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It will be argued that it’s for public safety mate.
The clubs will be covered mate; they will simply say something like 'after advice from the police.......'.
They can argue it all they want but I doubt it holds much water. If the police request the information then fair enough, but as a ST holder I wouldnt want SAFC sharing any details about me with other PL clubs. Regardless of whether it could be argued that it is in the interest of public safety, i'm not convinced there is any term in the clubs conditions, or any legal right, for them to share the information without the consent of the ST holder
The club also say that away fans cant go in the home end as it is against the terms and conditions. I have looked up their regulations and there is nothing about away fans in there (http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/GroundRegulations/0,,10307,00.html)
Obviously if pressed they would say that, in their "reasonable" opinion, any away fan could cause a nuisance or annoyance for other people and therefore under regulation 2.2 they wont allow them to enter the ground like.
Main thing is though, I think it would be worth emailing SAFC to find out 1) did they hand over ST holders details 2) who requested it (was it police or wolves) 3) where in the terms and conditions of the ST does it state that we are happy for our details to be shared with other companies and 4) if there isnt a specific term allowing them to share these details, do they have a legal right to do so and, if not, why are they doing this without seeking the permission of the ST holder
Maybe this isnt covered by the data protection act, but it would be worth the lad contacting the club for clarification
I think it is against the law for an away fan to be in the home end but also certainly against the ground Ts&Cs
As i say, its not in their ground regulations and i would be utterly astonished if it was against the law. We had everton fans in our end on monday, some of them not being too discreet, and nowt happened to them. Not sure what law you are breaking by watching a game from an end of the ground which holds fans of a team you dont support