▁intent ▁to ▁supply ▁... ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁this ▁issue ▁being ▁determined ▁with ▁reference ▁to ▁an ▁arbitrary ▁amount ". ▁However , ▁the ▁law ▁was ▁changed ▁after ▁he ▁left ▁office , ▁by ▁the ▁Dru gs ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁term , ▁he ▁pil oted ▁a ▁new ▁system ▁in ▁which ▁C PS ▁law y ers , ▁instead ▁of ▁police ▁officers , ▁would ▁make ▁dec isions ▁about ▁charg ing ▁suspect s , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 5 ▁percent ▁increase ▁in ▁conv ict ions . ▁This ▁policy ▁was ▁fully ▁implemented ▁by ▁his ▁successor . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁acting ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Custom s ▁and ▁Ex c ise ▁Pro sec utions ▁Office . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁led ▁an ▁inqu iry ▁for ▁the ▁Commission ▁for ▁Ra cial ▁Equ ality ▁into ▁how ▁the ▁police ▁forces ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁deal ▁with ▁rac ism ▁within ▁their ▁ranks . ▁The ▁inqu iry ▁reported ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁At ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁Cal vert - Smith ▁said ▁that ▁" w illing ness ▁to ▁change ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁is ▁not ▁transl ating ▁into ▁action ▁lower ▁down , ▁particularly ▁in ▁middle - management ▁where ▁you ▁find ▁the ▁ice ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁Police ▁Service ." ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁ ▁Mr ▁Justice ▁David ▁Cal vert - Smith ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁( Que ens ▁Ben ch ▁Division ) ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 2