The Assembly’s Economy, Culture and Sport (ECS) Committee claims Locog refused to provide a breakdown of how many tickets have been sold and at what price when questioned for a report.
The report highlights how the Olympic organiser has previously suggested around 28% of the 8.8 million tickets made available would cost £20 or less, but declined to disclose whether these tickets were spread equally across all events, or concentrated in events like football, where supply exceeds demand.
The committee is now calling for the Olympic board, which oversees Locog, to release of the information.
Its chair Dee Doocey said it is "completely unacceptable" for an organisation that has received such a large injection of public cash to be able to hide behind its status as a private company to avoid answering questions.
"Locog’s legal status should not excuse [it] from the transparency and openness we expect in other areas of public life," he commented. "For most people, the Games will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, so it’s vital they have confidence in the ticketing process, particularly those who have missed out on tickets. Locog is putting public confidence at risk by refusing to provide a complete breakdown of how many tickets were available for each event.
"We always knew that ticket allocation would be difficult and would disappoint some people. But if Locog had been open and transparent right from the start, a lot of public suspicion and anger could have been avoided."
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