Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeframe is for the processing time for applications to NHS Pensions by NHS employees to revert to 30 calendar days.

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is addressing current performance issues. Issues were caused by a change in procedure which led to increased processing times. The NHSBSA has now reverted back to their old system and processing has sped up, although a backlog remains. Around a quarter of cases are being processed on time and around half of cases are processed on time or within 20 working days. The NHSBSA is taking all measures to restore performance to acceptable levels.