Thank you for your request for information about the following:

Request

I would also like to make a request for information under FOIA 2000.

1. the number of PCNs issued 2022-2023.

2. the total sum charged through PCN for the same period.

If these figures are in the public domain, please kindly point to their location.

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 20 September 2024.

We asked for clarification on this request on 26 September 2024 with the following:

Would you like this information relating to the Prescription Exemption Checking Service (PECS), Dental Exemption Checking Service (DECS) or both?

You responded on 26 September 2024 with the below:

I would like both, unless both would fall outside the cost limit, in which case just the dental exemptions.

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

Our response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested. The figures provided include surcharges, resulting from a penalty charge not being paid.

This covers both PECS and DECS penalties issued during the period of 2022/23.

Question 1

646,344

Question 2

£80,607,833.46

Publishing this response

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Your personal details will be removed from the published response.

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