The retirement of West Midlands Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford and his subsequent referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct caps a high‑profile policing controversy that began with the force’s recommendation to ban travelling supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv from an Aston Villa...
Craig Guildford, the Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, has retired with immediate effect after sustained political and public pressure over the force’s advice to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from an Aston Villa Europa League match — a decision later found to have been supported in part...