Dear Sir or Madam,

Could you please provide the following information.

The number of British citizens arrested in Athens, Greece between
Sunday 20th May 2007 and Friday 25th May 2007, and the number of
those arrests attributed to football-related violence or football
hooliganism.

The number of those arrests that led to charges.

The number of British citizens deported from Greece on the grounds
of football-related violence or football hooliganism between those
dates.

The number of British citizens arrested in European countries,
excluding the United Kingdom, between those dates.

Yours faithfully,

Adam Clark

Mr Adam Clark,

Reference : T5869/8

Date: 25-Mar-2008

TREAT OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE

Thank you for your e-mail of 18/03/2008 11:04:17 AM regarding.....

The matters you have raised are the responsibility of Foreign &
Commonwealth Office.

We have therefore transferred your e-mail to [email address] , who will
arrange for a reply to be sent to you.

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Dear Sir or Madam,

I have received a reminder that I should have had a response to my
request for information by now. Although the request was originally
sent to the Home Office it was transferred to the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office on 25 March. Could this explain the delay? By
what date do they have to get back to me?

Yours sincerely,

Adam Clark

Dear Sir or Madam,

Having made a request to the Home Office on 18 March 2008 I was
informed on 25 March 2008 that my request had been transferred to
the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

A response is now overdue.

It would be much appreciated if my request could be dealt with
urgently.

Yours sincerely,

Adam Clark

Direct Communications Unit
2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF
Switchboard 020 7035 4848 Fax: 020 7035 4745 Textphone: 020 7035 4742
E-mail: [Home Office request email] Website:
www.homeoffice.gov.uk

[WhatDoTheyKnow contact email]
Farooqui Hameda

Reference: T8161/8

Dear Farooqui Hameda

Thank you for your e-mail of 18th April 2008 1:25:50 PM, which attached an
email dated 18th March, about the 2007 Champions League Final in Athens. We
are now in a position to offer a full reply to your request.

Your enquiry contained a number of questions. I regret to inform you that
the Home Office does not hold some the information that you have requested.
However, I am pleased to be able to disclose to you the requested
information that we do hold.

Q1. The number of British citizens arrested in Athens between 20th May 2007
and 25th May 2007.

A1. Greek police supplied details of 8 individuals who had been arrested for
possession of forged football tickets. A number of short-term preventative
detentions were also made in connection with forged or stolen tickets for
the Champions League Final. The Home Office does not hold information on
arrests of British citizens that were unconnected to the football match.

Q2. The number of those arrests attributed to football-related violence or
football hooliganism.

A2. No arrests were attributed to the above.

Q3. The number of arrests (in Q2) that led to charges.

A3. Not applicable.

Q4. The number of British citizens deported from Greece on the grounds of
football-related violence or football hooliganism between those dates.

A4. None.

Q5. The number of British citizens arrested in European countries, excluding
the United Kingdom, between those dates.

A5. We do not hold this information.

If you are dissatisfied with this response you may request an independent
internal review of our handling of your request by submitting your complaint
within two months to the below address quoting reference T8161/8:

Information Rights Team
Information and Record Management Service
Home Office
4th Floor, Seacole Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF

During the independent review the department's handling of your information
request will be reassessed by staff who were not involved in providing you
with this response. Should you remain dissatisfied after this internal
review, you will have a right of complaint to the Information Commissioner
as established by section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act.

I hope that you find this information of interest, and would like to assure
you that you have been supplied with all relevant information that the Home
Office holds.

Yours sincerely

Martin Gooday

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