I am writing to confirm that I have now completed my search for the information you requested.

Request

You asked us:

‘Could you please let me know how many RSS have been issued for the four categories listed below and how many members are in each cohort;

Retired by 1 October 2023 - formerly unprotected and only legacy benefits in payment.

Retired by 1 October 2023 - formerly taper protected and only legacy benefits in payment.

Retired by 1 October 2023 - formerly unprotected and both legacy and reform benefits in payment.

Retired by 1 October 2023 - formerly taper protected and both legacy and reform benefits in payment.’

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 26 February 2026.

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

Our response

Under Section 21 of the FOIA, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you.

The information you requested is available from the link below:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-03572

Please see the following link to view the section 21 in full - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/21

Advice and assistance

Please be advised, on 26 February 2026, we provided you with the requested data as of 23 February 2026. Due to the short amount of time between requests, the changes to the requested data will be minimal, as there are only 3 days between the data provided and the date for the new request.

We would recommend you consider submitting new requests at least two months apart. This will ensure that we can provide you with the information requested.