THST has now received responses to our Freedom of Information requests from both the Metropolitan Police and Islington Council with regards to the lower ticket allocation given to Spurs for the FA Cup game.
The Metropolitan Police informed us that they had no information relating to our request. The only way this would be possible is if they had no part in the decision. We shall be following this up with both Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal to ask if they agree that this was indeed the case.
The response from Islington Council stated that a risk assessment their Safety Team had conducted earlier in the year identified risks with persistent standing and difficulty in policing/stewarding potentially violent behaviour in the upper tier. They used behaviour in the Capital One Cup game against Chelsea as an example of where this had been proved correct. In an earlier letter a number of general issues are raised about the tier, including the steeper gradient, height and persistent standing often seen among away fans.
Whilst the Council states that they take each game on its merits, we have put in a further request to both the Police and the Council for the information used to come to a differing decision in the game against Coventry City.
We will update you once this information is received. Should Liverpool FC be given an allocation including the upper tier we will put in a further request.
THST is sharing the FOI responses below.
The response from Islington Council stated that a risk assessment their Safety Team had conducted earlier in the year identified risks with persistent standing and difficulty in policing/stewarding potentially violent behaviour in the upper tier. They used behaviour in the Capital One Cup game against Chelsea as an example of where this had been proved correct. In an earlier letter a number of general issues are raised about the tier, including the steeper gradient, height and persistent standing often seen among away fans.
Whilst the Council states that they take each game on its merits, we have put in a further request to both the Police and the Council for the information used to come to a differing decision in the game against Coventry City.
We will update you once this information is received. Should Liverpool FC be given an allocation including the upper tier we will put in a further request.
THST is sharing the FOI responses below.
| Read the letter from Islington Council from March 2013 |
| Read the letter from Islington Council from December 2013 |
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