Retired West Midlands police chief Craig Guildford referred to watchdog

IOPC asked to investigate former chief constable after Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were banned from Aston Villa match

The disgraced former head of West Midlands police has been referred to the police watchdog after an official inquiry found that greatly exaggerated" intelligence was used to justify a ban on fans of an Israeli football team attending a match.

Craig Guildford retired with immediate effect as chief constable of the second largest police force in England on Friday, two days after a damning report led Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, to declare she had lost confidence in him.