Request
I am an nhs pension member who has had horrendous experiences with nhs pension organisation, and I would please like to know as a freedom of information request how many complaints tgat nhs pension has had in the last year to date from service members. I intend to use this to back up my potential legal action and take to the appropriate government minister, pension ombudsman etc.

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 7 November 2025.

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

Our response
I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information and notes explaining it is attached.

Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data.

Each complaint is counted under the respective type; in the event of an escalation a complaint is counted individually under each type (i.e. an IDR1 which escalates to IDR2 is counted each time).

Further information regarding the complaints process is available from the “Complaints” section on the following website:

Contact NHS Pensions - members | NHSBSA

Stage one complaints received since 3 December 2024

Type	Volume
Complaints	3,111
IDR1	1,703
IDR2	378

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