FOI-03791

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

##Request 

<p><i>‘Kindly provide the following information:</i></p>

<p><i>1. The number of Scheme Members who retain more than one period of live Scheme Membership (i.e. "Dual/Concurrent Employments") with the same GP Practice that are ACTIVE as at 30/04/2026</i></p>

<p><i>2. The number of Scheme Members who retain more than one period of live Scheme Membership (i.e. " Dual/Concurrent Employments  ") with more than one GP Practice that are ACTIVE as at 30/04/2026</i></p>

<p><i>3. The number of Scheme Members who retain more than one period of live Scheme Membership (i.e. " Dual/Concurrent Employments  ") with the same Employer that are ACTIVE as at 30/04/2026</i></p>

<p><i>4. The number of Scheme Members who retain more than one period of live Scheme Membership (i.e. " Dual/Concurrent Employments  ") with more than one NHS Employer that are ACTIVE as at 30/04/2026</i></p>

<p><i>Where I refer to GP Practices I can confirm this does not include staff employed by an OOHs (Out of Hours) Provider I can confirm this does not relate to GPs.</i></p>

<p><i>Please provide your response in the same format as per FOI 02272 dated 29th October 2024’</i></p>

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 3 May 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. Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data. 

GP Practices are identified as an employer with employment type of GP. For questions 3 and 4 “NHS Employer” is defined as any employer which is NOT a GP Practice.  

Due to the questions not being mutually exclusive, and members being able to be pensionable in any number of part time posts, it is possible for a member to be counted in each group. 

__Definitions__

Active Scheme Member – Member was contributing to the pension scheme as of 30 April 2026.  

Out of Hours provider – An Employing Authority which provides GP out of hours cover outside of normal practice hours. 

__Question 1 - The number of Scheme Members who retain more than one period of live Scheme Membership (i.e. "Dual/Concurrent Employments") with the same GP Practice that are ACTIVE as at 30/04/2026__

637 

__Question 2 - The number of Scheme Members who retain more than one period of live Scheme Membership (i.e. " Dual/Concurrent Employments") with more than one GP Practice that are ACTIVE as at 30/04/2026__

3,102 

__Question 3 - The number of Scheme Members who retain more than one period of live Scheme Membership (i.e. " Dual/Concurrent Employments") with the same Employer that are ACTIVE as at 30/04/2026__ 

113,932 

__Question 4 - The number of Scheme Members who retain more than one period of live Scheme Membership (i.e. " Dual/Concurrent Employments") with more than one NHS Employer that are ACTIVE as at 30/04/2026__

33,981 

__Data Queries__

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http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/  

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