Request

Can you please provide me with all the NHS Pension guidance provided to Local authorities (as the new employer) relating to the transfer of Public health responsibilities and staff from the NHS to local authorities in 2013. I presume some of this guidance will have been provided in 2012 and some in 2013.

Can you also please provide me with all the NHS Pension guidance provided to Local authorities (as the new commissioner and or employer) relating to the transfer of Public Health Nursing services from the NHS to local authorities during 2015/16? Many thanks.

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 22 August 2024.

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

Our response

Question one:

Under Section 21 of the FOIA we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you.

The information you requested is available on the National Archives website at the following link:

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20160504173320/http:/www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Pensions/4081.aspx

Please see the following link to view the section 21 in full - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/21

Question two:

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by the NHS Business Services Authority. We are not aware of any guidance relating to a transfer of Public Health Nursing services.

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