Historic England
Forensic assessment · v1.0.0 · updated 1 November 2026
Translation pending: the assessment text below is in English, the authoritative record.
- Response status
- Disclosing
- Last contact
- 29 October 2026
- Next date on file
- None on file
- Earlier version
- Not yet assessed
Correspondence on file
since 1 September 2026
Our reading: Since September 2026, 6 emails are on file: 3 sent, 3 received (2 with content, 1 automatic acknowledgements). Most material: 27 October 2026, received, substantive disclosure (ref 26/04323): Ref 26/04323 (EIR reconsideration): discloses the 12 Jan 2018 letter transferring the Welsh archaeological-reports microfiche to RCAHMW and the archive deaccession statement (decision 25 Jul 2017, Head of Archive); states no itemised list of the microfiche ever existed and nothing was destroyed or retained. Minor third-party personal data withheld under EIR reg 12(3).
- Sentrequest
The requester seeks records on Great House Farm/Tŷ Mawr, including a 2018 transfer to RCAHMW, acquisition history, retained copies, and related correspondence.
- Receivedpartialref 26/04323
The records team states no information is held under EIR 12(4)(a) but identifies microfiche archaeological reports transferred to RCAHMW on 12 January 2018 and provides a Coflein link.
- Sentreconsideration requestref 26/04323
Ref 26/04323: representations under EIR reg 11 asking for any record of the 12 Jan 2018 microfiche transfer to RCAHMW and related points.
- Receivedsubstantive disclosureref 26/04323
Ref 26/04323 (EIR reconsideration): discloses the 12 Jan 2018 letter transferring the Welsh archaeological-reports microfiche to RCAHMW and the archive deaccession statement (decision 25 Jul 2017, Head of Archive); states no itemised list of the microfiche ever existed and nothing was destroyed or retained. Minor third-party personal data withheld under EIR reg 12(3).
- Sentclarification givenref 26/04323
Further search terms for request 26/04323 after the 27 Oct reply and transfer records.
1 automatic acknowledgement
- 26/04323
The records team acknowledges receipt of the request and states a response will follow within the statutory 20 working day period.
Not yet assessed
No forensic assessment has been written for this body yet. This page logs the correspondence on file so the first assessment can start from the record.
Case file
This file is built for a future reparations claim. Facts are as the records show them; interpretation is labelled “our reading”. Items marked “not checked” have not been compared with the original record.
(a) Conduct timeline
5 dated interactions, oldest first; 1 automatic acknowledgements are left out. Quotations are verbatim from the institution’s email; where the reply’s substance was an attachment, the email subject is quoted instead.
Show the timeline
| Date | Direction | Reference | Type | Verbatim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 2026 | sent | — | request | Subject: FOI request — Historic England: records of Great House Farm / Tŷ Mawr, Llandough (Wales), including an item transferred to RCAHMW on 15 January 2018 |
| 21 October 2026 | received | 26/04323 | partial | Following a search of our paper and electronic records I can confirm that, under the exception contained within Regulation 12(4)(a) of the EIR, I am unable to provide you with anything on this occasion, as we do not hold any information that falls within the scope of your request. |
| 22 October 2026 | sent | 26/04323 | reconsideration request | Subject: Re: Information Request – Great House Farm / Tŷy Mawr, near Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan |
| 27 October 2026 | received | 26/04323 | substantive disclosure | Please confirm whether Historic England holds any record of that transfer itself (for example a covering letter or email, a transfer agreement, a receipt from RCAHMW, a box or batch list, a spreadsheet, index or manifest prepared before the transfer, or a file note recording the decision), even… |
| 29 October 2026 | sent | 26/04323 | clarification given | Subject: Re: Information Request – Great House Farm / Tŷy Mawr, near Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan |
(b) Inconsistencies and gaps
None found in the correspondence on file.
(c) Quarantined-name links
Records on the quarantine register (Kissed Frogs) that sit in, or came from, this institution’s holdings. None is treated as settled.
No quarantined-name record on the register is linked to this institution’s holdings.
(d) Duty and liability — our reading
Liability indicators (our reading): none
- Duty
- Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (the historic environment record; listing and scheduling); Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979; FOIA 2000 / EIR 2004 for the information held.
- Indicators the duty was not met
- none found in the correspondence on file.
- Evidence still needed to confirm
- the institution’s retention schedule and disposal record for the series in question; the catalogue or file list it searched; any internal review or complaint outcome.
- Likely extent of exposure if confirmed
- Limited to what the record holds and how it was compiled; exposure rises only if a record was omitted or misattributed in a way that affected a decision.
(e) Evidence still needed
- View the HER / NMR file and its source references at the search room. for paid visit list
Versions
| 1.0.0 | 2026-11-01 | First page: correspondence log. |