EV-0321 — Defra: FOI/EIR request for Great House Farm MAF records (20 Oct 2026)

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EV ID	EV-0321
Institution	Defra
Matter	FOI/EIR request for Great House Farm MAF records
Route / regime	Email · FOI
Their reference	none given
Request date	20 Oct 2026
Statutory deadline	17 Nov 2026 (20 working days (FOIA s.10 / EIR reg 5(2)))
Deadline	met
First reply (not an acknowledgement)	21 Oct 2026
Days waited	1 (to 21 Oct 2026, no reply)
Response class	not held
Exemptions cited	none cited
Redirected to	Defra webform for non-FOI enquiries, or postal address for the Ministerial Contact Unit
Fees or charges named	—
Messages	2 sent · 3 received (2 acknowledgements only)
Attachments from the institution	0 archived

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Timeline

Date	Direction	Class	Summary	Copy
20 Oct 2026	→ to institution	request	The requester asks Defra for MAF-era records on Great House Farm, 1936–1955, covering surveys, committee decisions, consents, compensation and correspondence.	email · text
20 Oct 2026	← from institution	acknowledgement only	A delivery failure notice reports the original request could not be delivered due to a mail routing loop.	email · text
20 Oct 2026	→ to institution	request	The requester resends the same request to the published GOV.UK address after the first attempt failed to deliver.	email · text
20 Oct 2026	← from institution	acknowledgement only	An automatic reply explains the inbox is for FOIA/EIR requests only and directs other enquiries to a webform or postal address.	email · text
21 Oct 2026	← from institution	not held	Defra states that the 1936–1955 farm records requested are not held after a search of paper and electronic records, and that the information may be held by the Welsh Government.	email · text

Note: Initial request bounced due to a mail loop, was resent, and received only an automatic acknowledgement.

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