Subject: Re: Follow-up – FOI/EIR Case Ref 00211027 (Llandough Primary School)
From: Sion Buckler
Direction: sent
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:23 UTC
Institution: Vale of Glamorgan Council
Refs: 00211027
Archive id: gm-19fc87049b7e047c
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Sirs/ Ma'am,

Thank you for your response.

My query regarding the substantive FOI/EIR request is separate from my
request for the identity of the officer who acknowledged my correspondence.

I asked for the name of the officer who sent the acknowledgement email.
Your reply does not answer that request. Instead, it refers to the team's
general practice of issuing correspondence collectively.

If the information is held and you are refusing to disclose it, please
issue a formal refusal notice identifying the relevant statutory basis for
withholding it and advising me of my review rights.

If no individual officer's name is recorded or held in relation to the
acknowledgement, please confirm that expressly.

Otherwise, please provide the information requested.

I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Sion Buckler (Ret'd Sergeant)

Royal Signals Cyber & Electronic Warfare Professional and Life Member

On Mon, 3 Aug 2026, 12:02 FOI Unit, <[email redacted]> wrote:

> Dear Mr Buckler
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> Thank you for your email.
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> Our apologies that you did not receive a response to your email requesting
> the name of the officer who had acknowledged your request. We have
> previously advised that due to the Information Governance Team working
> collaboratively, and requests being managed collectively across the team,
> rather than by individual officers. Correspondence is not issued under
> individual names.
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> In regards to this request, we are still working on it. Your request was
> received on 13 July 2026 therefore, the 20 working days timeframe has not
> yet elapsed. We aim to respond no later than 10 August 2026 and will write
> to you as soon as possible.
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> *From:* Sion Buckler <[email redacted]>
> *Sent:* 01 August 2026 16:25
> *To:* FOI Unit <[email redacted]>
> *Subject:* Follow-up – FOI/EIR Case Ref 00211027 (Llandough Primary
> School)
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> Dear Information Governance Team,
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> On 14 July 2026 you acknowledged my FOI/EIR request (Case Ref 00211027)
> concerning the acquisition of land for Llandough Primary School.
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> I replied the same day asking for the name of the officer who sent the
> acknowledgement. I have received no further response or substantive reply.
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> Please now provide either the information requested or a formal response
> (including any refusal notice) within 5 working days. The statutory
> deadline has passed.
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> Yours faithfully,
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> Sion Buckler
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> [email redacted]
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