Sir John Saunders, Chairman of the Manchester Arena Inquiry, has raised concerns about the lack of mechanisms to ensure the implementation of recommendations made to MI5 and Counter Terrorism Policing following the Manchester Arena bombing. The inquiry into the 2017 attack, which claimed the lives of 22 people and injured many more, began in September 2020.
During a recent hearing, Sir John revealed that progress on some of his recommendations, first put forward in November of the previous year, had only just begun. He emphasized that without the hearing, the work might not have commenced at all. The chairman highlighted the need for public accountability in reporting the progress of the recommendations, especially for the benefit of the bereaved families.
