[2025] EWHC 2684 (KB)

DS Brownsell stated in his witness statement;

“Mr Prior was cooperative and stressed that he had been in a non executive position. He indicated he had not been aware of the police inquiries and had done nothing wrong. Cawston Park was said to offer a higher level of care but he stated the extra care as a concept was very woolly, involved more staff and was not specialling. He said it could involve extra therapy and was an enhanced holistic experience. He observed that there had been a management meeting about extra care.”

And

“As regards David Prior DI Cunningham indicated that so far there was nothing to implicate him and he questioned whether he should be the subject to no further action.

DS Brownsell was not cross-examined about the limited reference to Mr Prior in the summary/MG6. As I have set out I view the failure to address his statement in more detail as a mistake.