NOTTINGHAM CASTLE FULL

NOTTINGHAM CASTLE FULL

Nottinghamshire Live has now seen the full internal investigation report, which summarises interviews with nine witnesses to the alleged racial incident. Despite a summary of the Charity Commission report being shared at the time of its conclusion in January, it has never been fully published. That report found 'staff of Nottingham Castle failed to enact the safeguarding procedures' on its website and advised that 'lessons learned from this incident are translated into an appropriate action plan.'Īn earlier investigation by the Charity Commission for England and Wales found no evidence of wrongdoing by trustees at the Nottingham Castle Trust, which manages the landmark. One of them was an independent investigation carried out by HR group The People Factor. But the claims sparked two investigations into the way Nottingham Castle handled the incident and several protests have been held at the attraction about it. READ MORE: Life next to 'dangerous' park where neighbours 'too scared to leave house at night'Ī dispute followed between the two families involved and Nottinghamshire Police investigated the incident, although no further action was taken given that the accused child was below the age of criminal culpability. But Panya Banjoko says when she raised the incident with a member of the senior management team at Nottingham Castle, she was met with 'aggressive' behaviour and 'kettled' into a corner. Ms Banjoko said that she had spent the afternoon there with her four grandchildren and her daughter as they saw the exhibition she curated, entitled 'Don't Blame the Blacks.'ĭuring that afternoon, a child was reported to have racially abused two of Ms Banjoko's grandchildren, then aged seven and 11. Panya Banjoko, who curated an exhibition at the attraction, said her two grandchildren were the victims of a hate incident in the castle grounds on August 17 last year. The report notes that several staff said they needed more training in handling such incidents, but casts doubt on claims that Nottingham Castle employees were not sympathetic to the alleged victims. A confidential report into an alleged racist incident at Nottingham Castle has been seen by Nottinghamshire Live after more than a year of controversy.

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