Not Unduly Lenient

Last week, the Court of Appeal heard submissions the restricted hospital order sentence for Valdo Calocane, who pleaded guilty in January to three offences of manslaughter (diminished responsibility) and three attempted murders in Nottingham, was unduly lenient. This followed referral from the Attorney General who took the view the sentence was unduly lenient. The referral […]

Nottingham Appeal

The Court of Criminal Appeal heard evidence this week about the sentence for Valdo Calocane, the man convicted in January of the awful attacks which took place last year in Nottingham. It was announced shortly after he was sentenced that the Attorney General had referred the matter to the appeal court under the ‘unduly lenient‘ […]

RCEM Position Statement

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) issued a position statement on Right Care, Right Person in March 2024. It is re-produced in full, below only in case it subsequently is removed or amended in the future. Quite incidentally, I’ve realised since starting this website, I’ve often linked to things because they represent a position […]