Public Inquiry

Nottingham Attacks Inquiry

Ongoing · Chair: Her Honour Deborah Taylor · Established May 2025 · Commissioned by Home Office

Statutory inquiry into the 13 June 2023 Nottingham attacks by Valdo Calocane, who killed Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates and seriously injured three others.

More about this inquiry

Statutory inquiry into the 13 June 2023 Nottingham attacks by Valdo Calocane, who killed Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates and seriously injured three others. Examines mental health management of Calocane 2019–2023, police risk assessment, CPS charging decisions, and emergency response. Evidence hearings ran from 23 February to 5 June 2026, with closing submissions on 8–9 September 2026. Final report pending.

Where it stands

Public hearings have been held on 59 days, most recently on 9 September 2026.

No report has been published yet.

Recent milestones

  • Closing submissions concluded9 September 2026
  • Evidence hearings ended5 June 2026
  • Evidence hearings begin23 February 2026
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Costs

£10,900,000

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Parliament

5

mentions in Parliament Parliamentary activity

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Reports

No reports listed.

Timeline

Statutory inquiry confirmed

Chair appointed

The Lord Chancellor announced the appointment of Her Honour Deborah Taylor as Chair.

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Inquiry Established

Terms of Reference published

The inquiry's full Terms of Reference were published and laid in Parliament.

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Preliminary hearing held

The inquiry held a preliminary hearing on the conduct of its evidence hearings.

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Evidence hearings begin

Evidence hearings were held at Mary Ward House, London, between 23 February and 5 June 2026.

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Evidence hearings ended

The inquiry concluded its evidence hearings at Mary Ward House.

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Closing submissions concluded

Closing submissions took place on 8 and 9 September 2026.

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Parliamentary activity

5 mentions since Dec 2024
1 question 4 statements

Nottingham Inquiry

Written Question House of Lords Lord Spellar · Labour

Asked: To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of the Nottingham Inquiry.

Answered by Ministry of Justice: The Terms of Reference of the Nottingham Inquiry were published on 22 May and like all public inquiries it must avoid unnecessary costs to public funds.The Inquiry is responsible for presenting a preliminary budget within a reasonable timeframe to the spo...

Nottingham Inquiry: Terms of Reference

Written Ministerial Statement House of Lords Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede · Labour

Statement: My Right Honourable Friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP) has today made the following statement:'On 22 April, I established an Inquiry, under the Inquiries Act 2005 (the Act), into the attacks that took place on 13 …

Nottingham Inquiry: Terms of Reference

Written Ministerial Statement House of Commons Shabana Mahmood · Labour

Statement: On 22 April, I established an Inquiry, under the Inquiries Act 2005 (the Act), into the attacks that took place on 13 June 2023 in Nottingham, which cost Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley Kumar and Ian Coates their lives and harmed three people.The inquiry will be …

Domestic Murder Sentencing Reforms

Written Ministerial Statement House of Lords Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede · Labour

Statement: My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP) has today made the following statement:"This Government has set out its ambition to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. Today, I am announcing that …

Domestic Murder Sentencing Reforms

Written Ministerial Statement House of Commons Shabana Mahmood · Labour

Statement: This Government has set out its ambition to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. Today, I am announcing that the Law Commission has accepted my request to undertake a review of the law of homicide and the sentencing framework for murder. In …

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Key facts

Duration (ongoing): 1 year, 5 months Total reported cost: £10.9m