Body-worn video for firearms officers
Manchester Arena Inquiry · Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response · Issued 3 November 2022 · Addressed to: College of Policing, Home Office, Counter Terrorism Policing
Government responseUK Government: Accepted (Nov 2025)
DeliveryCabinet Office says completed (Feb 2026)
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The Home Office, Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters and the College of Policing should consider whether firearms officers should be equipped routinely with body-worn video cameras.
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Published evidence summary
AI-generated evidence summary
In February 2026, the Cabinet Office reported on its monitoring dashboard that the recommendation was completed, stating that the armed policing review was closed with "NO UPDATE REQUIRED" (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). It had first recorded that completed status in an earlier update in November 2025 (Cabinet Office, Nov 2025). The UK Government accepted the recommendation in full in its formal response 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
Armed Policing APP Review relating to PIP HO & NPCC - CLOSED - NO UPDATE REQUIRED
Earlier statements on delivery (0)
●Cabinet Office · 14 Nov 2025
Armed Policing APP Review relating to PIP HO & NPCC - CLOSED - NO UPDATE REQUIRED
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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