Nationally agreed format for all emergency plans
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
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, the College of Policing, the Fire Service College, the National Ambulance Resilience Unity, individual police services and JESIP should develop a nationally agreed format for all plans, placing JESIP at their centre.
Manchester Arena Inquiry, Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response · 3 Nov 2022 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
AI-generated evidence summary
The Inquiry asked authorities to develop a nationally agreed format for emergency plans. In February 2026, the Cabinet Office reported that the Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Protocol (JESIP) Transformation Team was taking this area of work forward throughout 2025, with ongoing consultation continuing around national plans and their format for agreement (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). Previously, in its government response in November 2025, the UK Government accepted the recommendation in full (Cabinet Office response, Nov 2025).
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 5 Oct 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 continues to be an area of work that the Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Protocol (JESIP) Transformation Team takes forward throughout 2025. Ongoing consultation around the the national plans and their format for agreement continues.
Earlier statements on delivery (0)
●Cabinet Office · 14 Nov 2025
This continues to be an area of work that the Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Protocol (JESIP) Transformation Team takes forward throughout 2025. Ongoing consultation around the the national plans and their format for agreement continues.
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
Published evidence
●JESIP · 1 Apr 2024
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.
JESIP Joint Doctrine Version 3.1, April 2024View source →
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