Overview

• The IOPC said it has commissioned an external party to investigate allegations about comments made by its staff during the Nottingham inquiry and stated it is treating the matter extremely seriously.
• Officers under investigation reportedly were told their case was being driven by victims’ families and that any outcome would be limited to words of advice or reflective practice.
• The officers have lodged a complaint about investigator conduct, and the staff concerned are no longer working on the case and were not decision-makers on charges or sanctions, according to reports.
• An earlier IOPC report found Leicestershire officers failed to properly investigate a May 2023 assault by Valdo Calocane, leading to misconduct meetings rather than full hearings for three officers, with a reinvestigation announced in March.
• Families of Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar, and Ian Coates questioned the watchdog’s integrity, requested an urgent meeting with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, and pointed to a statutory public inquiry due to begin in February.