FOI-03866

##Request 

<p><i>‘Kindly provide a summary of the responses received incorporating all of the questions posed.</i></p>

<p><i>Kindly note that the survey closed on Tuesday 15th May 2026.  Link below for your ease of reference:</i></p>

<p><i>https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ggRtz7GGiE-MDDtN5MtALPZ-7hUMY8hEutNH57fRaWhUMDZWNUg2VVlRTkJGVEtOMUdYQTJNNEFBMC4u</i></p>

<p><i>Kindly acknowledge receipt and confirm your expected response date.’</i></p>

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 1 June 2026.  

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. 

You will notice that parts of the document(s) have been blacked out (i.e., redacted) This is because this information relates to other people and we do not have their consent to disclose their personal details, nor is it reasonable to disclose their information without their consent. This information is therefore being withheld as it falls under the exemption listed in Schedule 2, Part 3, Paragraph 16(1) and (2) of the Data Protection Act 2018. For more information on this exemption, please see the following link - Data Protection Act 2018 (legislation.gov.uk) 

__Redacted information__

We have considered this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and we are issuing a refusal notice under section 17 of the FOIA.  

We can confirm that we do hold the requested information, but this information is exempt under section 40(2) of the FOIA (personal information).  

Section 40(2) is an absolute, prejudice-based exemption and therefore is exempt if disclosure would contravene any of the data protection principles. In order for disclosure to comply with the lawfulness, fairness, and transparency principle, we either need the consent of the data subject(s) or there must be a legitimate interest in disclosure. In addition, the disclosure must be necessary to meet the legitimate interest and finally, the disclosure must not cause unwarranted harm. 

As we do not have the consent of the data subject(s), the NHSBSA is therefore required to conduct a balancing exercise between legitimate interest of the applicant in disclosure against the rights and freedoms of the data subject(s).  

The NHSBSA acknowledges that you have a legitimate interest in disclosure of the information in order to provide the full picture of the requested data held by the NHSBSA; however, we have concluded that disclosure of the requested information would cause unwarranted harm and therefore, section 40(2) is engaged. This is because there is a reasonable expectation that staff data processed by the NHSBSA remains confidential.  

Please see the following link to view the section 40 exemption in full - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/40 

__Data Queries__

Please contact <a href=mailto:foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk>foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a> 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 <a href=mailto:communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk>communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a>. 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: “NHSBSA Copyright 2026”. 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.

Tags: NHS Pensions, Pensions survey
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