In response to your recent request for information regarding;

The information you used to convince the Anglesey showground to cancel the Bike show on Bank Holiday August.

North Wales Police have worked closely with the event organiser and the showground committee over the last few months in preparing for this event.

Fear of disorder and violence have caused the cancellation of several similar shows nationwide and we have been actively monitoring the intelligence picture, both locally and nationally in respect of the risk to public safety at this event.

Up until very recently we were satisfied that, through working closely with the organiser and Showground Committee, appropriate control measures could be put in place to mitigate the threat - this position changed.

Further information was received, and our assessment following consultation with key people, was that the risk of disorder had increased, and consequently we were no longer confident that the safety of the public could be maintained.

Accordingly, the recommendation to cancel was forwarded to the showground committee.

This decision was not taken lightly, and we realise that this will have been a disappointment to the people intending to attend- the vast majority of whom are law abiding people who wanted to enjoy a peaceful event.

We apologise for the inconvenience caused to them but, our paramount intention is to prevent crime and disorder and to maintain public safety.

Harm has been identified regarding the release further information. For the reasons outlined in the attached public interest test, North Wales Police will not release the information requested.