Allegations & Questions · Tom Watson
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Related record / background. No separate allegation against this party is catalogued in the reviewed reporting. Any linked issue below is included for context, not as an accusation against this party.
Professional affiliation & public office
Tom Watson · Estates and Wayleaves Specialist · National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) plc · Bodmin, Cornwall
Organisation: National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) plc.
NGED Bodmin public office: Lostwithiel Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 1DE, United Kingdom.
National Grid’s published specialist directory lists Tom Watson under Bodmin. Its letter dated 1 October 2025 gives his role as Estates and Wayleaves Specialist, National Grid Electricity Distribution – Cornwall. A government letter dated 5 March 2025 addresses him at National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) plc, Bodmin. These are the dated professional records supporting the role, company and office shown here.
Documented involvement
Public records identify Tom Watson as a Bodmin estates-and-wayleaves specialist. He is linked here as the professional match for the estate specialist described as “Tom” in the family’s office-visit account. The supplied letter gives only that first name; the connection to the particular meeting has not been independently confirmed. The statements attributed to Tom remain the family’s account, not an admission recorded from Mr Watson.
Source references: D, p. 3.
Questions connected to this party
The question connections.
No question in this register is recorded as sent directly to Tom Watson. Being named in a document is not the same as being asked a question.
Related questions · see recipient details.
Mentioned in the question · not its recorded addressee
Which wayleaves cover BH68?
What agreement or other basis supports the claimed BH68 wayleave rights connected with Mr Mayo? Produce the agreement, its date, parties and plan. Identify the land and apparatus covered. If an older agreement is relied upon, what establishes its continued application after any ownership change or subdivision, and how does it relate to Miss E’s signed 2024 agreement?
Why this matters Verifiability
Miss E’s signed agreement provides a specific record against which the claimed BH68 rights can be compared. A transfer assertion should identify the relevant agreement or other basis, the land and apparatus, and why an older arrangement is said still to apply. Without those records, the family cannot test the competing claim. Integrity requires that comparison to be possible.
Related request in record 6 May 2026
What the supplied reply addresses
The 2 February reply says existing wayleaves transferred to Mr Mayo. The supplied replies do not identify the individual agreements or establish whether one covers BH68. Mark Hacking’s 7 May reply promises a substantive response to recent Shackson correspondence but does not identify those agreements.
The family’s letter before action was addressed to Nick Shackson (Document D, pp. 4–5). This register groups the question with the company whose agreements are at issue. The additional 7 May 2026 Geldards reply acknowledges reviewing recent emails and letters addressed to Nick Shackson, without identifying each version. It also confirms receipt of the forwarded Skea letter. No new request by this publication is recorded as sent. The supplied copy of the 6 May covering email lists a National Grid legal mailbox in BCC; that records an intended copied recipient, not proof of transmission, delivery or receipt (Document E, p. 1). The comparison with Miss E’s agreement, PCC’s earlier letter and the alleged subdivision is expanded editorial wording informed by Mr J’s additional account of 12 September 2026. Sending those additional questions is not established. Tom Watson is linked as the public professional match to the first-named Tom in the family’s office account; he is not a recorded recipient of this question. The basis and limits of that identification are explained in his profile.
Documents: A, pp. 1, 4–6 · B, pp. 5–7 · D, pp. 3–5 · E, p. 3 · J, pp. 1–3
Related reporting
Nick Shackson, National Grid and the BH68 plan: the questions in the record.
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