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Football Policing

Status: Open Opened: 26 Nov 2025 5 recommendations 10 conclusions 1 report

The Committee will be hearing from West Midlands Police and the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner about the decision-making process that led to Maccabi Tel Aviv fans being prevented from attending the fixture against Aston Villa in November 2025. The session will explore the intelligence that informed the decision, the options considered by West …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
5th Report - Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban HC 1553 22 Feb 2026 15 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
6 Recommendation 5th Report - Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban Accepted

Promoting a culture of transparency and attention to detail should be a priority for both...

Promoting a culture of transparency and attention to detail should be a priority for both the Acting Chief Constable and next permanent Chief Constable of West Midlands Police to address. (Recommendation, Paragraph 25) 22 The role of the Safety Advisory Group

Government response. Local authorities already have the discretion to determine Safety Advisory Group composition, and the UK Resilience Academy review of Safety Advisory Group guidance will set out its position on political involvement.
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9 Conclusion 5th Report - Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban Accepted

While we cannot conclude that the Safety Advisory Group’s decision was made because of political...

While we cannot conclude that the Safety Advisory Group’s decision was made because of political pressure, on the basis of the evidence we have seen we also cannot conclude with any confidence that the decision was not politically influenced. It is clear that on this occasion councillors, with a stated …

Government response. The government agrees that Safety Advisory Group membership should be grounded in expertise and states local authorities already have discretion over SAG composition, aligning with the UK Resilience Academy review of SAG guidance which will set out its position on …
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Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
6 Jan 2026 Anthony Cox · Birmingham City Council, Chief Constable Mark Roberts · UK Football Policing Unit, Councillor John Cotton · Birmingham City Council, Craig Guildford · West Midlands Police, Mick Wilkinson · West Midlands Police, Mike O’Hara · West Midlands Police, Richard Brooks · Birmingham City Council View ↗
1 Dec 2025 Craig Guildford · West Midlands Police, Lord Mann, Independent Adviser on Antisemitism, Mike O’Hara · West Midlands Police, Richard Clarke · Home Office, Sarah Jones MP · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Simon Foster · West Midlands Police View ↗

Correspondence

21 letters
DateDirectionTitle
3 Mar 2026 To cttee Letter from the Acting Chief Constable of West Midlands Police relating to the …
10 Feb 2026 To cttee Letter from Birmingham City Council relating to the Safety Advisory Group minut…
10 Feb 2026 To cttee Letter from the Deputy Chief Constable of West Midlands Police in response to t…
10 Feb 2026 To cttee Letter from the Home Secretary following her appearance on 4th Feb relating to …
29 Jan 2026 To cttee Letter from the IOPC relating to the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv football …
29 Jan 2026 From cttee Letter to the IOPC relating to the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv football fa…
21 Jan 2026 — Additional documents from Birmingham City Council relating to letter dated 12.0…
20 Jan 2026 To cttee Letter from Chief Constable Craig Guildford of West Midlands Police, follow up …
20 Jan 2026 To cttee Response from Amsterdam Police to letter from Dame Karen Bradley of 12 December…
20 Jan 2026 To cttee Letter from Birmingham City Council relating to the SAG meetings 12.01.2026
14 Jan 2026 To cttee Letter from the Chief Constable Craig Guildford following the Maccabi Tel Aviv …
6 Jan 2026 — Birmingham City Council relating to the Safety Advisory Group minutes on Aston …
6 Jan 2026 — UKFPU Peer Review relating to Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel-Aviv 05.01.2026
6 Jan 2026 To cttee Letter from Lord Mann relating to Aston Villa - Maccabi Tel Aviv 05.01.2026
30 Dec 2025 To cttee Letter from the Chief Constable Craig Guildford following the Maccabi Tel Aviv …
30 Dec 2025 To cttee Letter from the Director UK Football Policing Unit following the Maccabi Tel Av…
30 Dec 2025 To cttee Letter from Birmingham City Council following the Maccabi Tel Aviv session on 1…
30 Dec 2025 To cttee Letter from the Director General for Public Safety and Safer Streets following …
10 Dec 2025 From cttee Letter to Birmingham City Council relating to Safety Advisory Group meetings re…
10 Dec 2025 From cttee Letter to Michael Johnson, Director of the UK Football Policing Unit relating t…