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David Sullivan banned from contact with West Ham women's and youth teams since 2023

West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has been banned from having contact with the club's women's and youth teams for the last three years because of safeguarding concerns

Essex Police given new information on West Ham co-owner David Sullivan

West Ham after the BBC revealed Sullivan was banned from contacting the women's and youth teams over safeguarding concerns

Karren Brady stayed at West Ham despite knowing of Sullivan women's team ban

West Ham](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-ham-united) vice-chair [Baroness Brady](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c2g0z0v15kmt) knew the club's co-owner David Sullivan was banned from contacting the women's and youth teams because of safeguarding concerns

London Stadium and West Ham women's team not aware of David Sullivan contact ban

women's team not aware of David Sullivan contact ban London Stadium - who own and operate the home of West Ham United - has raised concerns that they were not told about safeguarding

West Ham women’s team not told of David Sullivan’s restricted access to them

concerns very seriously, and we investigate each case within our jurisdiction thoroughly. “The aim of our process is to safeguard children and adults at risk, and we are unable to comment on individual safeguarding matters

Tuesday briefing: Is a social media ban in the UK enough to help protect young people?

safeguarding of children’s synapses. After [issuing an ultimatum to tech firms](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/08/starmer-tech-firms-ultimatum-block-explicit-images-children-phones) yesterday to block children’s phones from sharing nude images, the government is expected to make another major announcement about