Freedom of Information Request – Administrative Records for BP Properties Ltd v Buckler (1974)

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Freedom of Information Request – Administrative Records for BP Properties Ltd v Buckler (1974)

partially successfulWhatDoTheyKnow: Partially successful

Not held by the MoJ as a public authority; records would be court records; preserved records would be at Glamorgan Archives.

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  1. Request
    request

    Request for administrative court records (case numbers, cause lists, register entries, retention data) for BP Properties Ltd v Buckler, Cardiff County Court, July and October 1974.

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  2. HM Courts and Tribunals Service
    acknowledgement only

    Automated receipt from the MoJ Disclosure Team mailbox.

    Full reply
    This is an automated confirmation that your email has been received by the Disclosure Team (Ministry of Justice) mailbox. Please be aware, this team deals with a high volume of emails. Please note this email address is for requests for recorded information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and non-offender subject access requests under Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA)/General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Freedom of Information requests You can expect a response within 20 working days. Subject Access Requests You can expect an initial response within 1 calendar month. Any other types of queries/requests, will be handled accordingly.
  3. HM Courts and Tribunals Service
    redirected elsewhere (s.32 mentioned)

    Reply: court records are held by the court for its own purposes; contact the court; if held by the MoJ, likely exempt under s.32.

    Full reply
    Morning, We understand that the information you have requested relates to a court or tribunal case. Please contact the relevant court or tribunal directly to request access to these documents under the appropriate Procedure Rules. You can find contact details here: https://www.gov.uk/find-court-tribunal . Please note that the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) gives individuals the right to request recorded information held by public authorities. However, FOIA does not apply to information held by courts and tribunals for the purposes of judicial proceedings. This includes case files, court records, and correspondence relating to judicial decisions. If you would still like us to consider your request under FOIA, please let us know. However, please be aware that the information you have requested is likely not to be held by the MOJ in the first place; this is because court and tribunal records are very often held by a court and tribunal for their own purposes only. It is likely, therefore, that any FOIA outcome from the MOJ will be that we Do Not Hold the data. If such information is held by the MOJ it is likely to be exempt from disclosure under Section 32 of the FOIA, which exempts information from disclosure under the FOIA if it is held by the MOJ only by virtue of it being contained in a court or tribunal record. In either situation, there exists another, more appropriate way to request access court or tribunal records, i.e. through the appropriate Procedure Rules. Kind regards Disclosure Team Security and Information Directorate Service Transformation Group Ministry of Justice
  4. Request
    follow-up

    Asks for a formal response under the Act and for administrative records to be treated separately from judicial content.

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  5. HM Courts and Tribunals Service
    acknowledgement only

    Request logged as FOI 260201005; response due 27 February 2026.

    Full reply
    Dear [requester], Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request – 260201005 Thank you for your request dated 1 February 2026. Your request is being handled under the FOIA. The MoJ is required under section 10(1) of the FOIA to provide you with a response within 20 working days. Therefore, we aim to provide a response to your request by 27 February 2026. In the event we can not meet the deadline we will inform you as soon as possible. Yours sincerely Operational Support - Knowledge and Information Liaison Officer
  6. HM Courts and Tribunals Service
    not held

    Response FOI 260201005 (letter attached): the MoJ as a public authority holds no information in scope; any records would be court records held by the court.

    PDFHMCTS / MoJ FOI 260201005 response: not held by the MoJ as a public authority (1974 court records)

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    Full reply
    Dear [requester], Please see the attached response to your request (our reference 260201005) Regards Operational Support - Knowledge and Information Liaison Officer National Support Unit - HM Courts & Tribunals Service
  7. Request
    internal review request

    Internal review requested under s.17(7).

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  8. HM Courts and Tribunals Service
    complaint outcome (not held; redirected to Glamorgan Archives)

    Internal review 260226049 (letter attached): original decision maintained; records selected for preservation would have gone to Glamorgan Archives, the place of deposit for Cardiff County Court records.

    PDFHMCTS internal review 260226049: not held; preserved records would be at Glamorgan Archives

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    Full reply
    Dear [requester] Please see the attached response to your request (our reference 260226049) Regards Operational Support - Knowledge and Information Liaison Officer National Support Unit | HMCTS [1]gov.uk/hmcts HM Courts & Tribunals Service logo [2]Here is how HMCTS users your data
  9. Request
    follow-up

    Notes the review outcome; concerns about the search for administrative metadata; considering the ICO.

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