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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 … Show more

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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

1 item
10 Recommendation 5th Report - Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban Accepted in Part

We recommend that the Government takes the necessary steps to ensure that elected politicians cannot...

We recommend that the Government takes the necessary steps to ensure that elected politicians cannot sit on Safety Advisory Groups. (Recommendation, Paragraph 35) 23 Response of the Home Office and Government

Government response AI summary
The government agrees that the membership of Safety Advisory Groups should continue to be grounded in operational, regulatory and technical expertise, and the new guidance from the UK Resilience Academy will set out its position on political involvement given the expectation of impartiality of SAG …
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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, The Lord Mann View ↗

Who gave evidence

12 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Craig Guildford · Chief Constable West Midlands Police 2
Mike O’Hara · Assistant Chief Constable West Midlands Police 2
Anthony Cox · Director of Law and Governance Birmingham City Council 1
Chief Constable Mark Roberts · National Lead for Football Policing UK Football Policing Unit 1
Councillor John Cotton · Leader Birmingham City Council 1
Lord Mann, Independent Adviser on Antisemitism — 1
Mick Wilkinson · Chief Inspector West Midlands Police 1
Richard Brooks · Executive Director of City Operations Birmingham City Council 1
Richard Clarke · Director General, Public Safety Group Home Office 1
Sarah Jones MP · Minister of State Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 1
Simon Foster · Police and Crime Commissioner West Midlands Police 1
The Lord Mann — 1

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 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 …
10 Feb 2026 To cttee Letter from Birmingham City Council relating to the Safety Advisory Group minut…
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 Letter from Birmingham City Council relating to the SAG meetings 12.01.2026
20 Jan 2026 To cttee Response from Amsterdam Police to letter from Dame Karen Bradley of 12 December…
14 Jan 2026 To cttee Letter from the Chief Constable Craig Guildford following the Maccabi Tel Aviv …
6 Jan 2026 To cttee Letter from Lord Mann relating to Aston Villa - Maccabi Tel Aviv 05.01.2026
6 Jan 2026 — UKFPU Peer Review relating to Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel-Aviv 05.01.2026
6 Jan 2026 — Birmingham City Council relating to the Safety Advisory Group minutes on Aston …
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 General for Public Safety and Safer Streets following …
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…
10 Dec 2025 From cttee Letter to Michael Johnson, Director of the UK Football Policing Unit relating t…
10 Dec 2025 From cttee Letter to Birmingham City Council relating to Safety Advisory Group meetings re…