The Royal Mint
- Date 21 August 2023
- Sector Other
- Decision(s) FOI 10: Upheld, FOI 43(2): Not upheld
The complainant has requested all correspondence between The Royal Mint and HM Treasury in relation to the development of an NFT (non-fungible token). The Royal Mint initially withheld all the requested information, citing section 43(2) of FOIA, but later disclosed some information during the Commissioner’s investigation. The Commissioner’s decision is that the withheld information engages section 43(2) and the public interest lies in maintaining the exemption. He notes, however, that some of the information was disclosed outside of the statutory time limit and accordingly The Royal Mint has breached section 10 of FOIA.The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any further steps.