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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2023/187933.html
Cite as: [2023] UKICO 187933
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HM Treasury
The complainant has requested information about a proposed NFT scheme being considered by the United Kingdom Government. The Commissioner’s decision is that the public authority was entitled to rely on section 35 to withhold some of the requested information. The Commissioner has also decided that the public authority should have dealt with part of the request under the EIR. The public authority has breached regulation 14 of the EIR by failing to rely on an EIR exception within 20 working days of the request. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the EIR . Confirm or deny whether it holds requested environmental information. If, and to the extent that it does hold such information, it must either disclose that information or issue a refusal notice that complies with regulation 14 of the EIR.FOI 35: Complaint not upheld EIR 14: Complaint upheld
Decision notice: 187933