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Written question asked by Sharon Hodgson (Labour) on Thursday, 24 January 2013, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 January 2013. It was answered by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Thursday, 31 January 2013 on behalf of the Home Office.

Olympic Games 2012: Touting

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if she will place in the Library a copy of the reports prepared for her Department by Operation Podium on ticket fraud and the secondary ticketing market;

[140107]

Answer

A range of assessments of threats to the Olympic and Paralympic Games were provided to the Government to inform the Olympic security strategy and its successful delivery. This included reporting from the Operation Podium team in the Metropolitan police, and from other police forces and law enforcement

agencies, regarding serious and organised crime. These reports contain sensitive information which cannot be published, even though the Games are over. I am unable, therefore, to place the reports in the House Library.

Home Office Ministers and officials met regularly with senior members of the Metropolitan police over several years running up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and daily during the Games themselves. The Home Office funded and supported the work undertaken by Operation Podium, which undertook preventative and investigative work to stop criminals illegally profiting from the Games.

Home Office officials have remained in contact with the Operation Podium team to ensure that the lessons learned from securing this major event can be applied to other events in the future.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
140107; 557 cc915-6W
Session
2012-13
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2013-0314
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
Counterfeit manufacturing Fraud Touting Tickets Olympic Games 2012
Link
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