HM Treasury

The complainant has requested information from HMT about the proceeds from unclaimed wrecks in accordance with section 243 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. HMT stated that it did not hold information within the scope of the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that on the balance of probabilities, HMT does not hold the requested information and it has complied with the duty set out at section 1(1) of the FOIA. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.