Overview

• The inquiry was shown a December 2019 email from a Lancashire officer stating “nobody told me I would be dealing with terrorists” after Prevent became involved, with a supervising sergeant acknowledging it suggested a potential terrorism concern.
• Evidence detailed confusion over who held responsibility for managing risk, with one officer pointing to Prevent as lead while another said responsibility was shared across agencies.
• In March 2022 a Lancashire PC graded a missing‑person report as medium risk, misread earlier logs, was unaware of three Prevent referrals, later found Rudakubana on a bus with a knife, and chose not to arrest him before taking him home.
• A Presfield High safeguarding lead testified that parents repeatedly blocked home visits, and a March 2023 call to Lancashire Police did not meet the threshold for a welfare check under the right care, right person policy.
• The 2023 call handling was later judged to have logged minimal details and a poor assessment, while a Merseyside officer conducted out‑of‑area welfare checks without contact as Rudakubana drifted out of education before the July 2024 attack that killed three children and injured ten; he is serving life with a 52‑year minimum.