Alleged offences/crimes reported to police in the build up and during the Euro final at Wembley stadium on 11 July 2021
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.029296
I note you seek access to the following information:
Please can you send me details of all crimes reported to police of alleged offences at Wembley stadium in the build up and during the Euro final on 11 July 2021.
Please only include offences made in person at the ground. I do not want any offences relating to social media.
Please can you also provide details of all arrests.
Please can you also provide details of all charges including names of those charged, the offences and which court it was sent to.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose some of the requested information. Some data has been withheld as it is exempt from disclosure and therefore this response serves as a Refusal Notice under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). Please see the legal annex for further information on the exemptions applied in respect of your request.
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Reason for decision
Section 40(2)&(3) - Personal Information - Section 40(2)(a)(b) of the Act provides that any information to which a request for information relates, is exempt information if the first condition of Section 40(3A)(a) is satisfied. The first condition of Section 40(3A)(a) states that personal information is exempt if its disclosure would contravene any of the data protection principles. If the disclosure of the requested personal data would not contravene the data protection principles, the disclosure must also not contravene Sections 3A(b) and 3B of the Act.
There are six principles that are set out in Article 5(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) that dictate when the processing of personal data is lawful. The first principle requires that any processing of personal data must be lawful, fair and transparent. Under Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, the disclosure of personal data is considered to be lawful if:
a. There is a legitimate interest in the disclosure of that personal data.
b. The disclosure of the personal data is necessary to meet that legitimate interest.
c. The disclosure would not cause unwarranted harm to the data subject.
Having considered the release of information detailing the information relating to each offence and arrest such as dates, names etc, I have found, having considered the legitimate interest test, that:
a. The disclosure of this information would not satisfy an identifiable legitimate interest.
b. As there is no legitimate interest identified at point a I do not find there is a need for disclosure.
c. Furthermore, release all details would likely to lead to identification and unwanted and unsolicited intrusion.
The provision to refuse access to information under Section 40(2)(a)(b) and (3A)(a) of the Act is both absolute and class based. When this exemption is claimed, it is accepted that harm would result from disclosure. There is accordingly no requirement to demonstrate what that harm may be in refusing access to information.
Disclosure
On the 11/07 there were 55 crime reports relating to either inside or just outside Wembley stadium. Breakdown is:
| CRIME REPORT | ||
| Offence Types | Principle Offence Category | Number of reports |
| Common assault | Assault | 7 |
| ABH | Assault with injury | 6 |
| Criminal damage | Criminal damage | 4 |
| Racially aggravated S5 POA | Public order | 4 |
| GBH on an emergency worker | Assault with injury | 3 |
| S4 POA | Public order | 3 |
| Robbery | Theft | 3 |
| ABH on an emergency worker | Assault with injury | 2 |
| Common assault on an emergency worker | Assault | 2 |
| Crime related incident | Related to crime reported elsewhere | 2 |
| Possess drugs | Drugs | 2 |
| Sexual assault | Sexual offences | 2 |
| Theft | Theft | 2 |
| Theft from person of another | Theft | 2 |
| Violent disorder | Public order | 2 |
| Public Order Act - Affray | Public order | 1 |
| Bribery | Fraud | 1 |
| Exposure | Sexual offences | 1 |
| GBH | Assault with injury | 1 |
| Possession of articles for use in fraud | Fraud | 1 |
| Racially aggravated S4A POA | Public order | 1 |
| Racially aggravated common assault | Assault | 1 |
| Obtaining services dishonestly | Fraud | 1 |
| Sexual assault and robbery | Sexual offences, theft | 1 |
The following are arrests relating solely to Wembley, of which there were 43. They include arrests made on the day and arrests made after the event (but which relate to conduct at Wembley):
| ARRESTS | ||
| Offence Type | Principle Offence Category | Number of arrests |
| Violent disorder | Public order | 10 |
| Criminal damage | Criminal damage | 5 |
| Common assault on an emergency worker | Assault | 3 |
| ABH | Assault with injury | 2 |
| ABH on an emergency worker | Assault with injury | 2 |
| Common assault | Assault | 2 |
| S4 POA | Public order | 2 |
| S5 POA | Public order | 2 |
| Theft | Theft | 2 |
| Affray | Public order | 1 |
| Possession of article for use in fraud | Fraud | 1 |
| Bribery | Fraud | 1 |
| Drunk and disorderly | Public order | 1 |
| Drunk and disorderly, possess drugs | Public order, drugs | 1 |
| Enter playing area | Football offences | 1 |
| Fly drone in restricted area | Air Navigation offence | 1 |
| Obtaining services dishonestly | Fraud | 1 |
| Racially aggravated common assault | Assault | 1 |
| Robbery | Theft | 1 |
| S4A POA | Public order | 1 |
| Sexual assault | Sexual offences | 1 |
| Throw firework in a public place | Public order |
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