Fire service notice of significant pre-planned events
Manchester Arena Inquiry · Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response · Issued 3 November 2022 · Addressed to: Fire Service College, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, Home Office
Government responseUK Government: Accepted (Nov 2025)
DeliveryCabinet Office says in progress (Feb 2026)
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The Home Office, His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services, and the Fire Service College should develop a system for ensuring that the duty command structure in each fire and rescue service has notice of any significant pre-planned event, such as a major concert or sports match, taking place within the fire and rescue service area.
Manchester Arena Inquiry, Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response · 3 Nov 2022 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
AI-generated evidence summary
In February 2026, the Cabinet Office reported that implementation remained in progress and was "high in compliance" (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). It noted that while local variations exist across boundaries and organisational structures, positive progress included the role of local resilience forums, safety advisory groups, pre-planned multi-agency briefings, and the sharing of event management plans and risk intelligence (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). Previously, the UK Government 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 in progress · 27 Feb 2026
This recommendation is high in compliance. Whilst there will always be local variations due to boundaries and organisational structures positive examples of progress include the role of LRFs, Safety Advisory Groups (SAGs), sharing of event management plans, pre-planned multi agency briefings and sharing of risk information and intelligence.
Earlier statements on delivery (0)
●Cabinet Office · 14 Nov 2025
This recommendation is high in compliance. Whilst there will always be local variations due to boundaries and organisational structures positive examples of progress include the role of LRFs, Safety Advisory Groups (SAGs), sharing of event management plans, pre-planned multi agency briefings and sharing of risk information and intelligence.
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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