I am writing to confirm that I have now completed my search for the information which you requested on 8 September 2025.
Request
You asked us:
‘I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please provide:
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A list of all current and historic NHS employer identifiers (Employer ID / EA codes) held by the NHS Business Services Authority; and
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For each code, the corresponding organisation name and type (e.g. Trust, GP Practice, other NHS body) as recorded in your systems.
I am requesting the information exactly as it is held in your records. I am not asking for any data to be created or interpreted, only for the release of existing datasets.
If any information is exempt from disclosure under the Act, please redact only the exempt portions and release the remainder. If the data is held in more than one format, please provide it in its most accessible machine-readable form (CSV or Excel preferred).
If this request is likely to exceed the cost limit, please provide as much of the data as can be disclosed within that limit.
This information is necessary to enable NHS staff and pension scheme members to understand and interpret their records, and disclosure would support transparency and accountability.’
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 8 September 2025.
We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
Our response
I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information is attached.
Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data.
Organisation name
The list provides the organisation name held on our employer database, as provided by the organisation. If it appears incomplete, contains a partial address or any other text, this has been provided by the organisation. We do not vet or check the details that have been provided, in every instance of a change.
Please see the ‘FOI-03169 - Key’ spreadsheet for the full description of the organisation type.
An Employing Authority look up is available at the following link:
https://www.nhspensions.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/EmployerContactsLookup/EALookup.aspx
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:
“Dental Services, NHSBSA Copyright 2025” This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
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.
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