A senior British Transport Police officer has admitted his force failed to work effectively with other emergency services on the night of the Manchester Arena bombing
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Robin Smith was the BTP 'gold commander' that night.
The Manchester Arena Inquiry heard he only spoke to the gold commander at Greater Manchester Police two hours and 45 minutes after the attack
The Manchester Arena Inquiry heard he only spoke to the gold commander at Greater Manchester Police two hours and 45 minutes after the attack
He agreed it was "not acceptable" that it took so long for the two to speak to each other
He also did not try to speak to senior fire and ambulance services officers
He also did not try to speak to senior fire and ambulance services officers
Mr Smith joined BTP in September 2016 as an assistant chief constable, but he'd not read the BTP major incident manual or had any training in it by the time of the arena attack.
He accepted that, as a potential gold commander, he should have read the manual
He accepted that, as a potential gold commander, he should have read the manual
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