August 2026 Highlight Report
Monthly Highlight Report — August 2026
Reconstructed report, backdated to month-end: see the backdating rule and carry-forward discipline.
| Measure | Recorded value |
|---|---|
| Reporting period | August 2026 |
| Recorded FOI / EIR / records-access activity | 9 event entries |
| Primary control state | Evidence recovery and verification |
| Project stage | Rolling programme — evidence, title, heritage, accountability, narrative and museum preparation |
1. Plan — month ahead
Build on July’s disclosure-gap work: keep Museum requests separated; interrogate HMLR’s 43-document schedule; broaden TNA search scope; secure archive/deed examinations; open the Wales Office route.
2. Performance — end of month
Both Museum Wales requests were refused as not held and moved into review; the TNA search scope was challenged and expanded; archive deed examination was arranged; and the Wales Office route was opened. Dated entries are in the table below. 🕒
3. Issues, Risks, Concerns
The principal issue was scope integrity: the Museum’s treatment of the site-wide request risked collapsing a broad evidential question into a narrow object search. TNA’s earlier keyword method also became an explicit scrutiny issue. The Wales Office route introduced a potential transfer/provenance question for historic government files.
FOI / records-access timestamps
| Date / time | Matter | Control significance |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2026 | Museum Wales — FOI 2026-020 | Not-held response |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Glamorgan Archives | Searchroom access booked |
| 13 Aug 2026 | The National Archives | Request to reconsider search scope |
| 14 Aug 2026 | Museum Wales | Search explanation; internal review requested |
| 20 Aug 2026 | The National Archives | Expanded War Ag / National Farm Survey request |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Museum Wales — FOI 2026-024 | Not-held refusal |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Museum Wales | Review accepted; FOI 2026-032 created for already-found records |
| 27 Aug–14 Sep 2026 | Glamorgan Archives | Examination of deed DBDT/79/1 and ACA/8/2 arranged |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Wales Office — FOI 26FOI 103 | Formal FOI request sent |
4. Plan Moving Forward / Next Month
In September, record every review and disclosure outcome; chase the HMLR inspection/preservation requests; process Wales Office’s response; complete Heneb EIR scheduling; preserve TNA disclosure provenance; prepare the ICR/ICO escalation routes where appropriate.