Anger as former cop told he won't face disciplinary action over his evidence to Arena bomb inquiry
A retired police officer who played a key role on the night of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing has learned he won't face disciplinary action over evidence he gave to the public inquiry.
But he told the later public inquiry it had been a 'deliberate decision' not to inform the other services he had initiated Operation Plato, the plan to deal with a continuing marauding terror attack, as he wanted to avoid first responders abandoning casualties, although this rationale was not recorded in any document.
Solicitor Richard Scorer, who represents the largest group of families, told the M.E.N. that 'the families we represent will be shocked and disappointed but they remain of the view that Mr Sexton failed in his role that night'. The plan, had it been instigated, requires commanders from the emergency services to meet at a 'forward command point'. Such a meeting didn't take place but if it had, it may have persuaded a fire service commander to be reassured it was safe enough for firefighters to be dispatched.
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