Train all firefighters in first responder interventions
Manchester Arena Inquiry · Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response · Issued 3 November 2022 · Addressed to: Fire Service College
Government responseUK Government: Accepted (Nov 2025)
DeliveryCabinet Office says completed (Feb 2026)
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The National Fire Chiefs Council and the Fire Service College should establish a scheme for ensuring that all fire fighters are trained in first responder interventions.
Manchester Arena Inquiry, Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response · 3 Nov 2022 Source PDF →
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In February 2026, the Cabinet Office reported the recommendation as completed, stating that an increase in services completing the measure brought "the total completion rate to 86% across all responding services" (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). This reiterated its update from November 2025, when the UK Government accepted the recommendation in full and first recorded the same progress (Cabinet Office response, Nov 2025; Cabinet Office, Nov 2025).
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 26 Sep 2026.
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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
There has been a 16% increase in services that have completed R-130. This takes the total completion rate to 86% across all responding services (50 FR)
Earlier statements on delivery (0)
●Cabinet Office · 14 Nov 2025
There has been a 16% increase in services that have completed R-130. This takes the total completion rate to 86% across all responding services (50 FR)
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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