Record#

EV ID

EV-0604 (wayback WB-0404)

Title

BP vs Buckler 1987 (WhatDoTheyKnow request thread)

Authority

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

Dates

Sent 2 Sep 2026; last message 9 Oct 2026

Type

FOI request thread: 16 messages (5 sent, 11 received), 9 attachments

Evidence label

CORRESPONDENCE (public FOI thread, published on WhatDoTheyKnow)

Status

partially successful (WhatDoTheyKnow: Partially successful)

Outcome

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

First letter: response: due 30 Sep 2026, met (2 Sep 2026); FOI 3156/2026 (20 working days): due 2 Oct 2026, met (17 Sep 2026); IR 3176/2026 (20 working days): due 15 Oct 2026, met (29 Sep 2026); FOI 3204/2026 (20 working days): due 29 Oct 2026, met (9 Oct 2026); FOI 3203/2026 (20 working days): due 29 Oct 2026, open

References

FOI 3043/2026, FOI 3156/2026, IR 3157/2026, IR 3176/2026, FOI 3203/2026, FOI 3204/2026

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.

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Date

From

Class

Text or summary

Attachments

1

2 Sep 2026

Requester

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.

2

2 Sep 2026

National Police Chiefs’ Council

acknowledgement only

Automated receipt from the NPCC FOI mailbox.

3

2 Sep 2026

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).

4

6 Sep 2026

Requester

request and internal review request

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

5

7 Sep 2026

National Police Chiefs’ Council

acknowledgement only

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

6

7 Sep 2026

National Police Chiefs’ Council

acknowledgement only

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

7

7 Sep 2026

National Police Chiefs’ Council

acknowledgement only

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

8

8 Sep 2026

Requester

follow-up

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

9

17 Sep 2026

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.

signature logo signature logo NPCC response to FOI request 3156/2026: no information within scope identified (EV-0174)

10

17 Sep 2026

Requester

internal review request

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

11

18 Sep 2026

National Police Chiefs’ Council

acknowledgement only

Internal review logged as 3176/2026.

12

29 Sep 2026

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.jpg (held: handwritten signature image) signature logo NPCC internal review decisions 3157/2026 and 3176/2026 (EV-0183)

13

1 Oct 2026

Requester

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.

14

1 Oct 2026

National Police Chiefs’ Council

acknowledgement only

New questions logged as FOI 3203/2026.

15

1 Oct 2026

National Police Chiefs’ Council

acknowledgement only

New questions logged as FOI 3204/2026.

16

9 Oct 2026

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’.

signature logo signature logo NPCC FOI 3065/2026 response on search disclosure (Great House Farm / Llandough searches) (EV-0191)

Attachments (Wayback Vault):

Reply 2, 2 Sep 2026: full text as published

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

Reply 3, 2 Sep 2026: full text as published

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

Reply 5, 7 Sep 2026: full text as published

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

Reply 6, 7 Sep 2026: full text as published

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

Reply 7, 7 Sep 2026: full text as published

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

Reply 9, 17 Sep 2026: full text as published

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)
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A | NPFDU PO Bx 841, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 9FS
E  | [1][email address]
W| [2]www.npcc.police.uk

Reply 11, 18 Sep 2026: full text as published

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

Reply 12, 29 Sep 2026: full text as published

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]

Reply 14, 1 Oct 2026: full text as published

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

Reply 15, 1 Oct 2026: full text as published

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

Reply 16, 9 Oct 2026: full text as published

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

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