Issued 3 November 2022 · Addressed to: Department of Health and Social Care
Government responseUK Government: Accepted (Nov 2025)
DeliveryCabinet Office says in progress (Feb 2026)
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The Department of Health and Social Care should establish the standard for the level of healthcare services required at events. Consideration should be given to putting that standard on a statutory footing.
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Published evidence summary
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In February 2026, the Department of Health and Social Care reported via the Cabinet Office dashboard that work remained in progress, stating that "a programme has been established and a number of steps are complete" (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The UK Government had previously accepted the recommendation in full in November 2025, at which point the department similarly reported that the programme had been established (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
The Department of Health and Social Care is progressing this recommendation. A programme has been established and a number of steps are complete.
Earlier statements on delivery (0)
●Cabinet Office · 14 Nov 2025
The Department of Health and Social Care is progressing this recommendation. A programme has been established and a number of steps are complete.
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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