HM Treasury
- Date 23 July 2026
- Sector Central government
- Decision(s) EIR 11: Upheld, EIR 12(5)(e): Partly upheld, EIR 5: Partly upheld
The complainant has requested information from HM Treasury (HMT) regarding the provision of consultancy services for future options for the UK refineries sector. HMT provided some information but withheld a report in reliance on the exception at regulation 12(5)(e) (confidentiality of commercial information) of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that the exception at regulation 12(5)(e) is engaged. The Commissioner finds that the public interest in maintaining the exception outweighs the public interest in disclosure in respect of some, but not all, of the withheld information. The Commissioner requires HMT to disclose the information set out in the confidential schedule.