January 2026 Highlight Report
Monthly Highlight Report — January 2026
Reconstructed report, backdated to month-end: see the backdating rule and carry-forward discipline.
| Measure | Recorded value |
|---|---|
| Reporting period | January 2026 |
| Recorded FOI / EIR / records-access activity | 2 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
Open formal evidence-recovery routes for Cadw and HMLR; establish title-file retrieval; ensure failed contact channels are recorded; move the project from general enquiry to case-controlled evidence recovery.
2. Performance — end of month
The month produced two key control results (dated in the table below): direct contact failure at Cadw and the commencement of the HMLR title investigation.
3. Issues, Risks, Concerns
Contact-channel reliability became a measurable risk. The HMLR investigation also carries a deeper dependency: the project cannot test the registration history fully without access to the historic first-registration files and the documents actually used to register the titles.
FOI / records-access timestamps
| Date / time | Matter | Control significance |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2026 | Cadw — FOI | FOI request sent to both public Cadw addresses; both bounced |
| 29 Jan 2026 | HM Land Registry | Application concerning the interest said to have been left out at first registration |
4. Plan Moving Forward / Next Month
In February, follow the HMLR retrieval route, record all holding responses, pursue the National Archives route, and use every institutional answer to identify the next repository rather than closing the issue at the first refusal or redirection.