Request

I request the total costs to the NHSBSA (including all legal and expert witness costs) spent defending a vaccine damage payment scheme appeal including legal costs incurred specifically limited to cases where the applicant has been successful in securing a Vaccine Damage Payment.

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

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.

All data is as of 1 December 2024 and relates to all eligible vaccines: https://www.gov.uk/vaccine-damage-payment/eligibility

All data relates to appeals made to HM Courts and Tribunals Services (HMCTS) received since we took over administration of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on 1 November 2021 and any appeals in progress that they transferred to us. The data does not therefore reflect any appeals heard prior to the transfer of the VDPS from DWP to us. The total spend from 1 November 2021 to 1 December 2024 for fees relating to appeals heard at a tribunal where the applicant has been successful in securing a Vaccine Damage Payment is £0. This is because there have been no appeals where the decision about a Vaccine Damage Payment has been changed by HMCTS.

Data Queries

Please contact foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk ensuring you quote the above reference if you have any specific questions regarding this response; or, if you feel you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting the information; or, if you plan on publishing the data.

Reusing the data and copyright

If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence detailed at:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: “NHSBSA Copyright 2024” Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.

Information you receive which is not subject to NHSBSA Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. Please obtain their permission before reproducing any third party (non NHSBSA Copyright) information.