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Page ID: 2931 · Title: South Wales Police — Email Correspondence Catalogue (Part 3) · Evidence status: Not yet labelled — see the Editing Protocol · Version: 1.0.0 · Editing Protocol

Evidence type: Email correspondence (primary record). Institution: South Wales Police. Forensic assessment: South Wales Police — Forensic Institutional Review. Register: FOI & Public-Authority Reply Register.

This page catalogues, word for word, every email exchanged between the Williams/Buckler family and this institution about Great House Farm (Tŷ Mawr), Llandough, grouped by request thread and in date order. Each entry shows the email first, labelled by type. Repeated quoted history and email logos are trimmed so each email appears once; nothing is redacted and nothing else is altered, including spelling.

Part 3 of 3 (threads 6–10). Other parts: Part 1 (threads 1–2) · Part 2 (threads 3–5).

Thread index#

Thread 6 — Internal review 1188/26 of FOI 719/26#

Privacy note (14 October 2026): the introduction above says nothing is redacted. That statement is superseded. To protect the family, the family’s own email address, private telephone numbers, home address and any personalised links have been withheld wherever they appeared. Each is marked in place as “[… withheld]”. No other word has been changed.

27 September 2026, 04:17 UTC · Email — sent by the family · Internal review of 719/26 (no records held) and overdue request of 20 August 2026 — Great House Farm, Llandough, 1988

From: Sion Buckler
To: information@south-wales.police.uk; cc Sally-Anne.Hillman@south-wales.police.uk
Date: 27 September 2026, 04:17 UTC
Subject: Internal review of 719/26 (no records held) and overdue request of 20 August 2026 — Great House Farm, Llandough, 1988

Freedom of Information / Data Management Team,

Request 719/26, and my request of 20 August 2026 (deaths of William Buckler

and Mary Doreen Williams)

Internal review of 719/26

I understand the Force’s position is that it holds no records. I ask for an

internal review of that conclusion, because the search does not appear

capable of finding what the request describes.

South Wales Constabulary officers were present at the eviction and

demolition at Great House Farm (Tŷ Mawr), Llandough, between 29 November

and 6 December 1988. This is not a matter of recollection. It appears in

ITV Wales footage from the time, now public on ITV’s archive channel, and

in contemporary newspaper photographs and reports, which I can supply. 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, liaison with the Under-Sheriff or bailiffs, press office

material, and possibly photographs.

For the review, please confirm in writing:

(a) Which systems, archives and paper holdings were searched, including

pre-1990s paper records of the former Penarth/Barry division and any South

Glamorgan command records.

(b) The search terms used. Records of that period may be indexed under

“Leckwith Road”, “Llandough”, “BP Properties”, “Buckler”, “Williams”, “Ty

Mawr”, “eviction”, “breach of the peace” or the date, rather than “Great

House Farm”.

(c) Whether records of that type from 1988 were destroyed under a retention

schedule, and if so which schedule and whether any disposal record survives.

(d) Whether any records were transferred to Glamorgan Archives or the South

Wales Police Heritage Centre, with the reference if known.

If records were destroyed, a record of their destruction is itself

information I am asking for. If they are held elsewhere, please tell me

where, under your duty to advise and assist.

I was present at the eviction as a child. So far as any record contains my

personal data, please also treat this as a subject access request under

Article 15 UK GDPR.

Request of 20 August 2026

This request was due on 18 September 2026 and I have had no response beyond

the automatic acknowledgement. Please give me its reference and the

response. If the records are not held, please say whether they were

destroyed or passed to the Coroner.

If I do not receive the internal review outcome within 20 working days, I

will complain to the Information Commissioner.

Yours faithfully,

Sion Buckler (Ret’d Sergeant)

greathousefarmwiki.wordpress.com

Automatic reply received 27 September 2026, receipt only; delays possible; do not reply — full text (South Wales Police)

From: South Wales Police — Freedom of Information (Information@south-wales.police.uk)
To: Sion Buckler
Date: 27 September 2026, 04:17 UTC
Subject: Automatic reply: Internal review of 719/26 (no records held) and overdue request of 20 August 2026 — Great House Farm, Llandough, 1988

Diolch am gysylltu â’r Tîm Rhyddid Gwybodaeth yn Heddlu De Cymru. Dyma neges i gadarnhau ein bod wedi cael eich gohebiaeth. Peidiwch ag ymateb i’r neges e-bost hon.

Rydym yn delio â nifer mawr o geisiadau ar hyn o bryd, yn ogystal ag ôl-groniad. Er ein bod yn gwneud pob ymdrech i ymateb i geisiadau o fewn y terfyn amser o 20 diwrnod gwaith, gall fod oedi wrth ddelio â rhai o’r ceisiadau o ganlyniad i hyn.

Mae’n ddrwg gennym am unrhyw anghyfleustra a achoswyd.

Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information (FOI) Team at South Wales Police. This message is to confirm that we have received your correspondence. Please do not reply to this email.

Please be advised that we are currently dealing with a high volume of requests as well as a backlog. Whilst we make every effort to respond to all requests within the 20 working day deadline, there may be delays in the handling some of the requests as a result.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Ymateb nad yw’n Argyfwng\ Non-Emergency Response

Oes angen i chi siarad â’r heddlu ond nid oes angen ymateb brys arnoch? Gallwch roi gwybod am fater drwy ein gwefan https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk, neu ffonio 101. Gallwch ddefnyddio 101 i roi gwybod am achosion nad ydynt yn rhai brys i unrhyw heddlu yng Nghymru a Lloegr. Mewn argyfwng, ffoniwch 999 bob amser.

Do you need to speak to the police but don’t require an emergency response? You can make a report via our website https://www.south-wales.police.uk, or call 101. 101 can be used to report a non-emergency to any force in Wales and England. In an emergency always dial 999.

Cymorth Iaith Gymraeg\Welsh Language Support

Mae Heddlu De Cymru yn croesawu derbyn gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Byddwn yn ateb gohebiaeth a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

South Wales Police welcomes receiving correspondence in Welsh and English. Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh and corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.

Ymwadiad Heddlu De Cymru\South Wales Police Disclaimer

Gallai defnyddio neu ddatgelu’r neges e-bost hon heb awdurdod fod yn anghyfreithlon. Gallwch weld ein datganiad cyfrinachedd yn: https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk/cy-GB/heddluoedd/heddlu-de-cymru/ardaloedd/amdanom-ni/amdanom-ni/datganiad-cyfrinachedd-e-bost/".

Unauthorised use or disclosure of this email may be unlawful. View our confidentiality statement at https://www.south-wales.police.uk/police-forces/south-wales-police/areas/about-us/about-us/email-confidentiality-statement/.

Note: Automatic reply.

Acknowledgement received 29 September 2026, ref 1188/26 (internal review of FOI 719/26); 20 working days, delays possible — full text (South Wales Police)

From: Clare Mccarley, Freedom of Information, South Wales Police (Information@south-wales.police.uk)
To: Sion Buckler
Date: 29 September 2026, 14:35 UTC
Subject: Internal Review 1188/26 of FOI 719/26

Good Afternoon,

I write to advise that I am in receipt of your e-mail dated 27/09/26 requesting an Internal Review of FOI 719/26.

This letter confirms that your request has now been passed to our FOI officers who will review the contents of your request and establish if a) your request is valid under the FOI Act and b) if any further clarification is required from you to allow us to progress further.

Please be advised that we are currently dealing with a high volume of requests. Whilst we make every effort to respond to all requests within the 20 working day deadline, there may be delays in the handling of some of the requests as a result.

Should you wish to contact us regarding your request, please quote reference number 1188/26 on any correspondence. Should you wish to contact us by e-mail, please do so using the mailbox Information@south-wales.police.uk<mailto:Information@south-wales.police.uk>.

Kind Regards,

Clare Mccarley

Swyddog Ymchwil ac Ansawdd Data | Freedom of Information

Rheolwr Rheoli Data a Datgeliadau | Data Management and Disclosure Unit

Pencadlys Heddlu De Cymru | South Wales Police Headquarters

Ffôn/Phone: 01656 303444 |

Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg ac yn Saesneg.

Byddwn yn ymateb yn eich iaith o ddewis.

We welcome correspondence in Welsh and English.

We will respond in your language of choice.

Ymateb nad yw’n Argyfwng\ Non-Emergency Response

Oes angen i chi siarad â’r heddlu ond nid oes angen ymateb brys arnoch? Gallwch roi gwybod am fater drwy ein gwefan https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk, neu ffonio 101. Gallwch ddefnyddio 101 i roi gwybod am achosion nad ydynt yn rhai brys i unrhyw heddlu yng Nghymru a Lloegr. Mewn argyfwng, ffoniwch 999 bob amser.

Do you need to speak to the police but don’t require an emergency response? You can make a report via our website https://www.south-wales.police.uk, or call 101. 101 can be used to report a non-emergency to any force in Wales and England. In an emergency always dial 999.

Cymorth Iaith Gymraeg\Welsh Language Support

Mae Heddlu De Cymru yn croesawu derbyn gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Byddwn yn ateb gohebiaeth a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

South Wales Police welcomes receiving correspondence in Welsh and English. Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh and corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.

Ymwadiad Heddlu De Cymru\South Wales Police Disclaimer

Gallai defnyddio neu ddatgelu’r neges e-bost hon heb awdurdod fod yn anghyfreithlon. Gallwch weld ein datganiad cyfrinachedd yn: https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk/cy-GB/heddluoedd/heddlu-de-cymru/ardaloedd/amdanom-ni/amdanom-ni/datganiad-cyfrinachedd-e-bost/".

Unauthorised use or disclosure of this email may be unlawful. View our confidentiality statement at https://www.south-wales.police.uk/police-forces/south-wales-police/areas/about-us/about-us/email-confidentiality-statement/.

Thread 7 — Preservation notice of 28 September 2026#

28 September 2026, 21:41 UTC · Email — sent by the family · Preservation notice — Great House Farm (Tŷ Mawr), Llandough — do not destroy, transfer or dispose

From: Sion Buckler
To: information@south-wales.police.uk and 13 other public bodies (Welsh Government, HM Land Registry, Heneb, RCAHMW, Vale of Glamorgan Council, Glamorgan Archives, The National Archives, Wales Office, National Library of Wales)
Date: 28 September 2026, 21:41 UTC
Subject: Preservation notice — Great House Farm (Tŷ Mawr), Llandough — do not destroy, transfer or dispose

To each recipient, in your own capacity as holder or likely holder of records. Please do not treat this as a joint reply. Answer only for your own holdings.

Sirs/Madam,

This is a preservation notice. It is not a claim form and not service of proceedings. It does not replace any FOI, review or subject access request already with you.

Land: Great House Farm / Tŷ Mawr, Llandough-juxta-Penarth, adjoining St Dochdwy’s. Titles WA231076, WA240304 (closed), WA513690, WA735527, and any related title. Planning refs 89/01396/OUT and 92/00671/RES.

Please preserve, and do not destroy, transfer out of your custody without a written receipt, or dispose of, any file, plan, photograph, tape or electronic record in your possession, custody or control relating to:

1. The 1877 split, the 1916 and 1939 tenancies, and the 1938 Bute to Western Ground Rents conveyance.

2. The 1955 and 1962 possession orders, the 1974 proceedings, and BP Properties Ltd v Buckler [1987] EWCA Civ 2.

3. First registration: WA231076 application 30 November 1982; WA240304 application 23 February 1983; later amalgamation.

4. The 1988 possession (29 November) and demolition (begun 6 December), including listing, planning, police and any liaison papers.

5. Mary Doreen Williams (died 26 March 1983) and William Buckler, so far as your file concerns this land.

Also preserve, if you hold them, the following planning and land-charge classes. Absence from a 2026 file disclosure is not proof they never existed:

6. Any section 52 Town and Country Planning Act 1971 agreement, later section 106 instrument, deed, undertaking or other agreement regulating the development or use of this land, and any corresponding local-land-charge entry.

7. The historic planning-register entries required by the Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1988 for 89/01396/OUT and 92/00671/RES (applications, reserved matters, plans and drawings, and decision information).

8. The officer’s report annexes to 89/01396/OUT, including Appendix B (further GGAT comments after discussions with the Trust), and Appendices C–E.

9. The condition chain on 89/01396/OUT: conditions 16–18; the Council’s October 1990 confirmation of condition 17; GGAT’s July 1992 archaeological warning; the September 1992 reserved-matters approval; and the 1993–94 papers on whether condition 18 had been discharged.

10. Any preliminary environmental-assessment / screening determination for the outline application (site described as about 3.4 acres / 1.38 ha).

11. Any record of the statutory consultation route used because the land was, or was treated as, a site of archaeological interest / SMR entry under the 1988 Order.

12. The complete 92/00671/RES file, and any sale, option, conditional-contract or transfer paper on the planning files covering BP Properties to Ideal Homes Wales, including the recorded transfer of 3 December 1993.

13. The application-receipt record for 89/01396/OUT (form dated October 1989; reconstructed Council receipt 8 November 1989).

Please stop routine deletion, including archived mailboxes, for anything in that scope.

The public evidence index is https://greathousefarmwiki.wordpress.com/ . The investigation distinguishes the farmhouse parcel from the eastern fields. The 1987 Court of Appeal decided possession, limitation and the October 1974 letters. It did not decide the documentary root of the farmhouse parcel. These records go to that question. This notice is not a finding against any of you.

Please acknowledge, name the officer responsible for the hold, and say what you hold in scope. If you hold nothing, say what you searched.

Nothing in this letter abandons any claim concerning title, registration, concealment, limitation, reopening or alteration of the register.

Yours faithfully,

Sion Buckler (Ret’d Sergeant)

Royal Signals

[family email address withheld]

Note: Multi-authority preservation notice; only the South Wales Police reply is reproduced here.

Automatic reply received 28 September 2026, receipt only; delays possible; do not reply — full text (South Wales Police)

From: South Wales Police — Freedom of Information (Information@south-wales.police.uk)
To: Sion Buckler
Date: 28 September 2026, 21:42 UTC
Subject: Automatic reply: Preservation notice — Great House Farm (Tŷ Mawr), Llandough — do not destroy, transfer or dispose

Diolch am gysylltu â’r Tîm Rhyddid Gwybodaeth yn Heddlu De Cymru. Dyma neges i gadarnhau ein bod wedi cael eich gohebiaeth. Peidiwch ag ymateb i’r neges e-bost hon.

Rydym yn delio â nifer mawr o geisiadau ar hyn o bryd, yn ogystal ag ôl-groniad. Er ein bod yn gwneud pob ymdrech i ymateb i geisiadau o fewn y terfyn amser o 20 diwrnod gwaith, gall fod oedi wrth ddelio â rhai o’r ceisiadau o ganlyniad i hyn.

Mae’n ddrwg gennym am unrhyw anghyfleustra a achoswyd.

Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information (FOI) Team at South Wales Police. This message is to confirm that we have received your correspondence. Please do not reply to this email.

Please be advised that we are currently dealing with a high volume of requests as well as a backlog. Whilst we make every effort to respond to all requests within the 20 working day deadline, there may be delays in the handling some of the requests as a result.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Ymateb nad yw’n Argyfwng\ Non-Emergency Response

Oes angen i chi siarad â’r heddlu ond nid oes angen ymateb brys arnoch? Gallwch roi gwybod am fater drwy ein gwefan https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk, neu ffonio 101. Gallwch ddefnyddio 101 i roi gwybod am achosion nad ydynt yn rhai brys i unrhyw heddlu yng Nghymru a Lloegr. Mewn argyfwng, ffoniwch 999 bob amser.

Do you need to speak to the police but don’t require an emergency response? You can make a report via our website https://www.south-wales.police.uk, or call 101. 101 can be used to report a non-emergency to any force in Wales and England. In an emergency always dial 999.

Cymorth Iaith Gymraeg\Welsh Language Support

Mae Heddlu De Cymru yn croesawu derbyn gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Byddwn yn ateb gohebiaeth a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

South Wales Police welcomes receiving correspondence in Welsh and English. Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh and corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.

Ymwadiad Heddlu De Cymru\South Wales Police Disclaimer

Gallai defnyddio neu ddatgelu’r neges e-bost hon heb awdurdod fod yn anghyfreithlon. Gallwch weld ein datganiad cyfrinachedd yn: https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk/cy-GB/heddluoedd/heddlu-de-cymru/ardaloedd/amdanom-ni/amdanom-ni/datganiad-cyfrinachedd-e-bost/".

Unauthorised use or disclosure of this email may be unlawful. View our confidentiality statement at https://www.south-wales.police.uk/police-forces/south-wales-police/areas/about-us/about-us/email-confidentiality-statement/.

Note: Automatic reply.

Thread 8 — Subject access, crime-recording request and search note on 719/26#

28 September 2026, 21:42 UTC · Email — sent by the family · Subject access, crime-recording request, and search note on 719/26 — Great House Farm, Llandough, 1988

From: Sion Buckler
To: information@south-wales.police.uk; cc stephen.doughty.mp@parliament.uk
Date: 28 September 2026, 21:42 UTC
Subject: Subject access, crime-recording request, and search note on 719/26 — Great House Farm, Llandough, 1988

Freedom of Information / Data Management / Crime Recording

South Wales Police

information@south-wales.police.uk

cc: Stephen Doughty MP — constituency record only. Please do not treat the copy as a further request to the MP.

Sirs/Madam,

This is separate from the internal review of 719/26 sent on the morning of 27 September 2026. Please do not merge them.

I am not asking you to decide the civil claim. I am asking you to apply the recording rules, and to disclose personal data.

Subject access, UK GDPR Article 15. Personal data you hold about me, Sion Buckler, arising from the eviction and demolition at Great House Farm / Tŷ Mawr, Llandough, between 29 November and 6 December 1988, and from later correspondence including 719/26 and the request of 20 August 2026 concerning the deaths of William Buckler and Mary Doreen Williams. Say what identification you need before the month starts.

Crime recording. Please record, or explain in writing why you will not record, a report of suspected fraud and concealment in the creation and use of title to that land, including first registration of WA231076 (application 30 November 1982) and WA240304 (application 23 February 1983), and the 1987 proceedings. The question is whether a crime record should be opened. It is not a request that you find the civil title.

Search note on 719/26. “No records held” for a documented multi-officer operation in November–December 1988 still requires a note of systems searched, years searched, and whether South Wales Constabulary paper has gone to Glamorgan Archives. That note can sit with the internal review. I ask for it here so the crime-recording decision is not made without it.

The public evidence index is https://greathousefarmwiki.wordpress.com/ . The 1987 Court of Appeal decided possession, limitation and the October 1974 letters. It did not decide the documentary root of the farmhouse parcel. These are evidential questions. They are not a finding against any officer.

Please preserve any 1988 operational file, pocket book, custody record or transfer list. Nothing in this letter abandons any claim. This is not a claim form.

Yours faithfully,

Sion Buckler (Ret’d Sergeant)

Royal Signals

[family email address withheld]

Automatic reply received 28 September 2026, receipt only; delays possible; do not reply — full text (South Wales Police)

From: South Wales Police — Freedom of Information (Information@south-wales.police.uk)
To: Sion Buckler
Date: 28 September 2026, 21:42 UTC
Subject: Automatic reply: Subject access, crime-recording request, and search note on 719/26 — Great House Farm, Llandough, 1988

Diolch am gysylltu â’r Tîm Rhyddid Gwybodaeth yn Heddlu De Cymru. Dyma neges i gadarnhau ein bod wedi cael eich gohebiaeth. Peidiwch ag ymateb i’r neges e-bost hon.

Rydym yn delio â nifer mawr o geisiadau ar hyn o bryd, yn ogystal ag ôl-groniad. Er ein bod yn gwneud pob ymdrech i ymateb i geisiadau o fewn y terfyn amser o 20 diwrnod gwaith, gall fod oedi wrth ddelio â rhai o’r ceisiadau o ganlyniad i hyn.

Mae’n ddrwg gennym am unrhyw anghyfleustra a achoswyd.

Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information (FOI) Team at South Wales Police. This message is to confirm that we have received your correspondence. Please do not reply to this email.

Please be advised that we are currently dealing with a high volume of requests as well as a backlog. Whilst we make every effort to respond to all requests within the 20 working day deadline, there may be delays in the handling some of the requests as a result.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Ymateb nad yw’n Argyfwng\ Non-Emergency Response

Oes angen i chi siarad â’r heddlu ond nid oes angen ymateb brys arnoch? Gallwch roi gwybod am fater drwy ein gwefan https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk, neu ffonio 101. Gallwch ddefnyddio 101 i roi gwybod am achosion nad ydynt yn rhai brys i unrhyw heddlu yng Nghymru a Lloegr. Mewn argyfwng, ffoniwch 999 bob amser.

Do you need to speak to the police but don’t require an emergency response? You can make a report via our website https://www.south-wales.police.uk, or call 101. 101 can be used to report a non-emergency to any force in Wales and England. In an emergency always dial 999.

Cymorth Iaith Gymraeg\Welsh Language Support

Mae Heddlu De Cymru yn croesawu derbyn gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Byddwn yn ateb gohebiaeth a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

South Wales Police welcomes receiving correspondence in Welsh and English. Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh and corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.

Ymwadiad Heddlu De Cymru\South Wales Police Disclaimer

Gallai defnyddio neu ddatgelu’r neges e-bost hon heb awdurdod fod yn anghyfreithlon. Gallwch weld ein datganiad cyfrinachedd yn: https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk/cy-GB/heddluoedd/heddlu-de-cymru/ardaloedd/amdanom-ni/amdanom-ni/datganiad-cyfrinachedd-e-bost/".

Unauthorised use or disclosure of this email may be unlawful. View our confidentiality statement at https://www.south-wales.police.uk/police-forces/south-wales-police/areas/about-us/about-us/email-confidentiality-statement/.

Note: Automatic reply.

Thread 9 — Subject access request — Data Protection Team#

29 September 2026, 15:24 UTC · Email — reply from South Wales Police · Subject Access Request

From: South Wales Police — Data Protection Team (SAR@south-wales.police.uk)
To: Sion Buckler
Date: 29 September 2026, 15:24 UTC
Subject: Subject Access Request

OFFICIAL SENSITIVE

Good afternoon Sion,

Thank you for your email dated 28/09/2026 that has been fowarded to us to issue a reply to your Subject Access Request.

Please note that in order for us to process your request we will need the following:

* We require a clear digital photograph of your Identification which may include your Driving Licence, Passport, or a copy of your full birth certificate.

* We require proof of your current address e.g. utility bill / bank statement (dated within the last 3 months).

The easiest way for you to submit your request and the required documents is to use the link below.

This will ensure that you have provided the relevant information for the Data Protection Team to process your request and that it will be submitted directly to us, rather than to other areas of the force which may cause unnecessary delays.

Ask for information about yourself | South Wales Police<https://www.south-wales.police.uk/rqo/request/ri/request-information/ir/ask-for-delete-change-information/ask-for-information-about-yourself/?tid=828402&lid=&cid=&rid=5&stepid=1-1-2>

Kind regards

Tîm Diogelu Data | Data Protection Team

Uned Rheoli Data a Datgeliadau | Data Management and Disclosure Unit

Pencadlys Heddlu De Cymru | South Wales Police Headquarters

Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg ac yn Saesneg.

Byddwn yn ymateb yn eich iaith o ddewis.

We welcome correspondence in Welsh and English.

We will respond in your language of choice.

Ymateb nad yw’n Argyfwng\ Non-Emergency Response

Oes angen i chi siarad â’r heddlu ond nid oes angen ymateb brys arnoch? Gallwch roi gwybod am fater drwy ein gwefan https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk%3Chttps://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk/>, neu ffonio 101. Gallwch ddefnyddio 101 i roi gwybod am achosion nad ydynt yn rhai brys i unrhyw heddlu yng Nghymru a Lloegr. Mewn argyfwng, ffoniwch 999 bob amser.

Do you need to speak to the police but don’t require an emergency response? You can make a report via our website https://www.south-wales.police.uk%3Chttps://www.south-wales.police.uk/>, or call 101. 101 can be used to report a non-emergency to any force in Wales and England. In an emergency always dial 999.

Cymorth Iaith Gymraeg\Welsh Language Support

Mae Heddlu De Cymru yn croesawu derbyn gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Byddwn yn ateb gohebiaeth a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

South Wales Police welcomes receiving correspondence in Welsh and English. Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh and corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.

Ymwadiad Heddlu De Cymru\South Wales Police Disclaimer

Gallai defnyddio neu ddatgelu’r neges e-bost hon heb awdurdod fod yn anghyfreithlon. Gallwch weld ein datganiad cyfrinachedd yn: https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk/cy-GB/heddluoedd/heddlu-de-cymru/ardaloedd/amdanom-ni/amdanom-ni/datganiad-cyfrinachedd-e-bost/".

Unauthorised use or disclosure of this email may be unlawful. View our confidentiality statement at https://www.south-wales.police.uk/police-forces/south-wales-police/areas/about-us/about-us/email-confidentiality-statement/.

OFFICIAL SENSITIVE

29 September 2026, 16:05 UTC · Email — sent by the family · Re: Subject Access Request

From: Sion Buckler
To: SAR@south-wales.police.uk
Date: 29 September 2026, 16:05 UTC
Subject: Re: Subject Access Request
Attachments: 4811.jpg; 4816.jpg

[home address withheld], United Kingdom is the address from

which I’m registered to vote. Our families home since the 60’s.

Last address was Great House Farm, Llandough. The topic of my enquiry. Our

home since 1667. Dispossessed and demolished in 1988, when your regime

brought guns.

I’d like to fully understand this war waged on my family and home and land.

As a military warfare professional I find it fascinating. What I have

gathered thus far is in the url below.

Regards,

Sion Buckler (Ret’d Sergeant)

Royal Signals Cyber/Electronic Warfare Professional and Life Member

greathousefarmwiki.wordpress.com

Note: The attached identity and address documents are not reproduced.

Automatic reply received 29 September 2026, subject access request; delay expected; queries to the SAR mailbox — full text (South Wales Police)

From: South Wales Police — Data Protection Team (SAR@south-wales.police.uk)
To: Sion Buckler
Date: 29 September 2026, 16:06 UTC
Subject: Automatic reply: Subject Access Request

Thank you for your request, which we will endeavour to action at the earliest opportunity.

However, we wish to advise that due to unprecedented volume of applications received we anticipate there will be a delay with you receiving the information requested.

If you have any concerns or questions with regards to your application, then please do not hesitate to contact us at the below e-mail address.

SAR@south-wales.police.uk

Diolch am eich cais, byddwn yn ceisio gweithredu yn ei gylch cyn gynted â phosibl.

Fodd bynnag, hoffem roi gwybod ein bod yn rhagweld y bydd oedi cyn i chi dderbyn y wybodaeth y gofynnwyd amdani oherwydd nifer digynsail y ceisiadau rydym yn eu cael.

Os oes gennych unrhyw bryderon neu gwestiynau mewn perthynas â’ch cais, mae croeso i chi gysylltu â ni gan ddefnyddio’r cyfeiriad e-bost isod.

SAR@south-wales.police.uk

Ymateb nad yw’n Argyfwng\ Non-Emergency Response

Oes angen i chi siarad â’r heddlu ond nid oes angen ymateb brys arnoch? Gallwch roi gwybod am fater drwy ein gwefan https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk, neu ffonio 101. Gallwch ddefnyddio 101 i roi gwybod am achosion nad ydynt yn rhai brys i unrhyw heddlu yng Nghymru a Lloegr. Mewn argyfwng, ffoniwch 999 bob amser.

Do you need to speak to the police but don’t require an emergency response? You can make a report via our website https://www.south-wales.police.uk, or call 101. 101 can be used to report a non-emergency to any force in Wales and England. In an emergency always dial 999.

Cymorth Iaith Gymraeg\Welsh Language Support

Mae Heddlu De Cymru yn croesawu derbyn gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Byddwn yn ateb gohebiaeth a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

South Wales Police welcomes receiving correspondence in Welsh and English. Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh and corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.

Ymwadiad Heddlu De Cymru\South Wales Police Disclaimer

Gallai defnyddio neu ddatgelu’r neges e-bost hon heb awdurdod fod yn anghyfreithlon. Gallwch weld ein datganiad cyfrinachedd yn: https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk/cy-GB/heddluoedd/heddlu-de-cymru/ardaloedd/amdanom-ni/amdanom-ni/datganiad-cyfrinachedd-e-bost/".

Unauthorised use or disclosure of this email may be unlawful. View our confidentiality statement at https://www.south-wales.police.uk/police-forces/south-wales-police/areas/about-us/about-us/email-confidentiality-statement/.

Note: Automatic reply.

30 September 2026, 13:47 UTC · Email — reply from South Wales Police · Subject Access Request

From: South Wales Police — Data Protection Team (SAR@south-wales.police.uk)
To: Sion Buckler
Date: 30 September 2026, 13:47 UTC
Subject: Subject Access Request

OFFICIAL SENSITIVE

Good afternoon Sion,

Thank you very much for your email dated 29/09/2026, including your passport and proof of address.

Before we search our systems to locate your requests, 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?

Kind regards

Tîm Diogelu Data | Data Protection Team

Uned Rheoli Data a Datgeliadau | Data Management and Disclosure Unit

Pencadlys Heddlu De Cymru | South Wales Police Headquarters

Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg ac yn Saesneg.

Byddwn yn ymateb yn eich iaith o ddewis.

We welcome correspondence in Welsh and English.

We will respond in your language of choice.

Ymateb nad yw’n Argyfwng\ Non-Emergency Response

Oes angen i chi siarad â’r heddlu ond nid oes angen ymateb brys arnoch? Gallwch roi gwybod am fater drwy ein gwefan https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk, neu ffonio 101. Gallwch ddefnyddio 101 i roi gwybod am achosion nad ydynt yn rhai brys i unrhyw heddlu yng Nghymru a Lloegr. Mewn argyfwng, ffoniwch 999 bob amser.

Do you need to speak to the police but don’t require an emergency response? You can make a report via our website https://www.south-wales.police.uk, or call 101. 101 can be used to report a non-emergency to any force in Wales and England. In an emergency always dial 999.

Cymorth Iaith Gymraeg\Welsh Language Support

Mae Heddlu De Cymru yn croesawu derbyn gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Byddwn yn ateb gohebiaeth a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

South Wales Police welcomes receiving correspondence in Welsh and English. Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh and corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.

Ymwadiad Heddlu De Cymru\South Wales Police Disclaimer

Gallai defnyddio neu ddatgelu’r neges e-bost hon heb awdurdod fod yn anghyfreithlon. Gallwch weld ein datganiad cyfrinachedd yn: https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk/cy-GB/heddluoedd/heddlu-de-cymru/ardaloedd/amdanom-ni/amdanom-ni/datganiad-cyfrinachedd-e-bost/".

Unauthorised use or disclosure of this email may be unlawful. View our confidentiality statement at https://www.south-wales.police.uk/police-forces/south-wales-police/areas/about-us/about-us/email-confidentiality-statement/.

OFFICIAL SENSITIVE

Thread 10 — FOI 1264/26 — non-personal operational records, November–December 1988#

10 October 2026, 19:13 UTC · Email — sent by the family · FOI/EIR request — non-personal operational records concerning Great House Farm / Tŷ Mawr, Llandough, November–December 1988

From: Sion Buckler
To: information@south-wales.police.uk
Date: 10 October 2026, 19:13 UTC
Subject: FOI/EIR request — non-personal operational records concerning Great House Farm / Tŷ Mawr, Llandough, November–December 1988

Dear South Wales Police Information Rights Team,

Please treat this as a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for recorded information, excluding personal data and excluding any material for which the appropriate handling route is the separate subject-access request already open. The site is Great House Farm / Tŷ Mawr, Llandough-juxta-Penarth, adjoining St Dochdwy’s Church, Cardiff (approx. ST 168 733), and the period is 1 November to 31 December 1988 inclusive.

Please search the relevant South Wales Constabulary / predecessor-force and successor holdings, including any transferred records available to the Force, for existing non-personal records that refer to the site or the events associated with its possession and demolition. Relevant record types, if held, include:

1. incident or occurrence logs and control-room records;

2. deployment, duty or operational logs and any record identifying whether officers attended;

3. correspondence between police, the local authority, landowner/developer, court enforcement officers or other public bodies about the site;

4. any recorded liaison or request for police assistance connected with possession, eviction, demolition, public order or the handling of complaints; and

5. records-transfer, retention or disposal entries for the relevant operational record series, if the responsive records are no longer held.

I am not asserting that a police deployment or a particular incident record necessarily exists. If no responsive record is located, please state that result and identify, so far as reasonably practicable, the record systems, index/series, date range and site/name variants searched. Please distinguish “not found in the systems searched” from a contemporaneous record showing that a file was destroyed or transferred. If transferred, please identify the receiving repository and reference where recorded. If any information is withheld, identify the specific statutory basis and release reasonably separable non-exempt information.

The existing SAR and internal review under ref. 719/26 are separate processes. If a record contains personal data, please do not disclose it through this FOI route; please identify it only as necessary to explain the FOIA decision and continue to handle personal data through the live SAR. This FOI request is not asking South Wales Police to determine ownership or to decide whether an offence occurred.

Please confirm receipt, the request reference, and the statutory response date.

Yours faithfully,

Sion Buckler (Ret’d Sergeant)

Royal Signals Cyber/Electronic Warfare Professional and Life Member

Automatic reply received 10 October 2026, receipt only; delays possible; do not reply — full text (South Wales Police)

From: South Wales Police — Freedom of Information (Information@south-wales.police.uk)
To: Sion Buckler
Date: 10 October 2026, 19:14 UTC
Subject: Automatic reply: FOI/EIR request — non-personal operational records concerning Great House Farm / Tŷ Mawr, Llandough, November–December 1988

Diolch am gysylltu â’r Tîm Rhyddid Gwybodaeth yn Heddlu De Cymru. Dyma neges i gadarnhau ein bod wedi cael eich gohebiaeth. Peidiwch ag ymateb i’r neges e-bost hon.

Rydym yn delio â nifer mawr o geisiadau ar hyn o bryd, yn ogystal ag ôl-groniad. Er ein bod yn gwneud pob ymdrech i ymateb i geisiadau o fewn y terfyn amser o 20 diwrnod gwaith, gall fod oedi wrth ddelio â rhai o’r ceisiadau o ganlyniad i hyn.

Mae’n ddrwg gennym am unrhyw anghyfleustra a achoswyd.

Thank you for contacting the Freedom of Information (FOI) Team at South Wales Police. This message is to confirm that we have received your correspondence. Please do not reply to this email.

Please be advised that we are currently dealing with a high volume of requests as well as a backlog. Whilst we make every effort to respond to all requests within the 20 working day deadline, there may be delays in the handling some of the requests as a result.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Ymateb nad yw’n Argyfwng\ Non-Emergency Response

Oes angen i chi siarad â’r heddlu ond nid oes angen ymateb brys arnoch? Gallwch roi gwybod am fater drwy ein gwefan https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk, neu ffonio 101. Gallwch ddefnyddio 101 i roi gwybod am achosion nad ydynt yn rhai brys i unrhyw heddlu yng Nghymru a Lloegr. Mewn argyfwng, ffoniwch 999 bob amser.

Do you need to speak to the police but don’t require an emergency response? You can make a report via our website https://www.south-wales.police.uk, or call 101. 101 can be used to report a non-emergency to any force in Wales and England. In an emergency always dial 999.

Cymorth Iaith Gymraeg\Welsh Language Support

Mae Heddlu De Cymru yn croesawu derbyn gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Byddwn yn ateb gohebiaeth a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

South Wales Police welcomes receiving correspondence in Welsh and English. Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh and corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.

Ymwadiad Heddlu De Cymru\South Wales Police Disclaimer

Gallai defnyddio neu ddatgelu’r neges e-bost hon heb awdurdod fod yn anghyfreithlon. Gallwch weld ein datganiad cyfrinachedd yn: https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk/cy-GB/heddluoedd/heddlu-de-cymru/ardaloedd/amdanom-ni/amdanom-ni/datganiad-cyfrinachedd-e-bost/".

Unauthorised use or disclosure of this email may be unlawful. View our confidentiality statement at https://www.south-wales.police.uk/police-forces/south-wales-police/areas/about-us/about-us/email-confidentiality-statement/.

Note: Automatic reply.

Acknowledgement received 12 October 2026, FOI 1264/26; reply due by 9 Nov 2026 — full text (South Wales Police)

From: Owen Byrne, Research and Data Quality Officer, South Wales Police (Information@south-wales.police.uk)
To: Sion Buckler
Date: 12 October 2026, 10:29 UTC
Subject: RE: FOI 1264/26 – non-personal operational records concerning Great House Farm / Tŷ Mawr, Llandough, November–December 1988

Good afternoon,

Thank you for your email pertaining to FOI request 1264/26.

A response will be provided to yourself within 20 working days, the deadline for which is 09/11/2026.

Kind Regards,

Owen Byrne

Swyddog Cymorth Ymchwil a Datgelu| Research and Data Quality Officer

Rheolwr Rheoli Data a Datgeliadau | Data Management and Disclosure Unit

Pencadlys Heddlu De Cymru | South Wales Police Headquarters

: 01656 303444 | Ext: 26660

Ymateb nad yw’n Argyfwng\ Non-Emergency Response

Oes angen i chi siarad â’r heddlu ond nid oes angen ymateb brys arnoch? Gallwch roi gwybod am fater drwy ein gwefan https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk, neu ffonio 101. Gallwch ddefnyddio 101 i roi gwybod am achosion nad ydynt yn rhai brys i unrhyw heddlu yng Nghymru a Lloegr. Mewn argyfwng, ffoniwch 999 bob amser.

Do you need to speak to the police but don’t require an emergency response? You can make a report via our website https://www.south-wales.police.uk, or call 101. 101 can be used to report a non-emergency to any force in Wales and England. In an emergency always dial 999.

Cymorth Iaith Gymraeg\Welsh Language Support

Mae Heddlu De Cymru yn croesawu derbyn gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Byddwn yn ateb gohebiaeth a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

South Wales Police welcomes receiving correspondence in Welsh and English. Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh and corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.

Ymwadiad Heddlu De Cymru\South Wales Police Disclaimer

Gallai defnyddio neu ddatgelu’r neges e-bost hon heb awdurdod fod yn anghyfreithlon. Gallwch weld ein datganiad cyfrinachedd yn: https://www.heddlu-de-cymru.police.uk/cy-GB/heddluoedd/heddlu-de-cymru/ardaloedd/amdanom-ni/amdanom-ni/datganiad-cyfrinachedd-e-bost/".

Unauthorised use or disclosure of this email may be unlawful. View our confidentiality statement at https://www.south-wales.police.uk/police-forces/south-wales-police/areas/about-us/about-us/email-confidentiality-statement/.

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