Thank you for your request for information about the following:

I would like to know how many people have been taken to court because they have not paid a NHSBSA fine.

Your request was received on 13 December 2023 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

This was clarified on 19 December 2023 with the following questions:

1 - Please can you confirm what time period this is for?

2- Please can you confirm if you want the information for the Prescription Exemption Checking Service, Dental Exemption Checking Service, or both?

You replied with the following on 29 December 2023:

1- The period is 2023.

2- For both services.

Response

Nil return; no-one has been taken to court in 2023 in relation to the Prescription and Dental Exemption Checking Services.

Please note that this request and our response is published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01603

Data Queries

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.

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

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