Lord chancellor Shabana Mahmood yesterday announced Taylor would lead a statutory inquiry into the attacks on Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, both 19, and Ian Coates, 65, who were tragically killed and three others seriously injured by Valdo Calocane in Nottingham in June 2023.

Mahmood said: ‘The bereaved families and survivors of the Nottingham attack, who have suffered so much, deserve to know how these horrific attacks were able to happen.

‘I am pleased to appoint Her Honour Deborah Taylor as the chair of this inquiry. She brings deep experience to the role, and I know she will undertake a fearless and thorough examination of the facts.'

The inquiry, which will report within two years, will have the power to examine all the agencies involved, including the Nottinghamshire Police and the Crown Prosecution Service.

There have been nine separate reviews into elements of the Nottingham attacks including: Valdo Calocane's healthcare and the healthcare institution; actions by Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire Police; and decisions of the CPS.  IOPC investigations into the actions of Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire police are ongoing.