• Freedom of Information request for full disclosure successful
• Club and LLDC had claimed details covered by ‘commercial confidentiality’
via Sport | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/sep/15/west-ham-details-olympic-stadium-deal
• Club and LLDC had claimed details covered by ‘commercial confidentiality’
Campaigners for transparency over West Ham’s move to the Olympic Stadium have scored a major victory after the Information Commissioner ruled the terms of the deal should be made public, the Guardian can reveal.
Both the London Legacy Development Corporation and West Ham had long argued that the deal for the largely-taxpayer-funded stadium should remain buried beneath a sea of black ink for reasons of commercial confidentiality. The decision could be embarrassing for the London mayor, Boris Johnson, who was desperate to conclude a deal with a football club to give the stadium a sustainable future, and West Ham, battling to convince the public the terms do not amount to a taxpayers’ subsidy for a rich football club.
Continue reading...via Sport | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/sep/15/west-ham-details-olympic-stadium-deal
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