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The public paper trail behind WATCH Sussex investigations — requests, official records and disclosed evidence.
PUBLIC EVIDENCE LIBRARY
This library records what WATCH Sussex has asked for and the primary public records already supporting each investigation. A request listed here means the master investigation log records it as sent. A summary is not presented as the full wording of the original email.
Library version: 31 August 2026 · Evidence Library v1
8verified sent request chains / information requests currently recorded
WSN-2026-001Researching
Adur/Worthing procurement baseline 2025–26
Investigation question: Do awards, call-offs, limited-competition packages, extensions and supplier payments reconcile cleanly with published procurement records?
NO LIVE REQUEST CURRENTLY RECORDEDThis case is being built from public records. Draft or held requests are not displayed as sent.
Primary / public records
WSN-2026-002Researching
Shoreham Port corporate structure and public-interest links
Investigation question: How do the Trust Port and its controlled companies interact with land, development, public bodies, partnerships and financing?
NO LIVE REQUEST CURRENTLY RECORDEDThis case is being built from public records. Draft or held requests are not displayed as sent.
Primary / public records
WSN-2026-003EIR sent — awaiting records
Southwick Beach transfer to Shoreham Port Authority
Investigation question: Was the £550,000 transfer demonstrably best value for the council, and what valuation, alternative-disposal, legal and due-diligence records supported the decision?
REQUEST SENT · 27 Aug 2026Southwick Beach sale valuation and disposal process
Valuation/disposal records, best-consideration analysis, approvals, completion/covenant and related due-diligence records.
Status: EIR SENT — AWAITING RECORDS
Primary / public records
WSN-2026-004EIR/FOI sent — awaiting acknowledgement/records
Worthing Heat Network concession and enabling-works scrutiny
Investigation question: Do the £250m concession, council/grant contributions and separately procured enabling works reconcile transparently, with clear governance over pricing, land leases, variations and supplier selection?
REQUEST SENT · 31 Aug 2026Worthing Heat Network concession, public funding, enabling works and council land
Concession agreement; £250m/£500m; public funding; enabling packages; AECOM; Teville Gate; land rights; performance/delivery.
Status: EIR/FOI SENT — AWAITING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/RECORDS
Primary / public records
WSN-2026-005EIR/FOI sent — awaiting records
Albion Street council housing failure
Investigation question: How did a council housing project repeatedly reported as nearing completion reach 2026 with 49 homes unoccupied and an initial £3m+ remediation estimate, and who bears financial responsibility for the design/construction defects?
REQUEST SENT · 27 Aug 2026Albion Street housing development — contracts, defects, costs and recovery
Westridge award/payments/variations; professional team; Cheesmur appointment; budgets; defect reports; protections/recovery.
Status: EIR/FOI SENT — AWAITING RECORDS
WSN-2026-006EIR/FOI sent — awaiting records
Old Barn Way / Southwick FC Community Sports Hub
Investigation question: Does the approximately £3.8m Old Barn Way project have a transparent funding, lease, procurement and long-term operating structure that protects the council's land and public investment?
REQUEST SENT · 27 Aug 2026Old Barn Way / Southwick FC Community Sports Hub
Lease, funding, costs, procurement/appointments, operator selection, planning/community-use obligations.
Status: EIR/FOI SENT — AWAITING RECORDS
WSN-2026-007Information request sent — awaiting acknowledgement/records
Southwick 44 empty council homes refurbishment
Investigation question: Why did 44 Southwick council flats build up as long-term voids, how long were they empty, what did the backlog cost in lost rent and housing pressure, and was the £2m three-contractor procurement demonstrably good value?
REQUEST SENT · 30 Aug 202644 empty council homes in Southwick
Void periods, refurbishment costs, contractors, rent-loss impact, backlog reasons, timetable; later clarification adds 2023 intervention and 2026 selection questions.
Status: INFORMATION REQUEST SENT — AWAITING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/RECORDS
WSN-2026-008Public research exhausted — targeted disclosure required later
Ashcroft House delivery-model change
Investigation question: What did Adur spend and commit on its original council-led Ashcroft redevelopment before changing to a long-lease/development agreement with Worthing Homes, and does the new arrangement protect the value of the council's land and guarantee housing for Adur residents?
NO LIVE REQUEST CURRENTLY RECORDEDThis case is being built from public records. Draft or held requests are not displayed as sent.
OTHER VERIFIED REQUESTS
Recorded separately from the eight core case filesREQUEST RECORDINFORMATION REQUEST SENT — AWAITING RESPONSE
Parliamentary staffing and recruitment information
SENT · 30 Aug 2026Staffing/recruitment information and comment.
Recipient/body: Tom Rutland MP / parliamentary office
REQUEST RECORDEIR/FOI SENT — AWAITING RECORDS
NES environmental-enforcement trial
SENT · 30 Aug 2026NES trial records; exact authority/regime details to be verified from sent email if needed.
REQUEST RECORDINFORMATION REQUEST SENT — AWAITING DOCUMENTS
Integrated Transport Digital Twin — Preliminary Market Engagement documents
SENT · 30 Aug 2026Preliminary Market Engagement documents for the Integrated Transport Digital Twin.
Recipient/body: East Sussex Procurement Hub
EVIDENCE RULE: primary records first, secondary reporting second, unverified claims clearly labelled. Drafted or held requests are never presented as sent. Incoming disclosure documents will be added alongside the relevant request once received and checked.