Overview
- Westminster City Council, which issued a children's booklet about Paul Canoville, apologized on Thursday and pulled it after an illustration put Millwall’s badge on a Ku Klux Klan figure next to Canoville’s photo.
- Millwall said the use of its registered crest created a false and damaging image of the club and confirmed it is considering legal action after the council pledged to destroy remaining copies.
- The Paul Canoville Foundation said it did not produce or approve the booklet and that its role was limited to Canoville meeting students and sharing his lived experience.
- The foundation said the scene referenced a real 1980s reserves match where individuals wore KKK-style hoods, and multiple outlets reported it said the Millwall badge was not on those individuals and was added by the council officer who authored the booklet, named in reports as Peter Daniel.
- The council said it is reviewing internal checks after distributing the booklet in primary schools, a move that could tighten approvals for factual claims and use of third-party trademarks in classroom materials.