Government Actuary's Department

This document contains the following information: Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) Audit and Risk Assurance Committee Terms of Reference.

GAD publishes the 2025-26 client feedback report showing 100% of respondents have awarded us 4 or more stars for being highly valued.

This document provides guidance on access to the UK public service pension scheme 2024 actuarial valuation reports.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme as at 31 March 2024.

This web page details Government Actuary's Department's (GAD) spend greater than £25,000 for the calendar year 2026.

This web page details GAD's prompt payment data during each financial year.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the NHS Pension Scheme (England and Wales) as at 31 March 2024.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (England and Wales) as at 31 March 2024.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Civil Service Pension Scheme as at 31 March 2024.

Summary risk provisioning analysis for the Department for Education.

GAD collects and processes some personal information for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice.

GAD advice to Office for National Statistics (ONS) on valuing defined benefit pensions wealth in ONS’s Wealth and Assets Survey

The GAD Mortality Insights bulletin provides succinct and accessible information on current thinking around trends in life expectancy.

The Government Actuary's Department is publishing a list of its business critical models as part of its response to the Macpherson review.

This web page details Government Actuary's Department's (GAD) spend greater than £25,000 for the calendar year 2025.

The Government Actuary’s annual report on the impact on the Great Britain National Insurance Fund of the year’s benefit and contribution-related uprating orders.

This document contains the following information: Government Actuary’s Department annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025 (for the year ended 31 March 2025).

The Government Actuary’s Department review of the actuarial valuations of funds as at 31 March 2023 pursuant to Section 13 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013.

This crib sheet provides guidance for organisations on using climate scenario analysis to assess climate-related risks and understand their financial impacts.

GAD's 2030 Strategy details the department's objectives and renewed strategic framework for the next 5 years.

The Government Actuary’s Department has prepared an actuarial modelling report to help DWP assess the effectiveness of possible options to regulate superfunds.

In the latest collection of client survey responses 99% of respondents rated GAD as highly valued.

The Government Actuary’s Department has prepared a report as required under Section 13 of the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.

The Government Actuary’s annual report on the impact on the Great Britain National Insurance Fund of the year’s benefit and contribution-related uprating orders.

This web page details GAD's spend greater than £25,000 for the calendar year 2024.

The GAD Mortality Insights bulletin provides succinct and accessible information on current developments in the area of longevity research.

The Government Actuary's Department publishes publications on relevant topics.

This document contains the following information: Government Actuary's Department annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024.

New report sets out the Government Actuary’s determination of the Personal Injury Discount Rate in Northern Ireland.

New report sets out the Government Actuary’s determination of the Personal Injury Discount Rate in Scotland.

Statutory review of the Local Government Pension Scheme England and Wales (section 13 report).

GAD's Main Estimate memorandum for the 2024-25 financial year.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Police Pension Schemes (Scotland) as at 31 March 2020.

The Government Actuary’s Department’s response to the request for advice on the Scottish Personal Injury Discount Rate regulations.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Civil Service Pension Scheme as at 31 March 2020.

In the latest collection of client survey responses 98% of respondents rated GAD as highly valued.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the NHS Pension Scheme (England and Wales) as at 31 March 2020.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Judicial Pension Schemes as at 31 March 2020.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (England and Wales) as at 31 March 2020.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) as at 31 March 2020.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland) as at 31 March 2020.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Pension Scheme as at 31 March 2020.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Health and Social Care (HSC) Pension Scheme as at 31 March 2020.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme as at 31 March 2020.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Scottish Teachers’ Pension Schemes as at 31 March 2020.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Northern Ireland Teachers' Pension Scheme as at 31 March 2020.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the NHS Pension Schemes (Scotland) as at 31 March 2020.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Local Government Pension Scheme (England and Wales) as at 31 March 2020.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Firefighters' Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) as at 31 March 2020.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Firefighters' Pension Schemes (Scotland) as at 31 March 2020.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Firefighters' Pension Schemes (Wales) as at 31 March 2020.

The Government Actuary’s annual report on the impact on the Great Britain National Insurance Fund of the year’s order for benefit-related uprating.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Firefighters' Pension Schemes (England) as at 31 March 2020.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Police Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) as at 31 March 2020.

The Government Actuary's Department has completed a valuation of the Police Pension Schemes (England and Wales) as at 31 March 2020.

This document contains the following information: Government Actuary's Department annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023.

This policy sets out the Government Actuary’s Department’s environmental commitments.

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

This document sets out the terms on which we provide services to you.

The Government Actuary’s Department review of the actuarial valuations of funds as at 31 March 2020 pursuant to Section 13 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013.

The Government Actuary’s annual report on the impact on the Great Britain National Insurance Fund of the year’s orders for benefit and contribution-related uprating.

This document contains the following information: Government Actuary's Department annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022.

The Government Actuary’s Department has prepared a report as required under Section 13 of the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.

New report sets out the Government Actuary’s determination of the Personal Injury Discount Rate in Northern Ireland.

The Government Actuary's Quinquennial Review of the National Insurance Fund as at April 2020.

The Government Actuary’s annual report on the impact on the Great Britain National Insurance Fund of the year’s orders for benefit and contribution-related uprating.

Statutory review of the Local Government Pension Scheme England and Wales (section 13 report).

The Government Actuary’s annual report on the impact on the Great Britain National Insurance Fund of the year’s orders for benefit and contribution-related uprating.

In this edition of eNews we look at communications in GAD, the work of our staff transfer specialists and how GAD continues to foster a learning ethos within the department.

The Government Actuary’s annual report on the impact on the Great Britain National Insurance Fund of the year’s orders for benefit and contribution-related uprating.

In this edition of eNews, we look at our work in providing investment and modelling advice, we reflect on our centenary year and find out about GAD's secondments programme.

Review of the actuarial valuations of funds as at 31 March 2017 pursuant to Section 13 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013.

In this edition of eNews, GAD's regular newsletter, we look at our role in the Civil Service's Analysis Function, and focus on the work of our insurance specialists.

New report sets out the Government Actuary’s determination of the Personal Injury Discount Rate in Scotland.

Articles: An actuary in court: reflections on the role of expert analysis, Centenary deep dive: GAD’s role in advising on public service pension schemes, GAD centenary lecture.

Mike Scanlon, a GAD actuary and speaker at the recent Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association Local Authority Conference shares his view of the event.

Articles: Celebrating GAD's centenary, Centenary deep dive: GAD's role in social security, Managing contingent liabilities in the public sector.

GAD concludes that the 2016 actuarial valuation of the Local Government Pension Scheme Northern Ireland and the resulting employer contribution rates achieve the aims of compliance, consistency, solvency and long term cost efficiency.

The regular blog by the Government Actuary covering topical issues.

Government Actuary’s Department building client expertise.

Articles: Delivering value for money, Eradicating poverty, and other sustainable development goals, Genetic testing: insurance and the NHS.

Actuaries play an important role in helping the government both spend wisely and save money.

Articles: Managing fiscal risks openly and more effectively, GAD contributes data for mortality tables, Sharing mortality insights from experts.

Articles: Managing fiscal risks openly and more effectively, GAD contributes data for mortality tables, Sharing mortality insights from experts.

The regular blog by the Government Actuary covering topical issues.

Articles: Adding value to decision making in public services, the Macpherson review - progress after 5 years, March 2018 cross government event on wider reward.

This note describes the system GAD has set up for transmission of personal data to and from our clients.

Articles: Report from the Analytical Function conference, Exploring the ONS "fuller picture" of pensions, A new financial asset class in the UK.

The regular blog by the Government Actuary covering topical issues.

GAD has formally responded to the OBR’s discussion paper “What should our Fiscal risks report cover?”

Report by the Government Actuary and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: sections 42(1), 42B(1) and 45A(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993.

Government Actuary's Department report on a recommendation for a single factor to be used to value the increase in an individual's pension over a tax year.