Record#
EV ID |
EV-0318 |
Institution |
Coroner’s Service (RCT Council) |
Matter |
Non-FOI enquiry into coroner referral records |
Route / regime |
Email · records enquiry |
Their reference |
none given |
Request date |
26 Aug 2026 |
Statutory deadline |
No statutory deadline applies |
Deadline |
no statutory deadline |
First reply (not an acknowledgement) |
21 Aug 2026 |
Days waited |
-5 |
Response class |
“not held” |
Exemptions cited |
none cited |
Redirected to |
Glamorgan Archives; Glamorgan Archivist |
Fees or charges named |
— |
Messages |
3 sent · 4 received (2 acknowledgements only) |
Attachments from the institution |
0 archived |
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Timeline#
Date |
Direction |
Class |
Summary |
Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
21 Aug 2026 |
→ to institution |
clarification given |
Accepts the FOIA position and asks five narrower questions about coroner referral, records custody, and procedure for interested persons. |
|
21 Aug 2026 |
← from institution |
acknowledgement only |
Automated bilingual acknowledgement stating a response is aimed within 7 working days. |
|
21 Aug 2026 |
← from institution |
not held |
States no system records were found for either individual and directs pre-2002 Cardiff and Vale cases to the Glamorgan Archivist. |
|
21 Aug 2026 |
→ to institution |
clarification given |
Seeks clarification on whether the negative search result excludes historical coroner referral, inquest, or post-mortem records, and asks about jurisdiction and record transfer. |
|
21 Aug 2026 |
← from institution |
acknowledgement only |
Automated bilingual acknowledgement stating a response is aimed within 7 working days. |
|
25 Aug 2026 |
← from institution |
redirected elsewhere |
States the system holds no pre-1983 referral data, cannot confirm or deny coroner referral, and directs the requester to Glamorgan Archives for paper records. |
|
26 Aug 2026 |
→ to institution |
request |
The requester asks for the identity or jurisdiction of the 1983 coroner and the custodial chain for historical records concerning the death. |
Note: Follow-up enquiry established that no records were found on the current system and historical pre-2002 files were directed to Glamorgan Archives.