Request

You asked us:

I need a detailed list of Pharmacies with their owners belonging to a particular community. 

For example, Pharmacies owned by Christians, Pharmacies owned by Punjabis, Pharmacies opened by Nepalese, and so on. Will you be able to provide this list at the earliest? Along with their post codes and addresses. 

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 9 October 2025.

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

Our response

Under Section 21 of the FOIA, we are not required to provide information if it is already reasonably accessible to you. The information you requested regarding pharmacy addresses and postcodes is publicly available via the NHSBSA Open Data Portal (ODP), which can be accessed using the link below:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/contractor-details

For your reference, you can view Section 21 of the FOIA in full here:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/21

Additionally, we do not hold data relating to ‘owners belonging to a particular community.’

Publishing this response

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

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-03254

Your personal details will be removed from the published response.