Public body · FOI
40 posts · 2026
Public authority under FOIA; police complaints run through the force and the IOPC. Escalation: Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Court: Administrative Court (judicial review). Correspondence: 40 emails (14 sent, 26 received).
📍 Checked in at: Subject access (DPA 2018 Part 3)
Next step (forecast): review outcome, 26 Oct 2026
Every option used up (forecast): 13 February 2028
No public statements found yet; the record below involves them.
We have considered request 1189/26 and attach our response, setting out the section 8 tests for a valid request; you may ask for a review and then complain to the Information Commissioner if still dissatisfied.
“Your request for information has now been considered and our response is attached”
We confirm receipt of your internal review correspondence on FOI 719/26 (1188/26) and note that a backlog may delay our response beyond 20 working days.
“This message is to confirm that we have received your correspondence”
We confirm receipt of your correspondence on FOI 1040/26 and note that a current backlog may delay our response beyond the usual 20 working days.
“This message is to confirm that we have received your correspondence”
We confirm receipt of your correspondence on FOI 1189/26 and note that a current backlog may delay our response beyond the usual 20 working days.
“This message is to confirm that we have received your correspondence”
I pressed South Wales Police to treat my request as an internal review of FOI 719/26 (ref 1188/26), due 26 October 2026, needing no clarification, and asked for details of searches, retention schedules, destruction records and any transfer to Glamorgan Archives, plus confirmation that records stay preserved pending this review, the subject access request and FOI 1264/26.
“please include in the review outcome: a) the systems, archives and date ranges searched, and the search terms used”
Seen ✓ · answered 21 Oct 2026
I asked South Wales Police to review FOI 1040/26's "not held" answer about two deaths, pointing to the corrected May 1992 death date, a seven-day breach of the statutory deadline, and the lack of any explanation of what was searched or where records might now sit.
“A one-line "not held" cannot be tested without one”
Seen ✓ · answered 21 Oct 2026
I clarified that my 28 September email on FOI 1189/26 was a preservation notice, not an information request, and asked South Wales Police to confirm in writing that records on Great House Farm and the two deaths are held under a hold until all open reviews and requests close, by 4 November 2026.
Seen ✓ · answered 21 Oct 2026
I set out exactly what my subject access request covers: records naming me in the 1988 possession and demolition, records from handling my later requests (719/26, 1188/26, 1040/26, 1189/26, 1264/26), and the crime-recording decision, and I confirmed the reply is due by 29 October 2026.
“the response is due by 29 October 2026”
Seen ✓ · answered 21 Oct 2026
We confirm receipt of your correspondence about Great House Farm / Tŷ Mawr and note we are dealing with a high volume of requests, so replies within 20 working days may be delayed.
“This message is to confirm that we have received your correspondence”
I reiterate that information about my late father is not shielded in the way a living person's data would be, ask that FOI 1264/26 be read accordingly, and request preservation of liaison records on the 1988 possession and demolition.
“Please also preserve any potentially relevant material, including liaison records with other agencies concerning the 1988 possession and demolition.”
Seen ✓ · answered 16 Oct 2026
We say the request cannot be progressed until you provide names, dates of birth or addresses so our legacy crime team can search; the 20-day clock is paused under FOI Act s.10(6).
“We are currently liaising with our legacy crime team and they require this information to carry out a search on their records.”
We confirm receiving your clarification email and note that a backlog of requests may delay our reply beyond the usual 20-working-day target.
“we are currently dealing with a high volume of requests as well as a backlog”
We confirm receiving this further email and repeat that a backlog of requests may delay our response beyond the usual 20-working-day target.
“we are currently dealing with a high volume of requests as well as a backlog”
I supply alternative site names, the grid reference ST 1681 7331, and identifiers including William Beverly Buckler and B.P. Properties Ltd to help locate records, without widening the 1 November–31 December 1988 scope.
“The following identifiers may assist searches of occurrence, incident, control-room, deployment or other operational records”
Seen ✓ · answered 13 Oct 2026
The requester states the deceased person's information is not personal data under DPA 2018 s.3(2) and adds a search lead.
Seen ✓ · answered 13 Oct 2026
We confirm receipt of FOI request 1264/26 and will respond within 20 working days, with a deadline of 9 November 2026.
“A response will be provided to yourself within 20 working days, the deadline for which is 09/11/2026.”
We confirm receiving your request and warn that a current high volume of requests and a backlog may delay our reply beyond the usual 20-working-day target.
“we are currently dealing with a high volume of requests as well as a backlog”
The family requested non-personal FOI/EIR records from South Wales Police about the November–December 1988 possession and demolition at Great House Farm/Tŷ Mawr, Llandough, including logs, correspondence, and transfer or disposal records, kept separate from the open subject access request.
“existing non-personal records that refer to the site or the events associated with its possession and demolition”
Seen ✓ · answered 10 Oct 2026
South Wales Police's Data Protection Team confirmed receipt of ID and proof of address, and before searching systems asked for more detail on the earlier 20 August 2026 request concerning two deaths.
“would you please be able to provide more information on your request you stated was made on 20/08/2026 regarding the death of 2 individuals”
South Wales Police issued its response to FOI request 1040/26, attaching the reply and review procedure, and invited escalation to the Information Commissioner if dissatisfied.
“Your request for information has now been considered and our response is attached”
South Wales Police confirmed receipt of the internal review request (ref. 1188/26) concerning FOI 719/26 and said officers would assess validity and whether further clarification is needed.
“your request has now been passed to our FOI officers who will review the contents”
South Wales Police's Data Protection Team asked for a clear photo ID and proof of current address, via their online portal, to process the subject access request.
“We require a clear digital photograph of your Identification which may include your Driving Licence, Passport, or a copy of your full birth certificate”
The family gave their current Dinas Powys address and former address at Great House Farm, Llandough, describing the 1988 dispossession and demolition and pointing to their online evidence index.
“Dispossessed and demolished in 1988, when your regime brought guns”
Seen ✓ · answered 29 Sep 2026
We apologise for the delay in responding to your FOI request 1040/26, received on 20 August 2026, and explain this is due to a high volume of requests; we ask for your patience while we work through it.
“Please accept our sincerest apologies for the delay in responding to your request. (Reference 1040/26) received on 20/08/26.”
We confirm receipt of your preservation notice concerning Great House Farm (Tŷ Mawr) records and note we are dealing with a high volume of requests and a backlog, which may delay our response.
“we are currently dealing with a high volume of requests as well as a backlog”
South Wales Police automatically confirmed receipt of the correspondence and warned of possible delay beyond the usual 20 working day target due to a backlog of requests.
“we are currently dealing with a high volume of requests as well as a backlog”
I asked South Wales Police for a subject access disclosure, for a decision on recording a report of suspected wrongdoing in the creation of title to the farm land, and for a search note explaining 'no records held' for the 1988 operation, asking that records be preserved.
“Please preserve any 1988 operational file, pocket book, custody record or transfer list.”
Seen ✓ · answered 28 Sep 2026
We confirm receipt of your internal review request and your query about the overdue 20 August request, noting we are dealing with a high volume of requests and a backlog that may delay our reply.
“we are currently dealing with a high volume of requests as well as a backlog”
I'm requesting an internal review of the 'no records held' finding in 719/26, asking you to detail exactly which systems, archives and search terms were used, and I'm also chasing the overdue 20 August request on the two deaths, treating any personal data found as a subject access request.
“A police presence on that scale would have generated records: a duty or deployment record, an operational order or briefing, an occurrence or incident log”
Seen ✓ · answered 27 Sep 2026
We confirm receipt of your FOI request on the two death records and note we are dealing with a high volume of requests and a backlog, which may delay our response beyond 20 working days.
“we are currently dealing with a high volume of requests as well as a backlog”
I'm submitting a new FOI request for any records held on the deaths of William Buckler, who died at Llandough Hospital around 29 May 1990, and Mary Doreen Williams, whose death was registered in March 1983.
“Please search for any incident reports, sudden-death reports, referrals to the Coroner, statements, or other relevant documentation”
Seen ✓ · answered 20 Aug 2026
We confirm receipt of your follow-up on FOI request 719/26 and note we are handling a high volume of requests and a backlog, which may cause delay beyond the 20 working day deadline.
“we are currently dealing with a high volume of requests as well as a backlog”
I'm chasing FOI request 719/26 after no reply to my 16 July clarification, and I'm asking you to either confirm a further search or explain how 'no records held' stands given ITV video footage showing police presence at Llandough in 1988.
“video footage (including ITV material) showing police presence at Llandough in 1988”
Seen ✓ · answered 2 Aug 2026
We have completed our review of Freedom of Information request 719/26 and attach our response, along with details of the review procedure and the right to contact the Information Commissioner if dissatisfied.
We confirm receipt of the family's 7 June 2026 request and have passed it to our FOI officers, with a response due by 6 July 2026 under reference 719/26.
“you should receive a response by/or on the 6th of July 2026”
I formally requested all South Wales Police records from 1900-1993 concerning the 1988 eviction at Great House Farm, Llandough, including bailiff attendance, use of force, and links to BP Properties, and asked for a litigation hold on all related files.
“Please provide all held records, correspondence, incident logs, statements, photographs, or reports from 1900-1993”
Seen ✓ · answered 22 Jun 2026
An automatic reply states that South Wales Police no longer accepts reports by email and lists alternative channels, including 999, the online reporting tool, 101, Live Chat, or visiting a station.
“We no longer take reports from the public, partner agencies and other police forces via email”
A further automatic reply confirms South Wales Police no longer accepts reports by email and directs the family to the Single Online Home web form or 999 for emergencies.
“South Wales Police no longer accepts reports via email”
We acknowledge the follow-up email and repeat that operational policing matters must be reported directly to South Wales Police via 101, confirming our office does not forward reporting emails.
“it is not practice for our office to forward reporting e-mails directly to South Wales Police”
We explain that the Police and Crime Commissioner's office is separate from South Wales Police and cannot allocate staff to operational matters; concerns should be reported to the police via 101 or anonymously via Crimestoppers.
“South Wales Police and the South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner are two separate organisations”
