Nottingham triple killer visited MI5 headquarters asking to be arrested, inquiry told

‘Absence of information’ about MI5 visitpublished at 14:23 GMT

14:23 GMT

The inquiry has heard that FTAC – a specialist unit that manages threats posed to public figures and protected sites by “fixated, lone individuals” – could have looked at Valdo Calocane’s medical records, but it did not.

Supt Busby-McVey, of the FTAC, told the inquiry the department – which looked into Calocane after he visited the MI5 headquarters on 31 May 2021 asking to be arrested – had a “very narrow remit”.

Tim Moloney KC, representing the bereaved families, asked: “Could an FTAC assessor access medical records if they thought it was necessary it order to make an appropriate assessment?”

“For that, I would say yes,” Busby-McVey said.

Sophie Cartwright KC, representing the survivors of the Nottingham attacks, is asking why Calocane was not asked why he had attended Thames House asking to be arrested.

She said: “There’s an absence of relevant information by not asking the question, would you agree?”

“Yes,” Busby-McVey replied.