Thank you for your request for information about the following:

I would like to make a request for the following:

• summary of NHS payments to dentists but for 2022 to 2023

if not:

• List of every UDA or UOA Contract returned back to the NHSBSA between April 2022 and April 2023
• Details of every active UDA or UOA Contract in England including postcode, contract value and UDA rate etc
• Details of the extent of the clawback of every UDA or UOA contract between April 2022 and April 2023
• Number of dentists in every NHS clinic in England
• List of all remote area allowances or other nhs funds allocated to clinics struggling with recruitment and retention
• contact details of each UDA and UOA contract
• upcoming UDA or UOA contracts and their details

Your request was received on 18 June 2023 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Response

The requested data is an annual publication that we publish on our website on behalf of NHS England. This will be available at the following link:

https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/dental-data/nhs-payments-dentists

Under Section 22 of the Freedom of Information Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is scheduled to be published in the future. The information you requested is due to be published in October 2023.

Factors for disclosure

• Public accountability and the need for public authorities to be transparent in their deadlines.

Factors for withholding

• Planned publication of the information requested at a future date.
• This is work in progress and has not been completed, the incremental advantage to releasing this information now (rather than upon the planned publication date) is outweighed by the fact that the plans have not been finalised and may be subject to significant change and therefore it is inappropriate to disclose at the present time.
• The information currently held may not be consistent, the incremental advantage to releasing this information now (rather than upon the planned publication date) is outweighed by the fact that the data may be misleading as it could be subject to significant change and therefore it is inappropriate to disclose at the present time.

Reasons why public interest favours withholding information

I consider that the advantage to releasing this information now, rather than upon the planned publication, is outweighed by the potential prejudice to the completeness and consistency of the data provided.

If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing, the data please contact foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk ensuring you quote the above reference. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.

If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence detailed at: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: “Dental Services, NHSBSA Copyright 2023” This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.

Information you receive which is not subject to NHSBSA Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated.

Please obtain their permission before reproducing any third party (non NHSBSA Copyright) information.