Request

‘I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am interested in understanding the volume and status of Cash Equivalent Transfer Value (CETV) requests handled by your organisation over the past five years.

Specifically, I would like to request the following information

Monthly Breakdown of CETV Requests

The number of CETV requests received each month from January 2020 to December 2024.

Outstanding CETV Requests

The number of CETV requests from each month that are still outstanding as of the date of this request.’

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 8 January 2025.

We requested clarification for the below on 10 January 2025:

Where your request mentions ‘CETV requests’, do you mean Transfer Out CETVs, Pensions on Divorce CETVs, or both?

Does your request concern the actual payment of the CETV (not applicable for Pensions on Divorce), or the provision of a CETV estimate?

You responded with the following on 10 January 2025:

We are looking for Pensions on Divorce CETVs and the provision of a CETV estimate

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

Response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information and notes explaining it is attached.

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

Outstanding volumes are based on the work having been identified as a Pensions on Divorce CETV. It is possible a request may have been received, but not yet identified as a CETV request, as it is awaiting allocation for processing.

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

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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 2025” Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.

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