FOI-03314

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

##Request 

<p><i>‘Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request an updated figure for the number of Remediable Service Statements (RSS) that have been issued to members of the following cohort:</i></p>

<p><i>Members of the NHS Pension Scheme who retired by 1 October 2023, were formerly unprotected, and have only 1995/2008 (legacy) benefits in payment.</i></p>

<p><i>In your previous response to FOI-02982 (published via opendata.nhsbsa.net), you confirmed that there were 5,012 individuals in this cohort and that, as of 2 July 2025, 999 RSS letters had been issued. </i></p>

<p><i>Please could you now provide:</i></p>

<p><i>The latest available total number of RSS letters that have been issued to this same cohort, as at 24 October 2025 (or the most recent date for which data is available); and</i></p>

<p><i>Any accompanying commentary or documents showing the current timetable or completion projection for this cohort.’</i></p>

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 26 October 2025.  

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). 

##Our response 

##Question 1 - The latest available total number of RSS letters that have been issued to this same cohort, as at 24 October 2025 (or the most recent date for which data is available) 

Please note, there has been some realignment of cohort allocation based on member status. Cohorts are dependent on member status which may change – for example when a member retires or we are advised they are deceased. 

Data provided is as of 11 November 2025. 

##Cohort 

Group 1, retired by 1 October 2023, unprotected and no benefits in payment for remedy period. 

##Total Volume 

4,076 

##Total RSS Sent 

1,742 

##Question 2 - Any accompanying commentary or documents showing the current timetable or completion projection for this cohort 

The timescale for the revised timetable to be published will be agreed with the Department of Health and Social Care. 

##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 2025”. 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, RSS, Remediable Service Statements
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