Review Operation Plato guidance
Manchester Arena Inquiry · Manchester Arena Inquiry: Volume 2: Emergency Response · Issued 3 November 2022 · Addressed to: Counter Terrorism Policing
Government responseUK Government: Accepted (Nov 2025)
DeliveryCabinet Office says completed (Feb 2026)
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
Those organisations should consider what changes need to be made to the Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters Operation Plato guidance in order to achieve those aims.
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The Cabinet Office reported in February 2026 that delivery of the recommendation was completed, directing readers to recommendation 45 regarding the "Review of the Marauding Terrorist Attack Joint Operating Principles" (Cabinet Office, Feb 2026). The department had previously recorded this same completed status in November 2025 (Cabinet Office, Nov 2025). 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.
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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
Review of the Marauding Terrorist Attack Joint Operating Principles (MTA JOPs) - Please see recommendation 45
Earlier statements on delivery (0)
●Cabinet Office · 14 Nov 2025
Review of the Marauding Terrorist Attack Joint Operating Principles (MTA JOPs) - Please see recommendation 45
From: Manchester Arena Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard, original version (data file)
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