Families of those who died in the Manchester Arena terror attack today called on the government and police to act to ensure lessons are learned after the long-running public inquiry into the atrocity came to a close.
They also took fire at GMP, which the inquiry has heard, although it had accepted the vast majority of Sir John's recommendations, was still not providing 'bleed control training' so cops who are first on the scene of an incident have the skills to use tourniquets to stem catastrophic bleeding. Sir John said 'on the whole', organisations called to answer questions about his monitored recommendations had implemented them or had taken steps towards implementing them, although some had been 'somewhat slow'.
Flanked by Figen Murray, whose son Martyn Hett died in the bombing, as well as relations of Kelly Brewster and Liam Curry who also died in the attack, Ms Harrison told members of the press: "Our families have been present in court every day of the inquiry and listened to failing after failing from all involved on that terrible night of 22 May 2017.
The families had found the morning's evidence 'absolutely heartbreaking' listening to alleged 'excuses' from the Department of Health and Social Care six years after their lives had been 'ripped apart'. Pressed by counsel to the inquiry Paul Greaney KC, Ms Reed conceded the sector was indeed unregulated and that this would be reviewed. She said the department recognised that 'no adequate standards were in place'.
Pressing the witness further, Mr Greaney said: "If there's a state of affairs where thousands of people are going to venues for events and they are at risk of injury and death as a result of a lack of regulation, there needs to be some sort of regulation."The response prompted exasperation from families inside the inquiry room.
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