Thank you for your request for information about the following:    Please could you tell me how many people have received fines for prepayment certificates that have not been renewed automatically before reaching 60.

Your request was received on 23rd May and has been dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 

Response

The information requested is not held by NHSBSA.

An Enquiry letter is issued when a valid exemption is not found for a patient. The process looks for all exemptions, not just what the patient has ticked on the form, and no further information is collected. We therefore do not hold information on what percentage of people turning 60 and having their automatic renewal cancelled are caught claiming prepayments in error. 

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