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Request

You asked us:

I’m writing to submit a request under the Freedom of Information Act.

For each of the last 24 months for which data is available, please could you provide the number of NHS Pension Scheme Members who have opted out of the NHS Pension Scheme, along with any ‘reason for opting out’ data that is collected, such as affordability, Annual Allowance / LTA etc.

If possible, please provide a breakdown of the monthly figures between:

a) Medical Staff under capacity code 03

b) GPs, specifically

b) Dental Staff under capacity code 08

d) General Dental Practitioners, Dental Registrars. Consultant Dentists and Dental Surgeons, specifically

c) other

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 23 April 2025.

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

Our response

The NHSBSA does not hold the requested information split by the categories as specified in your request; however, we do publish a monthly report which provides data about employees in the Employee Staff Record (ESR) choosing to opt-out of the NHS Pension Scheme.

https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/information-about-nhs-pensions/nhs-pensions-opt-out-data

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

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02775

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