Request

Dental penalty surcharge 2015: What's the complete fee imposed for this at this part of time? NHS dental services but the enquiry was generic freedom of information not data protection.

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 20 May 2025.

We clarified this request on 27 May 2025 with the below

I am writing to ask you to clarify your request. This is because we need further details from you in order to identify and locate the information.

Therefore I would be grateful if you would clarify what you mean by the ‘complete fee imposed’?

You responded on 27 May 2025 with the following

Dental charge fee

We asked for further clarification on 2 June 2025

I am writing to ask you to clarify your request. This is because we need further details from you in order to identify and locate the information.

Therefore I would be grateful if you would help with the following:

1. Are you looking for dental banding charges or penalty charges for dental, or something else? If it is something else please can you describe this.

2. Is this just for 1 charge or is it the total for the year of 2015?

3. If it is for the total year please can you confirm if this is the financial year or calendar year?

You responded on 4 June 2025

1. Charges and supplements appliable

2. Sorry? Total charged in an individual case

3. Calendar

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

Our response

The surcharge is 50% of the penalty charge value up to £50.

The penalty charge itself is 5 times the treatment charge up to £100 maximum, and the surcharge is 50% of the penalty charge. The same was true in 2015.

For more information please visit the below web link:

https://faq.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/knowledgebase/article/KA-26606/en-us

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