The Royal Mint Limited

The complainant submitted a request to the Royal Mint seeking the specific quantities of each coin design and denominations currently held in its ‘long store’. The Royal Mint withheld this information on the basis of sections 31(1)(a) (law enforcement) and 43(2) (commercial interests) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the requested information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of section 31(1)(a) of FOIA and that public interest favours withholding this information. The Commissioner does not require further steps.