Subject: RE: FOI 1264/26 - non-personal operational records concerning Great House Farm / Tŷ Mawr, Llandough, November–December 1988 From: Freedom of Information Direction: received Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:06 UTC Institution: South Wales Police Refs: FOI1264 Archive id: gm-1a1344cdc78c3aaa ------------------------------------------------------------ Good morning, I write in relation to your request requesting: “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…” It is not possible to progress your request at this time, as clarification is needed from you to enable us to locate the information you have asked for. Please could you provide some information as to the individuals or entities involved in the occurrences at Ty Mawr from 01/11/1988 – 31/12/1988. We are currently liaising with our legacy crime team and they require this information to carry out a search on their records. Useful information would include any names, dates of birth, or addresses of any persons involved. In line with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Section 10(6), the 20 working day timescale will be suspended until the required clarification has been received, restarting on the date when the information is received. If we do not receive clarification from you then your request will be closed 40 working days from the date of this email. Kind regards,  [cid:image001.png@01DD5AF1.4B1A83F0] 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 •: [phone redacted] | Ext: 26660 [cid:image002.png@01DD5AF1.4B1A83F0] [cid:image003.png@01DD5AF1.4B1A83F0] [cid:image004.png@01DD5AF1.4B1A83F0] [cid:image005.png@01DD5AF1.4B1A83F0] 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/.