Give consideration to NHS commissioner recommendations
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 completed (Feb 2026)
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The Department of Health and Social Care should give urgent and close consideration to any recommendations made by the trusts and the NHS commissioners.
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In an update published by the Cabinet Office in February 2026, the Department of Health and Social Care recorded the recommendation as completed (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). It stated that recommendations "would not usually come from Ambulance Trusts or Commissioners, but through NHS England or established workstreams", adding that annual mandate letters set expectations and that it considers recommendations where appropriate (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The UK Government previously accepted the recommendation in full in November 2025 (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
Recommendations would not usually come from Ambulance Trusts or Commissioners, but through NHS England or established workstreams. The Government's mandate letter to NHS England sets out expectations of NHS England. This is published on an annual basis. Where appropriate, the Department of Health and Social Care will consider any recommendations.
Earlier statements on delivery (0)
●Cabinet Office · 14 Nov 2025
Recommendations would not usually come from Ambulance Trusts or Commissioners, but through NHS England or established workstreams. The Government's mandate letter to NHS England sets out expectations of NHS England. This is published on an annual basis. Where appropriate, the Department of Health and Social Care will consider any recommendations.
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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