I went to the Euros semi-final at Wembley last evening to see Italy vs. Spain, and used my NHS COVID Pass for the first time. Tickets has to be assigned to each specific person, and you were required to enter your details into the Euro 2021 app including a valid ID (passport, driver's license). You were required to bring your ID, your phone with the Euro 2021 App to activate your ticket, and your NHS Covid Pass (either on your phone, or via the vaccination letter - the NHS card showing the vaccinations is not good enough). This way, in theory, they could match the name on the id to the Euro ticket to the NHS App.
On arrival, three checkpoints had been set up outside the stadium - the first was for the COVID pass, the second for the ticket, and the third the usual bag check and wand (if you looked scary enough). For those that know Wembley, this was set up to get into the up-level that circles the stadium. Lots of marshalls telling us to have all three items ready as we approach.
On the covid check, I held up my phone showing the NHS app (I had the downloaded PDF on my phone just in case), and expected to get my ID out. The marshall saw the QR code (didn't scan it), and waved me through. No check that the information I held up matched the ticket or my ID.
Next was ticket check (again no check of the ID or the NHS pass), and then through bag check.
A couple in the group hadn't had the required two jabs plus two weeks, so had to show the results of the NHS LFT test. One had the app to show it on the COVID pass, which the rules said were required. The other just showed the email of the results and was admitted.
Overall the checks seemed perfunctory.
Once inside the stadium, masks were required except when at your seats, but as they were serving beer and you couldn't take it to your seats, lots of people milling around drinking and eating without masks, which then pretty soon evolved into most people walking around (going to their seats, the toilets, to order food and drink) without masks as well.
I've two days off until I next work, and no social engagements, so other than a socially distanced run today, I'm sticking indoors and doing a LFT tomorrow.