Thank you for your request for information about the following:

Request

Under the legislation of the freedom of information act, I request you provide me with the following information people.

Total number of £100 fines issued in 2024 year to date?

Total number of £100 fines paid in 2024 year to date?

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 2 August 2024

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

We clarified this request on 6 August 2024 with the below:

I would be grateful if you would confirm if you require data for the Prescription Exemption Checking Service or the Dental Exemption Checking Service?

You replied on 7 August 2024. Your most recent e-mail did not state whether your request related to penalty charges relating dental or prescriptions. We have judged that you wanted data relating to the Prescription Exemption Checking Service only. If this was incorrect, and you require information relating to dental penalty charges, please submit a fresh request.

Our response

The below figures cover the period from 1 January 2024 to 18 August 2024.

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

Total number of £100 penalty charge notices (PCNs) issued in 2024 year to date?

57,119

Total number of £100 PCNs paid in 2024 year to date?

11,342

Advice and Assistance

Please be advised that the value of penalties can vary, up to a maximum of £100.

We have supplied information on the number of PCNs issued/paid which were exactly £100, i.e. the maximum. For more information on how penalties are calculated, please visit the below web link:

https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/understanding-penalty-charges

If you wish to request information on all penalty charges, please submit a fresh request.

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Please note that this information will be published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02132

Your personal details will be removed from the published response.

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