HM Treasury
- Date 26 June 2020
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) FOI 35: Not upheld, FOI 43: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information on 50p commemorative coins to mark the United Kingdom’s (‘UK’) withdrawal from the European Union (‘EU’). The Commissioner’s decision is that HM Treasury (‘HMT’) is entitled to rely on section 35(1) – Formulation of government policy and section 43(1) – Commercial interests, to withhold some of the information within the scope of the request. The Commissioner also finds that on the balance of probabilities some of the requested information was not held at the time of the request. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.