Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 98297

NHS: Staff

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS pension forfeiture provisions apply in cases where a former NHS employee has been convicted of serious criminal offences.

Answer

Karin Smyth
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has the power to forfeit some or all NHS Pension Scheme benefits where an individual is convicted of certain offences. This includes individuals who have left National Health Service emp...

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