1988 Dispossession of Great House Farm, Llandough from the Williams/ Buckler Family

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1988 Dispossession of Great House Farm, Llandough from the Williams/ Buckler Family

refusedWhatDoTheyKnow: Refused

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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  1. Request
    request

    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.

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  2. Ministry of Defence
    refusal with exemption cited (s.23(5)); rest not held

    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.

    PDFMinistry of Defence FOI2026/09019 response: s.23(5) neither confirm nor deny (Special Forces); otherwise not held

    Wayback WB-0408 · WhatDoTheyKnow

    Full reply
    Dear [requester], Please find attached our response to your recent FOI request. Kind regards, Defence Business Services Records Review – FOI Team
  3. Request
    internal review request

    Internal review requested, and parts of the request asked to be handled as a subject access request.

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  4. Ministry of Defence
    acknowledgement only

    Internal review acknowledged; target 21 July 2026, with 20–40 working days indicated.

    Full reply
    Dear [requester], Receipt is acknowledged of your email of 9 June 2026 requesting an internal review of your request, our reference FOI2026/09019. The 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. The review will involve an independent assessment of the processing of the requests and the outcome. Yours sincerely, MOD Information Rights Compliance Team
  5. Request
    follow-up

    Chaser asking when the internal review will be completed.

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  6. Ministry of Defence
    clarification demand

    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.

    TXTCopy of the 1 May 2026 request email, attached by the MoD to its 5 August 2026 reply

    Wayback WB-0409 · WhatDoTheyKnow

    TXTMoD internal emails on the internal review and subject access request, attached to the 5 August 2026 public reply

    Direct-dial phone numbers redacted in this copy.

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    OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE - PERSONAL Good morning Thank you for your email. We have been passed on your enquiry and to allow us to proceed can I ask you to provide your personal email address along with Valid Identification. Please see guidance below. The Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulation require us to verify the identity of an individual before releasing any information. As such, to allow us to proceed with your request please forward a copy of either: A.      Your photographic Driving Licence showing your current address Or B.      Your current signed passport AND a utility bill or official correspondence which shows your current address and is dated within the last three months. If your current name differs from the name under which you served, please provide documentary proof of your name change, such as a copy of a marriage certificate, divorce decree or a copy of your deed poll showing the change. Upon receipt of the above we will begin processing your request. Kind Regards, [name] AO |Disclosures Triage MP 660 | Support Branch | HQ Military Secretary | 65 Brown Street | Glasgow G2 8EX [1][email address] OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE - PERSONAL
  7. Ministry of Defence
    complaint outcome (not held; s.23(5) upheld; late)

    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.

    PDFMinistry of Defence internal review FOI2026/09190: not handled within time; not held; s.23(5) upheld

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    Full reply
    Dear [requester], Please find attached a response to your request for internal review. Yours sincerely, MOD Information Rights Compliance Team