Subject: Welsh Government / former Welsh Office – retention and destruction schedules for pre-1997 file series (agricultural tenancy, land, rural policy)
From: Sion Buckler
Direction: sent
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:14 UTC
Institution: Welsh Government / Cadw
Refs: 26FOI103, ATISN27021, ATISN27589
Archive id: gm-1a1273cb43accb34
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Dear Welsh Government FOI team,

I refer to the live requests ATISN 27021 and ATISN 27589 (Cadw listing material) and to the Wales Office response under 26FOI 103 / IR/26/16.

Separately from those listing-specific requests, I request under the Freedom of Information Act:

1. The retention and destruction schedules (or equivalent policy documents) that applied, or still apply, to former Welsh Office / Welsh Government file series covering agricultural tenancies, land ownership or compulsory purchase, rural depopulation, or related policy in the period 1970–1997.
2. Any recorded information identifying whether files in those series that would have related to Great House Farm / Tŷ Mawr / Llandough-juxta-Penarth, or to the companies Western Ground Rents Ltd or BP Properties Ltd, were destroyed, transferred or retained, and if destroyed the date and authority.
3. Confirmation of the repositories to which any surviving pre-1997 paper files from the relevant series were transferred (e.g. National Assembly / Welsh Government / The National Archives / other).

This request is distinct from ATISN 27021 and ATISN 27589 and should not be merged with them. Please confirm the statutory response date.

Yours sincerely,
Sion Buckler (Ret'd Sergeant), Royal Signals Cyber/Electronic Warfare Professional and Life Member