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 "id": "WB-0403",
 "ev": "EV-0603",
 "slug": "1988_dispossession_of_great_hous",
 "title": "1988 Dispossession of Great House Farm, Llandough from the Williams/ Buckler Family",
 "authority": "Ministry of Defence",
 "url": "https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/1988_dispossession_of_great_hous",
 "wdtk_status": "Refused",
 "status": "refused",
 "references": [
  "FOI2026/09019",
  "FOI2026/09190"
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 "sent": "2026-05-01",
 "last_message": "2026-10-10",
 "outcome": "s.23(5) neither confirm nor deny for Special Forces; otherwise not held; upheld at internal review, which found the Act's time limit was not met. Parts passed on as a subject access request.",
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   "label": "Response (20 working days)",
   "from_": "2026-05-01",
   "due": "2026-06-02",
   "answered": "2026-05-29",
   "result": "met"
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  {
   "label": "Internal review (40 working days, outer limit)",
   "from_": "2026-06-20",
   "due": "2026-08-14",
   "answered": "2026-10-10",
   "result": "missed"
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  "sent": 3,
  "received": 4,
  "attachments": 4
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   "wdtk_anchor": "outgoing-2067888",
   "direction": "sent",
   "date": "2026-05-01T02:44:44+01:00",
   "from": "Requester",
   "summary": "Request for any records of UK Armed Forces involvement (including Special Forces) in the 1988 eviction at Tŷ Mawr (Great House Farm), Llandough: deployments, MACA requests, correspondence with South Wales Police, the Council and the Welsh Office, and after-action reports.",
   "response_class": "request",
   "body_public": null,
   "wdtk_url": "https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/1988_dispossession_of_great_hous#outgoing-2067888",
   "attachments": []
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   "n": 2,
   "wdtk_anchor": "incoming-3431830",
   "direction": "received",
   "date": "2026-05-29T16:43:15+01:00",
   "from": "Ministry of Defence",
   "summary": "Response FOI2026/09019 (letter attached): neither confirm nor deny under s.23(5) for the Special Forces parts; no information held for the rest; pointed to The National Archives.",
   "response_class": "refusal with exemption cited (s.23(5)); rest not held",
   "body_public": "Dear [requester],\nPlease find attached our response to your recent FOI request.\nKind regards,\nDefence Business Services Records Review – FOI Team",
   "wdtk_url": "https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/1988_dispossession_of_great_hous#incoming-3431830",
   "attachments": [
    {
     "wb": "WB-0408",
     "title": "Ministry of Defence FOI2026/09019 response: s.23(5) neither confirm nor deny (Special Forces); otherwise not held",
     "url": "https://wayback.bucklerfamily.estate/pdf/evidence/2026-05-29_mod_foi2026-09019-response.pdf",
     "mime": "application/pdf",
     "original_filename": "FOI2026.09019 Buckler.pdf",
     "wdtk_url": "https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/1988_dispossession_of_great_hous/response/3431830/attach/3/FOI2026.09019%20Buckler.pdf",
     "note": null
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   "n": 3,
   "wdtk_anchor": "outgoing-2095084",
   "direction": "sent",
   "date": "2026-06-20T21:27:17+01:00",
   "from": "Requester",
   "summary": "Internal review requested, and parts of the request asked to be handled as a subject access request.",
   "response_class": "internal review request",
   "body_public": null,
   "wdtk_url": "https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/1988_dispossession_of_great_hous#outgoing-2095084",
   "attachments": []
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   "n": 4,
   "wdtk_anchor": "incoming-3471357",
   "direction": "received",
   "date": "2026-07-04T10:09:21+01:00",
   "from": "Ministry of Defence",
   "summary": "Internal review acknowledged; target 21 July 2026, with 20–40 working days indicated.",
   "response_class": "acknowledgement only",
   "body_public": "Dear [requester],\nReceipt is acknowledged of your email of 9 June 2026 requesting an internal review of your request, our reference FOI2026/09019.\nThe Department's target for completing internal reviews is 20 working days from date of receipt. We therefore aim to have a response with you on or before 21 July 2026. However, in the interests of providing you with a realistic indication of when you should expect a response, the majority are currently taking longer depending on their complexity, but we will aim to complete the review between 20 and 40 working days.\nThe review will involve an independent assessment of the processing of the requests and the outcome.\nYours sincerely,\nMOD Information Rights Compliance Team",
   "wdtk_url": "https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/1988_dispossession_of_great_hous#incoming-3471357",
   "attachments": []
  },
  {
   "n": 5,
   "wdtk_anchor": "outgoing-2113868",
   "direction": "sent",
   "date": "2026-07-21T13:53:28+01:00",
   "from": "Requester",
   "summary": "Chaser asking when the internal review will be completed.",
   "response_class": "follow-up",
   "body_public": null,
   "wdtk_url": "https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/1988_dispossession_of_great_hous#outgoing-2113868",
   "attachments": []
  },
  {
   "n": 6,
   "wdtk_anchor": "incoming-3507980",
   "direction": "received",
   "date": "2026-08-05T06:59:30+01:00",
   "from": "Ministry of Defence",
   "summary": "MoD data-protection team asks for a personal email address and identity documents before handling the subject access part. Two MoD internal emails about the request were attached to this public reply.",
   "response_class": "clarification demand",
   "body_public": "OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE - PERSONAL\nGood morning\nThank you for your email.\nWe have been passed on your enquiry and to allow us to proceed can I ask\nyou to provide your personal email address along with Valid\nIdentification. Please see guidance below.\nThe Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulation\nrequire us to verify the identity of an individual before releasing any\ninformation. As such, to allow us to proceed with your request please\nforward a copy of either:\nA.      Your photographic Driving Licence showing your current address\nOr\nB.      Your current signed passport AND a utility bill or official\ncorrespondence which shows your current address and is dated within the\nlast three months.\nIf your current name differs from the name under which you served, please\nprovide documentary proof of your name change, such as a copy of a\nmarriage certificate, divorce decree or a copy of your deed poll showing\nthe change.\nUpon receipt of the above we will begin processing your request.\nKind Regards,\n[name]\nAO |Disclosures Triage MP 660 | Support Branch | HQ Military Secretary\n| 65 Brown Street | Glasgow G2 8EX\n[1][email address]\nOFFICIAL-SENSITIVE - PERSONAL",
   "wdtk_url": "https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/1988_dispossession_of_great_hous#incoming-3507980",
   "attachments": [
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     "wb": "WB-0409",
     "title": "Copy of the 1 May 2026 request email, attached by the MoD to its 5 August 2026 reply",
     "url": "https://wayback.bucklerfamily.estate/text/evidence/2026-05-01_mod_copy-of-request-email-attached-to-reply.txt",
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     "original_filename": "Freedom of Information request 1988 Dispossession of Great House Farm Llandough from the Williams Buckler Family.txt",
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     "note": null
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    {
     "wb": "WB-0410",
     "title": "MoD internal emails on the internal review and subject access request, attached to the 5 August 2026 public reply",
     "url": "https://wayback.bucklerfamily.estate/text/evidence/2026-07-04_mod_internal-emails-on-internal-review-and-sar.txt",
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     "original_filename": "RE Internal review of Freedom of Information request 1988 Dispossession of Great House Farm Llandough from the Williams Buckler Family.txt",
     "wdtk_url": "https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/1988_dispossession_of_great_hous/response/3507980/attach/4/RE%20Internal%20review%20of%20Freedom%20of%20Information%20request%201988%20Dispossession%20of%20Great%20House%20Farm%20Llandough%20from%20the%20Williams%20Buckler%20Family.txt",
     "note": "Direct-dial phone numbers redacted in this copy."
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   "n": 7,
   "wdtk_anchor": "incoming-3588665",
   "direction": "received",
   "date": "2026-10-10T10:27:22+01:00",
   "from": "Ministry of Defence",
   "summary": "Internal review FOI2026/09190 (letter attached): the request was not handled within the time the Act requires; no information held; s.23(5) upheld; parts passed on as a subject access request.",
   "response_class": "complaint outcome (not held; s.23(5) upheld; late)",
   "body_public": "Dear [requester],\nPlease find attached a response to your request for internal review.\nYours sincerely,\nMOD Information Rights Compliance Team",
   "wdtk_url": "https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/1988_dispossession_of_great_hous#incoming-3588665",
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     "wb": "WB-0411",
     "title": "Ministry of Defence internal review FOI2026/09190: not handled within time; not held; s.23(5) upheld",
     "url": "https://wayback.bucklerfamily.estate/pdf/evidence/2026-10-10_mod_foi2026-09190-internal-review.pdf",
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     "original_filename": "20261010 FOI2026 09190 Buckler Farm Dispossession Rev.pdf",
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