Dental Services: Fees and Charges

(asked on 8th October 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people claimants of free dental care were issued a fine by her Department for incorrectly filling out an FP17PR form in 2017-18.


Answered by
Steve Brine Portrait
Steve Brine
This question was answered on 16th October 2018

The NHS Business Services Authority checks exemptions declared by patients on FP17PR forms against NHS Business Services Authority and the Department for Work and Pensions data. Where entitlement cannot be confirmed, the patient is sent a penalty charge notice and requested to confirm their entitlement or pay the applicable charges. If a valid exemption is found no further action is taken by the NHS Business Services Authority.

In the financial year 2017/18, 427,238 penalty charge notices were issued to claimants who claimed free dental treatment but no exemption could be found following the checking process.

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