A copy of the information we do hold is enclosed. The following info relates to the period 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005 (last full year data): - NHS Tax Credit exemption certificates - 3,427,505 (Individual certificates are issued to all qualifying adults in the UK) - Maternity Exemption certificates - 455,118 (England only) - Medical exemption certificates - 294,108 (England only) - Low Income Scheme full help certificates (HC2) - 338,217 (England, Scotland and Wales. NB: this figure includes clients or their partners aged 60 over who already get free prescriptions on age grounds) Please note that the PPA has no means of checking for overlapping entitlement (i.e. people who meet the qualifying criteria for more than one of the above schemes). For example, an expectant mother may hold a maternity exemption certificate and an NHS Tax Credit exemption certificate. Also people who are medically exempt from prescription charges may also qualify through the Low Income Scheme. The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. You are free to use it for your own purposes, including any non-commercial research you are doing and for the purposes of news reporting. Any other re-use, for example commercial publication, would require the permission of the copyright holder. Most documents supplied by the Prescription Pricing Authority will have been produced by government officials and will be Crown Copyright. You can find details on the arrangements for re-using Crown Copyright on HMSOnline at: http://www.hmso.gov.uk/copyright/licences/click-use-home.htm Information you receive which is not subject to Crown Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. You must ensure that you gain their permission before reproducing any third party (non Crown Copyright) information. This information provided is based on our understanding of your request and is provided solely to meet your request. The information should therefore not be regarded as suitable to be used or relied upon by any person or organisation for any purpose or in any context. Any person or organisation who obtains access to the information and chooses to rely on the information will do so at their own risk. The PPA accepts no responsibility for subsequent use of the information provided.