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From Government Actuary's Department (GAD)
  • Calls for the government to appoint a Chief Risk Officer are the topic of our latest blog.

  • The Personal Injury Discount Rate in Northern Ireland has been determined by the Government Actuary. It relates to sums awarded to seriously injured claimants.

  • eNews Special Feature looking at the projects which GAD undertakes for international clients.

  • The Contingent Liability Central Capability in UKGI will complement the existing support that GAD provides to government on financial risks including contingent liabilities.

  • The Quinquennial Review of the National Insurance Fund has been published. It looks at the long-term relationship between benefit payments and contribution income.

  • GAD has developed a retirement calculator designed to help public sector pension scheme members understand benefits options information in their pensions more clearly.

  • We undertook a review of the fixed rate of guaranteed minimum pension revaluation for early leavers. The work was commissioned as part of a government consultation.

  • We explore GAD's ongoing accessibility project to ensure as many users as possible can access our information.

  • As part of the wider net zero agenda, the Government Actuary's Department is supporting schools in England to reduce their carbon footprints.

  • Our latest blog talks about the importance of our accreditation by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' Quality Assurance Scheme.

  • Pensions experts in GAD have produced forecasts of the amount of pension to be paid out from relevant public service pension schemes over the next few years.

  • New and refreshed guidance will help clients understand procurement rules that apply when a government or public sector body wishes to secure our services.

  • GAD's Technical Bulletin provides an analytical view of the latest interim national population projections which we use in our work including modelling and decision-making.

  • The annual report on the National Insurance Fund projects contribution income in future financial years and is a source of information to MPs and legislators.

  • In our review of the actuarial valuations of the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales, we found the scheme's financial position had strengthened.

  • We have played a central role, working with HM Treasury, to set several discount rates which are used in the accounting valuation of over half of central government's liabilities.

  • COP26 was held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow in November. This article outlines GADs work to support the conference, net zero and the government's wider climate change work.

  • This latest blog from GAD concerns the experiences of a GAD actuary who attended the COP26 climate change conference.

  • Latest blog by GAD in which we look at how sustainable finance can help address climate change.

  • GAD announces the appointment of a new non-executive director. Bev Messinger will join the department's Management Board for a 3-year term.