BP vs Buckler 1987

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National Police Chiefs' Council (for the National Counter Terrorism Security Office)

BP vs Buckler 1987

partially successfulWhatDoTheyKnow: Partially successful

First letter not treated as a request. FOI 3156: not held (upheld at review). FOI 3204: search terms, repositories and teams disclosed; records of results not held. No separate reply to FOI 3203 on the thread.

Deadlines and references
  • First letter: response: from 2 Sep 2026, due 30 Sep 2026 — met (2 Sep 2026)
  • FOI 3156/2026 (20 working days): from 6 Sep 2026, due 2 Oct 2026 — met (17 Sep 2026)
  • IR 3176/2026 (20 working days): from 17 Sep 2026, due 15 Oct 2026 — met (29 Sep 2026)
  • FOI 3204/2026 (20 working days): from 1 Oct 2026, due 29 Oct 2026 — met (9 Oct 2026)
  • FOI 3203/2026 (20 working days): from 1 Oct 2026, due 29 Oct 2026 — open
  • References: FOI 3043/2026, FOI 3156/2026, IR 3157/2026, IR 3176/2026, FOI 3203/2026, FOI 3204/2026
  • Thread on WhatDoTheyKnow · Archived JSON (WB-0404) · Legal Wiki EV-0604
  1. Request
    request

    Letter to the National Counter Terrorism Security Office setting out the case history and asking for its records on Great House Farm and the 1988 events.

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  2. National Police Chiefs' Council
    acknowledgement only

    Automated receipt from the NPCC FOI mailbox.

    Full reply
    Thank you for your email to the NPCC FOI Team at the National Police Freedom of information and Data Protection Unit (NPFDU). If your email constitutes a Freedom of Information request, you will receive a separate formal acknowledgement confirming receipt and providing a case reference number for use in all future correspondence. All requests will be processed in accordance with the Freedom of Information legislation. Under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act, you have a right to request access to personal data related to you from an organisation. If this is what you require you will need to contact a local force or ACRO Criminal Records Office, rather than the NPCC. Similary, if you require your data held on the Police National Computer (the central record of conviction and non-conviction outcomes), [1]ACRO Criminal Records Office manage these requests on behalf of the NPCC so you can obtain this data from them. To make your request, you will need to use the ACRO subject access online process via [2] https://www.acro.police.uk/s/acro-servic... NPCC Freedom of Information Officers & Decision Makers A | NPFDU PO Bx 841, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 9FS E | [3][email address] W| [4]www.npcc.police.uk
  3. National Police Chiefs' Council
    refusal (no valid request identified)

    Reply: no request for recorded information identified, so no action under the Act (FOI 3043/2026).

    Full reply
    Thank you for your correspondence. The Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides a right of access to recorded information held by public authorities. Having reviewed your correspondence, we have been unable to identify a request for recorded information under the Act. Consequently, we are unable to process this correspondence as a Freedom of Information request. No further action will be taken in relation to this matter under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. NPCC Freedom of Information Officers & Decision Maker National Police FOI & DP Central Referral Unit (NPFDU) A | NPFDU PO Bx 841, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 9FS E | [email address] W| www.npcc.police.uk
  4. Request
    request and internal review request

    Restated request in numbered questions, and an internal review of the 2 September decision.

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  5. National Police Chiefs' Council
    acknowledgement only

    New questions logged as FOI 3156/2026; 20 working days.

    Full reply
    Date Received: 06/09/2026 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NUMBER: 3156/2026 Your new questions below have been logged as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act was received by the NPCC on the date listed above. NPCC Acknowledgement: Your request will be considered in accordance with the legislation, and you will receive a response within the statutory timescale of 20 working days, subject to the provisions of the Act. In the unlikely event that NPCC is unable to meet the 20-working day deadline, you will be informed as soon as possible and given a revised timescale for response. If your request requires full or partial transference to another public authority, you will be informed. Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write quoting the reference number above. Kind regards NPCC Freedom of Information Officers & Decision Makers National Police FOI & DP Central Referral Unit (NPFDU) A | NPFDU PO Bx 841, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 9FS E | [email address] W| www.npcc.police.uk
  6. National Police Chiefs' Council
    acknowledgement only

    Internal review logged as 3157/2026 (of 3043/2026).

    Full reply
    Good Morning Thanks for your email below. Please accept this email as confirmation of your request for an Internal Review. Internal Review 3157/2026 of 3043/2026. Your request will be considered in accordance with the legislation and you should receive a response within 20 working days. In the unlikely event that this is not possible, you will be provided with a revised time-scale at the earliest opportunity. Kindest regards. NPCC Freedom of Information Officers & Decision Maker National Police FOI & DP Central Referral Unit (NPFDU) A | NPFDU PO Bx 841, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 9FS E | [email address] W| www.npcc.police.uk
  7. National Police Chiefs' Council
    acknowledgement only

    Confirms the correspondence is treated as both a new request and an internal review.

    Full reply
    Good Morning We acknowledge receipt of your correspondence as both a Freedom of Information request and a request for internal review. We will conduct a review of the decision communicated on 2 September 2026 and will separately consider whether any information falling within the scope of your request is held by the NPCC, including any relevant predecessor records. If no information is held, we will explain this and, where possible, provide advice and assistance regarding other bodies that may hold relevant records. A formal acknowledgement of your FOI request, and your request for an Internal Review have been sent this morning. Kind regards. NPCC Freedom of Information Officers & Decision Maker National Police FOI & DP Central Referral Unit (NPFDU) A | NPFDU PO Bx 841, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 9FS E | [email address] W| www.npcc.police.uk
  8. Request
    follow-up

    Scope narrowed: the 133-house development is outside this request.

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  9. National Police Chiefs' Council
    not held

    Response FOI 3156/2026 (letter attached): no information held; searches found no reference to Great House Farm, Llandough, BP Properties Ltd v Buckler or the 1988 operation; suggests asking individual police forces.

    PDFNPCC response to FOI request 3156/2026: no information within scope identified

    already in the Wayback Vault (same file, matched by sha256)

    Wayback EV-0174 · WhatDoTheyKnow

    Full reply
    Good afternoon Please find attached NPCC response to your Freedom of Information request. With kind regards. NPCC Freedom of Information Officers & Decision Maker National Police FOI & DP Central Referral Unit (NPFDU) A blue and black logo Description automatically generated A | NPFDU PO Bx 841, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 9FS E  | [1][email address] W| [2]www.npcc.police.uk
  10. Request
    internal review request

    Internal review requested of the 3156/2026 decision, on the adequacy of the searches.

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  11. National Police Chiefs' Council
    acknowledgement only

    Internal review logged as 3176/2026.

    Full reply
    Good Morning Thanks for your email below. Please accept this email as confirmation of your request for an Internal Review. Internal Review 3176/2026 of 3156/2026. Your request will be considered in accordance with the legislation and you should receive a response within 20 working days. In the unlikely event that this is not possible, you will be provided with a revised time-scale at the earliest opportunity. Kindest regards. NPCC Freedom of Information Officers & Decision Maker National Police FOI & DP Central Referral Unit (NPFDU) A | NPFDU PO Bx 841, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 9FS E | [email address] W| www.npcc.police.uk
  12. National Police Chiefs' Council
    complaint outcome (not held; decisions upheld)

    Internal reviews 3157 and 3176/2026 (letter attached): both original decisions upheld; on the balance of probabilities no information held.

    image001.jpgHeld: a handwritten signature image, not republished.WhatDoTheyKnow
    PDFNPCC internal review decisions 3157/2026 and 3176/2026

    already in the Wayback Vault (same file, matched by sha256)

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    Full reply
    Good Afternoon [requester] Please find enclosed my response to your NPCC Internal Reviews – 3157 and 3176/2026. Warm regards Head of National Police Freedom of Information and Data Protection Unit [1][email address] | [2][email address]
  13. Request
    follow-up

    Reply to the Head of the NPCC FOI unit: 3157 not pursued; dissatisfied with 3176 and intends to go to the ICO; new questions on the searches themselves.

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  14. National Police Chiefs' Council
    acknowledgement only

    New questions logged as FOI 3203/2026.

    Full reply
    Date Received: 01/10/2026 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NUMBER: 3203/2026 Your new questions below have been logged as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act was received by the NPCC on the date listed above. NPCC Acknowledgement: Your request will be considered in accordance with the legislation, and you will receive a response within the statutory timescale of 20 working days, subject to the provisions of the Act. In the unlikely event that NPCC is unable to meet the 20-working day deadline, you will be informed as soon as possible and given a revised timescale for response. If your request requires full or partial transference to another public authority, you will be informed. Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write quoting the reference number above. Kind regards NPCC Freedom of Information Officers & Decision Maker National Police FOI & DP Central Referral Unit (NPFDU) A | NPFDU PO Bx 841, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 9FS E | [email address] W| www.npcc.police.uk
  15. National Police Chiefs' Council
    acknowledgement only

    New questions logged as FOI 3204/2026.

    Full reply
    Date Received: 01/10/2026 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NUMBER: 3204/2026 Your new questions below have been logged as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act was received by the NPCC on the date listed above. NPCC Acknowledgement: Your request will be considered in accordance with the legislation, and you will receive a response within the statutory timescale of 20 working days, subject to the provisions of the Act. In the unlikely event that NPCC is unable to meet the 20-working day deadline, you will be informed as soon as possible and given a revised timescale for response. If your request requires full or partial transference to another public authority, you will be informed. Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write quoting the reference number above. Kind regards NPCC Freedom of Information Officers & Decision Maker National Police FOI & DP Central Referral Unit (NPFDU) A | NPFDU PO Bx 841, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 9FS E | [email address] W| www.npcc.police.uk
  16. National Police Chiefs' Council
    partial (Q4–Q6 not held)

    Response FOI 3204/2026 (letter attached): search terms, repositories and teams given for Q1–Q3; Q4–Q6 not held; the retrieval email sent to policing leads given outside the Act (Annex B); results were 'captured via email'.

    PDFNPCC FOI 3065/2026 response on search disclosure (Great House Farm / Llandough searches)

    already in the Wayback Vault (same file, matched by sha256)

    Wayback EV-0191 · WhatDoTheyKnow

    Full reply
    Good afternoon [requester] Please find our response to your FOI request. Many thanks NPCC FOI Team [1][email address]