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Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club

Commons · Question 84491 · Tabled 22 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 27 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Ayoub Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when West Midlands Police notified her Department of its risk assessment for the UEFA Europa League match between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 27 Oct 2025

West Midlands Police did not notify the department of it’s risk assessment findings. Planning for football matches is considered and decided locally by Safety Advisory Groups which are operationally independent of Government and assess the risks and safet...