NHS pension scheme members receiving Remediable Service Statement (RSS): FOI release
- Published
- 12 January 2026
- Topic
- Public sector, Work and skills
- FOI reference
- FOI/202500484767
- Date received
- 15 September 2025
- Date responded
- 29 September 2025
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
1) How many retired members of the Scheme who are due an RSS have been issued with an RSS?
2) In respect of the same, what is the current value of interest payments due?
3) How many retired members of the scheme have requested an RSS have been issued with an RSS?
4) How may retired members of the scheme have requested an RSS have not been issued with an RSS?
6) How many deferred members of the scheme have requested an RSS have been issued with an RSS ?
7) How many deferred members of the scheme have requested an RSS and not been issued with an RSS?
8) How many active members of the scheme have requested an RSS have been issued with an RSS?
9) How many active members of the scheme have requested an RSS and not been issued with an RSS?
Response
1) As of 15 September 2025, 5,477 retired members of the NHS Pension Scheme who are due an RSS have been issued with an RSS.
2) The value of interest payments due is not known until a member choice has been received.
3) RSS are not issued on request, therefore we are unable to provide a number. The number of requests for RSS are not recorded.
4) RSS are not issued on request, therefore we are unable to provide a number. The number of requests for RSS are not recorded.
6) RSS are not issued on request, therefore we are unable to provide a number. The number of requests for RSS are not recorded.
7) RSS are not issued on request, therefore we are unable to provide a number. The number of requests for RSS are not recorded.
8) RSS are not issued on request, therefore we are unable to provide a number. The number of requests for RSS are not recorded.
9) RSS are not issued on request, therefore we are unable to provide a number. The number of requests for RSS are not recorded.
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