Business Case
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- Project Parcel A (Phase 1)
- Stage S0
- Next gate G0, 18 Dec 2026
- Status Outline; review at G0
Justification for Parcel A (Phase 1). Outline 18 October 2026; current baseline 19 October; reviewed at gate G0.
Executive summary
Free routes first; £0 spent; review at G0
Recovering, or formally ruling out, every surviving record is the precondition for any title, remedy or accountability route. Option 1 (free routes first) was selected on 18 October; cash spent in the project is £0. The return is non-financial until reparations can be quantified. The case is reviewed at G0 (18 December 2026): continue, revise or stop.
Reasons
Recover or rule out every record
The Mandate (16 Oct 2026) requires every surviving record recovered or formally ruled out. The aim behind it is to reopen BP Properties Ltd v Buckler [1987] EWCA Civ 2 and seek reparations; that needs evidence meeting the Takhar v Gracefield [2019] UKSC 13 test or concealment under the Limitation Act 1980 s.32 (Canada Square v Potter [2023] UKSC 41). This is our case,
Business options
0 do nothing · 1 free routes (selected) · 2 paid copies · 3 court
| Option | Content | Cost | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 Do nothing | Stop | £0 | Key records stay unseen; no reopen decision possible |
| 1 Free admin first | FOI/EIR, SAR, complaints, reviews, ICR, free archive enquiries | £0 cash; the Executive’s time | SELECTED (Executive, 18 Oct 23:40) |
| 2 Paid copies and visits | Option 1 plus HMLR OC2 for what is refused, archive copies | About £83–£313 + TBC (Plan C-01–C-20) | After free routes are answered; each spend approved |
| 3 Court application | Set-aside / limitation route | Unquantified | Only after written legal advice (DEP-03) |
Expected benefits
B-01 to B-05
| ID | Benefit | Measure | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| B-01 | Auditable evidence position | % of identified items with a closure status | End S3 |
| B-02 | Remedy route can be assessed | Form 1C and 1905 deed held and analysed | Before ICR complaint (13 Nov) |
| B-03 | Public record traceable | % of key statements citing an EV page | Each Highlight |
| B-04 | Reopen decision | Written legal triage on the evidence | G0 or later |
| B-05 | Reparations claim quantified | Heads on 5298 firm, not indicative | After DMG-IN inputs |
Expected dis-benefits
3 dis-benefits
- The Executive’s time.
- Family matters on a public record.
- Findings that cut against the case are published too (e.g. H15 scored 1/5 on 18 Oct).
Timescale
To G0, 18 Dec 2026
S0 to G0, 18 December 2026. Later stages dated at G0.
Costs
£0 spent; S0 envelope proposed £0–£800
| Item | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cash spent to date | £0 | No purchases on Project Manager’s ledger |
| Free routes (FOI/EIR/SAR/complaints) | £0 | In progress: 24 emails scheduled 20–23 Oct |
| HMLR OC2, only for what HMLR refuses | £11 per document | Not ordered (CH-012, CH-013) |
| Archive copies (e.g. DB/E/1 £17) | Per quote | On hold |
| S0 cost tolerance | £0–£800 | Within |
Detail: Project Plan, budgets.
Investment appraisal
Non-financial
Non-financial until reparations can be quantified. No monetary return is stated.
Major risks
R-008, R-019, R-022, R-017, R-018
R-008 limitation; R-019 liability in emails; R-022 tenancy evidence; R-017 repeat-request refusals; R-018 destroyed records; R-002, R-007. Risk Register.
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