Request

Please could you supply the updated data for ‘Monthly opt-out data and the reasons for opting out’ as was previously published on pg.49 of the NHS-Employers-submission-DDRB-202122. I.e. for each month since March 2020, please provide the numbers who have opted out for the reasons of:

1) Total 2) Affordability 3) Annual Allowance/LTA 4) Contributing to another pension scheme 5) In receipt of a fixed or enhanced protection certificate 6) Other 7) Secured retirement income via other means 8) Temporary opt out due to other financial priorities 9) Would prefer not to say 10) No Reason given

Response

March 2020

Under Section 21 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you. The information for March 2020 is included in the document on page 49 at the below web link, which we believe is the same document referred to in your request.

https://www.nhsemployers.org/sites/default/files/media/NHS-Employers-submission-DDRB-202122_0.pdf

April 2020 to June 2022

A copy of the information is attached.

Data Queries

If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing the data please contact nhsbsa.foirequests@nhs.net ensuring you quote the above reference. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.

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