Policing inspectorate to say force made series of errors in how it gathered and handled intelligence
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West Midlands police will be criticised in a report about their handling of intelligence used to justify banning Israeli fans from a football game in Birmingham, the Guardian understands.
The inquiry was ordered by the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, and carried out by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, the policing inspectorate.
It will add to pressure on the force and further weaken the position of its chief constable, Craig Guildford, who last week insisted to MPs his force had behaved correctly.
