Overview
- Nottinghamshire Police conceded they failed to execute a 2022 arrest warrant for Valdo Calocane for about 10 months, calling it a serious, systemic operational failure and issuing an unreserved apology.
- Leicestershire Police acknowledged an officer missed the outstanding warrant during a May 2023 workplace assault and that body‑worn video from the incident was mistakenly deleted, with apologies offered to families and survivors.
- Counsel outlined a wide inquiry scope covering CPS decisions, police handling of Calocane in custody, toxicology procedures, cross‑agency communication, and alleged unauthorised access to victims’ records, with a final report due by May 2027.
- The inquiry highlighted prior regulatory findings that Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust discharged Calocane to GP care and failed to implement long‑acting depot medication, as NHFT and NHS England issued formal apologies.
- Evidence noted clinicians debated sectioning in 2020 while considering research on the over‑representation of young Black men in detention, newly disclosed assaults from early 2023 will be examined, and bereaved families demanded systemic and individual accountability.