February 2026 Highlight Report
Monthly Highlight Report — February 2026
Reconstructed report, backdated to month-end: see the backdating rule and carry-forward discipline.
| Measure | Recorded value |
|---|---|
| Reporting period | February 2026 |
| Recorded FOI / EIR / records-access activity | 4 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
Progress the HMLR file retrieval; test court/archive custody through The National Archives; document parliamentary/public-representative routes where relevant; preserve exact wording and dates of institutional responses.
2. Performance — end of month
HMLR replies and The National Archives’ initial response are dated in the table below. The month established that historical evidence recovery would require repository-specific searches rather than a single property-name search.
3. Issues, Risks, Concerns
The initial TNA search was limited and did not resolve the court record problem. The project risk is not merely non-disclosure but false closure after a narrow search. HMLR’s retrieval dependency also remained outstanding.
FOI / records-access timestamps
| Date / time | Matter | Control significance |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 2026 | HMLR | Enquiry reply |
| 6 Feb 2026 | HMLR | Enquiry reply / referral |
| 13 Feb 2026 | HMLR | Holding letter: historic paper first-registration files said to be being retrieved |
| 18 Feb–3 Mar 2026 | The National Archives | Initial search response; Manorial Documents Register return for the Manor of Llandough identified |
4. Plan Moving Forward / Next Month
In March, capture HMLR registration history and FOI handling; preserve TNA search rationale; expand search terms beyond the farm name to corporate bodies, litigation, registration and transfer records; create a formal search-method issue.