Record#
EV ID |
EV-0600 (wayback WB-0400) |
Title |
BP vs Buckler 1987 (WhatDoTheyKnow request thread) |
Authority |
Ministry of Justice |
Dates |
Sent 28 Jun 2025; last message 20 Jun 2026 |
Type |
FOI request thread: 4 messages (2 sent, 2 received), 1 attachments |
Evidence label |
CORRESPONDENCE (public FOI thread, published on WhatDoTheyKnow) |
Status |
internal review (WhatDoTheyKnow: Awaiting internal review) |
Outcome |
Not held. Internal review requested 20 June 2026; no reply. |
Deadlines |
Response (20 working days): due 25 Jul 2025, met (17 Jul 2025); Internal review (40 working days, the outer limit in the code of practice): due 14 Aug 2026, missed (no reply) |
References |
FOI 250628005 |
Links |
Thread on WhatDoTheyKnow · Send/receive view · Archived JSON |
Related |
WhatDoTheyKnow correspondence (email copies) · all WhatDoTheyKnow threads |
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Timeline: request texts are summarised (full text on WhatDoTheyKnow); replies are summarised, with the full text below.
# |
Date |
From |
Class |
Text or summary |
Attachments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 Jun 2025 |
Requester |
request |
Request for records on BP Properties Ltd v Buckler (1987): 1988 letters from the constituency MP to the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Chancellor’s Department’s replies, and internal records on the case, Great House Farm and the eviction. |
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28 Jun 2025 |
Ministry of Justice |
acknowledgement only |
Automated receipt from the MoJ Disclosure Team mailbox: FOI response expected within 20 working days. |
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17 Jul 2025 |
Ministry of Justice |
not held |
Response FOI 250628005 (letter attached): no information held. Searches for the 1988 MP correspondence returned nothing; the only record held is the published Court of Appeal judgment; the Lord Chancellor’s Department’s 1988 policy records would have been destroyed under retention rules. |
Ministry of Justice FOI 250628005 response: no information held (BP vs Buckler 1987) (WB-0407) |
|
20 Jun 2026 |
Requester |
internal review request |
Internal review requested: the search scope and archive coverage for historic case material were not evidenced; ministerial correspondence and enforcement/possession records were part of the request. |
Attachments (Wayback Vault):
Ministry of Justice FOI 250628005 response: no information held (BP vs Buckler 1987) · WB-0407 · WhatDoTheyKnow copy — Two quoted paragraphs of the original request (a private home address and family matters) blacked out in this copy; the full letter is public on WhatDoTheyKnow.
Reply 2, 28 Jun 2025: full text as published
This is an automated confirmation that your email has been received by the
Disclosure Team (Ministry of Justice) mailbox. Please be aware, this team
deals with a high volume of emails.
Please note this email address is for requests for recorded information
under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and non-offender subject
access requests under Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA)/General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Freedom of Information requests
You can expect a response within 20 working days.
Subject Access Requests
You can expect an initial response within 1 calendar month.
Any other types of queries/requests, will be handled accordingly.
Reply 3, 17 Jul 2025: full text as published
Dear Sir/Madam,
Please see Freedom of Information request attached.
Kind regards
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