The families of the victims of the Nottingham triple killing are calling on NHS England to release the full report into the mental health care received by Valdo Calocane, the perpetrator of the June 2023 attacks. While a summary of the independent mental health homicide report is expected to be made public, the full version will remain confidential due to data protection concerns. This decision has sparked outrage among the families, who argue that full transparency is crucial for public safety and understanding the events that led to the tragedy.
NHS England has been urged to reconsider its decision to refuse publishing a full report into the care received by Nottingham triple killer Valdo Calocane , despite the wishes of the victims’ families. A summary of the independent mental health homicide report is due to be made publicly available later this week, but the full version will be kept confidential due to “ data protection legislation relating to patient information”.
The PA news agency understands that only Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust will have access to the full report, with all other mental health trusts also receiving just a summary. Calocane was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order after killing 19-year-old students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, and 65-year-old caretaker Ian Coates, before attempting to kill three others, in a spate of attacks in Nottingham in June 2023. Prosecutors accepted his not guilty pleas to murder after medical evidence showed he had paranoid schizophrenia. He was later sentenced for manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility and attempted murder. Speaking on behalf of the families ahead of the NHS England (NHSE) report’s publication, adviser Radd Seiger told PA: “The families have already reached out to NHSE to strongly urge them to publish the findings in full. “They believe it is very much in the public interest and in the interests of safety to do so. NHSE have thus far refused.” An NHS England spokesperson said: “Independent mental health homicide reports are commissioned by NHS England and published in line with the requirements of confidentiality and data protection legislation relating to patient information.” The families of Calocane's victims have reiterated their calls for the public inquiry into the attacks, which has been promised by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, to be a statutory one - meaning it will be able to compel witnesses to appear and give evidence
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