Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) — Forensic Assessment
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Assessed 14 October 2026. Scope: modern records-access involvement only. DCMS appears in the record as a respondent to the family’s information request about furniture, furnishings, heirlooms and other movable property. No historical role at the farm is asserted. Inclusion is not a finding of fault.
Documented appearances
| Date | Appearance | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2026 | FOI2026/06174: DCMS reports that no information is held. The family replied the same day that it was surprised. | GHF-E106-R29-A1 |
| 19 August 2026 | Internal review IR2026/06711 upholds the nil return. | GHF-E106-R29-A2 |
Current finding
As at 14 October 2026, the material reviewed does not establish wrongdoing by DCMS. A nil return is a statement about what the department holds on the question asked. It does not show that no relevant record ever existed elsewhere, and it is not a finding about the 1988 events.
Forensic control test and next step
Check the exact scope of each request and the search described in each response against the museum-side responses (Amgueddfa Cymru, National Library of Wales). Acceptance: the question of who holds, or held, the movable property is routed to a named custodian or closed with a dated result.
Related
FOI & Public-Authority Reply Register · Forensic Assessments index
Created 14 October 2026. Prepared with AI assistance from the wiki’s existing records, on the family’s instruction. Corrections are welcome and will be dated here.
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