A senior Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officer who was involved in coordinating the tactical police response to the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017 will face a misconduct meeting as a result of an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation.
The misconduct meeting follows a complaint by family members who sadly lost loved ones in the attack. The complaints relate to the actions and decision-making of the officer on the night.
Deputy Chief Constable Terry Woods said:
“We support the IOPC’s direction to hold a misconduct meeting after a complaint about a serving senior officer involved in the response to the Manchester Arena attack. The outcome of this disciplinary will be made public.
“I want to reiterate the Chief Constable’s unreserved apology made on behalf of GMP to the families following the public inquiry.
“We are steadfast in our commitment to ensure we do not repeat the inadequacies identified in the public inquiry. We have worked extensively in the years since to continue cementing the substantive improvements made as a result of the recommendations made.”
