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  • GAD has shared information with European counterparts on our role supporting Scottish and UK governments in their management of public service pension provision.

  • GAD will shortly be updating Factor Guidance Notes for public service pensions schemes. It follows completion of a major actuarial factors review project.

  • GAD has extended its presence in the global social security community at a European meeting with a presentation on UK social security and pensions arrangements.

  • GAD developed a pension benefit modeller to support the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority as it undertook a pension reform programme.

  • Actuarial valuations for public service pension schemes are now published, most of which set employer contribution rates and assess the cost control mechanism.

  • GAD has built a pension benefit modeller to support the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority as it undertakes a pension reform programme.

  • GAD has expanded its pensions administration consultancy team which provides support to pension scheme clients on strategic administration related projects.

  • GAD’s annual report on the National Insurance Fund projects contribution income up to the end of the 2028 to 2029 financial year.

  • GAD Senior Consulting Actuary, Chris Morley, addressed the conference on the importance of illustrating risk to assess the sustainability of social programmes.

  • We support government to meet its accounting requirements. In this Special Feature we consider the importance of accounting for public service pension schemes.

  • GAD supported Ofgem through a reasonableness review of pension scheme costs of the gas and electricity network operators’ defined benefit pension schemes.

  • GAD analyses announcements in the Autumn Statement, as they relate to areas where we specialise. We look at pension reform proposals, and other measures.

  • Letter from the Chancellor and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to the Chief Executives of the Financial Conduct Authority and the Pensions Regulator.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • GAD has attended a major pensions summit in London. The event, included organisations from the UK and internationally and was addressed by the Chancellor.

  • A list of current flyers and slides produced for webinars by GAD.

  • GAD actuaries spoke at a public service pensions conference in Northern Ireland. They talked about core pensions work and key projects, all part of the department’s portfolio.

  • The innovation of GAD's Remedy Benefits Illustrator was on show at a cross-departmental event. The online tool provides benefits insights for public service pension schemes.

  • The Government Actuary has completed a consultation on public service pensions Directions which set out how 2020 valuations should be carried out.

  • GAD has updated actuarial factors for key public service pension schemes. Actuarial factors are used to calculate the benefits of scheme members under different scenarios.

  • GAD has been nominated in 2 categories in an industry competition.