The London Olympic ticketing process has been secretive and risks damaging public trust, according to a report by a London assembly committee.
The London Assembly’s cross-party Economy, Culture and Sport (ECS) Committee said the London Organising Committee of the Olympics and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) was hiding behind "its status as a private company", which means it can avoid freedom of information requests.
Chair of the committee Dee Doocey told The Huffington Post UK it was "vital" the public had confidence in LOCOG: "We just don't accept their excuses. I think secrecy has stoked fears that the most popular events may have a higher number of high price tickets.
"We're not saying the ticket system is unfair, we're saying the secrecy around it makes it impossible to judge. It doesn't make any sense. If they have nothing to hide why are they not publishing the information?
Following a two year investigation, the London Assembly members reported LOCOG had "not yet done enough" to ensure transparency in the ticketing process.
"Overall, LOCOG's approach risks jeopardising the trust and support of Londoners," the committee wrote in their report Sold Out.
A London 2012 spokesperson said the priority was to get tickets to sports fans: "We are committed to providing a full breakdown of ticket sales and believe the best time to do this is once we have completed the final sales process.
"We still have over three million Olympic and Paralympic tickets to sell and our priority is to get those into the hands of sports fans.
"We are firmly committed to providing 75% of the total number of Olympic tickets to the British public and if we can deliver more than this, we will."