Nottingham Inquiry Opening Hearings

Public hearings in the Nottingham Inquiry started on Monday 23 February 2026, with opening statements from Counsel to the Inquiry.  Opening statements from all Core Participants followed on Tuesday 24 February 2026.  The Inquiry will report by April 2027 and hearings are expected to continue until Summer 2026.

The Inquiry will consider the events of 13 June 2023, when Valdo Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and had previous interactions with health services and the police, killed three people and seriously injured three others in Nottingham city centre.

Adam Straw KC and Kirsten Heaven act for Celeste and Elias Calocane, the mother and brother of Valdo Calocane, instructed by Charlotte Haworth-Hird of Bhatt Murphy Solicitors.

Written submissions are available here.

The opening hearing statement is available here. 

You can find more information about the Inquiry and how to view the hearings, here.