Request

Question 1 refers to Officers and Practitioners only but not to GP Practice Staff:

Provide the total number of First Awards awarded with a last day of pensionable service between 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024

Question 2 refers to GP Practice Staff:

Provide the total number of First Awards awarded with a last day of pensionable service between 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024

Questions 3 refers to all NHSPS Pension Scheme members:

Provide the total number of in service 1st pension awards (all types) where the payable date was between 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024 where benefits were awarded within 30 days of the payable date

Questions 4 refers to all NHSPS Pension Scheme members:

Please provide the following information for all Scheme Members who retired during the period 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024 inclusive

The total number of retirement applications processed which resulted in a "Revised Award" (i.e. Form SD55E and/or E-Mail being submitted)

Question 5 refers to Officers and Practitioners only but not to GP Practice Staff

Provide the total number of Revised Awards awarded with a last day of pensionable service between 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024

Question 6 refers to GP Practice Staff:

Provide the total number of Revised Awards awarded with a last day of pensionable service between 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024

Questions 7 -8 refer to all NHSPS Pension Scheme members:

Question 7

Provide the total number of in service Revised pension awards (all types) where the payable date was between 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024 where benefits were awarded within 30 days of the payable date’ Question 8

Please provide the following information for all Scheme Members who retired during the period 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024 inclusive

The total number of Form SD55E and/or E-Mails submitted.

Please provide your response in the same format as FOI 01843 received on 29th April 2024

Response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested

Question 1 Question 1 refers to Officers and Practitioners only but not to GP Practice Staff:

Provide the total number of First Awards awarded with a last day of pensionable service between 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024

13, 903

Question 2 Question 2 refers to GP Practice Staff:

Provide the total number of First Awards awarded with a last day of pensionable service between 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024

760

Question 3 Questions 3 refers to all NHSPS Pension Scheme members:

Provide the total number of in service 1st pension awards (all types) where the payable date was between 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024 where benefits were awarded within 30 days of the payable date

5,893

Question 4 Questions 4 refers to all NHSPS Pension Scheme members:

Please provide the following information for all Scheme Members who retired during the period 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024 inclusive

The total number of retirement applications processed which resulted in a "Revised Award" (i.e. Form SD55E and/or E-Mail being submitted)

5,687

Question 5 Question 5 refers to Officers and Practitioners only but not to GP Practice Staff

Provide the total number of Revised Awards awarded with a last day of pensionable service between 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024

2,019

Question 6 Question 6 refers to GP Practice Staff:

Provide the total number of Revised Awards awarded with a last day of pensionable service between 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024

73

Questions 7 -8 refer to all NHSPS Pension Scheme members:

Question 7 Provide the total number of in service Revised pension awards (all types) where the payable date was between 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024 where benefits were awarded within 30 days of the payable date’

9,970

Question 8 Please provide the following information for all Scheme Members who retired during the period 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2024 inclusive

The total number of Form SD55E and/or E-Mails submitted.

35,770

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

Any staff with any employment history with a GP are flagged as practice staff. All others are ‘Officers and Practitioners’; the member may not be in one of the respective roles at the time of the query.

In the event of a member claiming multiple awards, the award with the earliest payable date is assessed.

‘Within 30 days’ is determined by assessing number of days between award payable date, and the pay date on the first issued payslip. In the event a member has already been in receipt of a previous award, this will automatically be in payment prior to the award being assessed.

Definitions

GP Staff – A member who has at least one employment with a GP Practice. For the purpose of this FOI, all other members are defined as ‘Officer or Practitioner’.

First Award - An award which has been put into payment and hasn’t subsequently been revised. It does not mean it is the first award the member has received.

Revised Award – An award which has had the benefit revised due to a change in information (i.e. final pay, last day of service etc.).

Last Day of Service – The last day of pensionable service prior to award payable date.

In-Service – An award being claimed from active service, rather than deferment.

Publishing this response

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

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02358