  mill ion ▁for ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁by ▁early ▁June ▁and ▁£ 1 7   mill ion ▁by ▁August . ▁New ▁York s ▁V ulture ▁section ▁ranked ▁the ▁event ▁as ▁the ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁concert ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁K ers la ke ▁Report ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁K ers la ke ▁Report , ▁" an ▁independent ▁review ▁into ▁the ▁prepared ness ▁for , ▁and ▁emer gency ▁response ▁to , ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Arena ▁attack ▁on ▁ 2 2 nd ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 ", ▁was ▁published ; ▁it ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁Fire ▁and ▁Res cue ▁Service ▁was ▁" br ought ▁to ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁par al ysis ". ▁ ▁The ▁K ers la ke ▁Report ▁" larg ely ▁pra ised " ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁Police ▁and ▁British ▁Transport ▁Police , ▁and ▁noted ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" fort uit ous " ▁that ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁Am bul ance ▁Service ▁was ▁una ware ▁of ▁the ▁declaration ▁of ▁Operation ▁Pl ato , ▁a ▁protocol ▁under ▁which ▁all ▁respond ers ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁the ▁ar ena ▁fo yer . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁critical ▁of ▁V od af one , ▁for ▁the ▁" cat ast roph ic ▁failure " ▁of ▁an ▁emer gency ▁hel pl ine ▁hosted ▁on ▁a ▁platform ▁provided ▁by ▁Content ▁G uru , ▁saying ▁that ▁del ays ▁in ▁getting ▁information ▁caused ▁" sign ific ant ▁stress ▁and ▁ups et