Review and update JESIP Joint Doctrine
Manchester Arena Inquiry · Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response · Issued 3 November 2022 · Addressed to: College of Policing, Fire Service College, National Ambulance Resilience Unit, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, Home Office, JESIP
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The Home Office, His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services, the College of Policing, the Fire Service College, the National Ambulance Resilience Unit and JESIP should review and, as necessary, update the Joint Doctrine.
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 JESIP Transformation Programme has been launched with combined funding from the three emergency services and additional Home Office funding (Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, Cabinet Office, February 2026).
- The programme priorities include developing additional training and guidance products, enhancing Joint Organisational Learning processes, and ensuring JESIP is effectively embedded across services (Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, Cabinet Office, February 2026).
- The programme is governed by the National JESIP Interoperability Board on behalf of all services, and the workstream has been completed (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 Alongside existing funding from across the 3 Emergency Services, additional Home Office funding has been successfully secured to provide stronger investment in the Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Protocol (JESIP). Using the combined funding, the JESIP Transformation Programme has been launched to strengthen infrastructure, bolster central capacity, resource and coordination, allowing agencies to better prepare first responders and commanders to manage complex, fast-moving situations. The programmes priorities include developing additional training and guidance products (updates and promotion of the Doctrine and national format for plans), enhancing Joint Organisational Learning processes and now incorporates the activity of the JESIP Embedding and Assurance Pilot. The Transformation Programme, through the provision of guidance and support, seeks to ensure JESIP is effectively embedded through training, exercising, learning, assurance and communications, across the services and wider partners and particularly among first responders, control rooms and command levels. This programme governed by the National JESIP Interoperability Board on behalf of all services. This workstream has been completed. Source →
- 14 Nov 2025 Alongside existing funding from across the 3 Emergency Services, additional Home Office funding has been successfully secured to provide stronger investment in the Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Protocol (JESIP). Using the combined funding, the JESIP Transformation Programme has been launched to strengthen infrastructure, bolster central capacity, resource and coordination, allowing agencies to better prepare first responders and commanders to manage complex, fast-moving situations. The programmes priorities include developing additional training and guidance products (updates and promotion of the Doctrine and national format for plans), enhancing Joint Organisational Learning processes and now incorporates the activity of the JESIP Embedding and Assurance Pilot. The Transformation Programme, through the provision of guidance and support, seeks to ensure JESIP is effectively embedded through training, exercising, learning, assurance and communications, across the services and wider partners and particularly among first responders, control rooms and command levels. This programme governed by the National JESIP Interoperability Board on behalf of all services. This workstream has been completed. Source →
- 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
- 1 Apr 2024 · JESIP JESIP Joint Doctrine updated to v3.1 (April 2024) following inquiry findings on interoperability failures. Operation Plato reformed to cover all terrorist attack types, not just firearms. Emphasis extended beyond command-level to frontline responders. View source → Good 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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