Public authority under FOIA and the EIR. Escalation: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), referred by an MP. Court: Administrative Court (judicial review). Correspondence: 4 emails (2 sent, 2 received).
📍 Checked in at: FOI request
Next step (forecast): reply or refusal notice, 17 Nov 2026
The family writes to confirm FOI2026/118465 covers their 20 October request on rating records for Great House Farm/Tŷ Mawr, stresses the 17 November deadline is a legal limit under section 10(1), asks for preservation of relevant records, and warns of an internal review and ICO complaint if no response arrives by then.
“Section 10(1) FOIA requires a response within 20 working days, by 17 November 2026. It is a legal limit, not an aim.”
HMRC's Valuation Office sends an automatic acknowledgement confirming receipt of the request and explaining how FOI, EIR and data protection requests are handled, including statutory timescales.
“We aim to respond within the statutory timescale of 20 working days following receipt of your request”
HMRC's Information Rights Unit confirms receipt of the request on 20 October 2026, assigns reference FOI2026/118465, and states it aims to respond within 20 working days by 17 November 2026.
“We aim to respond to all freedom of information requests within 20 working days”
The family asks the Valuation Office Agency, under FOIA, for rating and valuation records for Great House Farm/Tŷ Mawr from 1955–1995, including ratepayer/owner entries, any disputes or appeals to alter records, and disposal or transfer details, requesting a response by 17 November 2026.
“I am trying to establish from the records who was rated or recorded as occupier or owner of the property between 1955 and 1995”
