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Canada Pension Plan

GAD helps set up an external peer review on the 30th Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan.

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GAD's support on pension entitlements for fee-paid judges

GAD has worked closely with the Ministry of Justice on its consultation in response to a legal judgment. Our expertise has included remedy design and technical issues.

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Life cover for frontline health workers

GAD was involved in the analysis and planning of the new life assurance scheme for frontline NHS staff and social care workers in England.

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GAD helps develop support for the trade credit insurance sector

GAD has helped develop trade credit insurance schemes backed by £10 billion of government guarantees.

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Helping develop an approach around senior clinicians’ pensions

GAD’s expertise helped the Department of Health and Social Care assess approaches for senior clinicians’ pensions.

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GAD 2025 Strategy - building on our strengths

In the new GAD 2025 Strategy, we set out our renewed approach to building on our strengths while focusing on 4 key areas; our clients, our people, inclusion and processes.

Latest from the Government Actuary's Department

  1. GAD services
    • Promotional
  2. Government Actuary's Department annual report and accounts 2019 to 2020
    • Corporate report
  3. Canada Pension Plan
    • News story

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What the Government Actuary's Department does

Actuaries have analytical skills that help decision-makers take account of risk and uncertainty. Our mission is to improve the stewardship of public sector finances by supporting effective decision-making and robust financial reporting through actuarial analysis, modelling and advice.

GAD is a non-ministerial department.

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Guidance and regulation

  1. Ogden tables: actuarial compensation tables for injury and death
    • Guidance
  2. NHS Pension Scheme actuarial valuation
    • Guidance
See all guidance and regulation

News and communications

  1. Canada Pension Plan
    • News story
  2. GAD's support on pension entitlements for fee-paid judges
    • News story
See all news and communications

Research and statistics

  1. Market data insights
    • Research
  2. GAD client feedback - April 2019 to March 2020
    • Research
See all research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations

  1. Setting the Personal Injury Discount Rate - Government Actuary's advice to the Lord Chancellor
    • Consultation outcome
  2. Consultation on the regulations to introduce a new firefighters’ pension scheme from April 2015
    • Consultation outcome
See all policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Government Actuary's Department annual report and accounts 2019 to 2020
    • Corporate report
  2. GAD business critical models
    • Corporate report
See all transparency and freedom of information releases

Our management

Martin Clarke
Martin Clarke
Government Actuary
Colin Wilson
Colin Wilson
Deputy Government Actuary
Stephen Humphrey
Stephen Humphrey
Actuarial Director (Quality, Compliance and Risk)
Matt Gurden
Matt Gurden
Actuarial Director (Clients, Growth and Development)
Dave Johnston
Dave Johnston
Actuarial Director (People and Capability)
John Ogden
John Ogden
Director of Finance
Wendy Dabinett
Wendy Dabinett
Director of Human Resources
Alison White
Alison White
Non-executive Director
Ian Wilson
Ian Wilson
Non-executive Director
Geoffrey Podger
Geoffrey Podger
Non-executive Director

Contact GAD

Office address

With the onset of the coronavirus, we have adapted our working style. So, following government advice, our teams will be working remotely for the foreseeable future. If you’d like to get in touch then please email us.

enquiries@gad.gov.uk

Finlaison House
15-17 Furnival Street
London
EC4A 1AB
United Kingdom

Email

enquiries@gad.gov.uk

Telephone

020 7211 2601

Fax

020 7211 2650

Scotland office

With the onset of the coronavirus, we have adapted our working style. So, following government advice, our teams will be working remotely for the foreseeable future. If you’d like to get in touch then please email us.

scottish-enquiries@gad.gov.uk

Elgin House
20 Haymarket Yards
Edinburgh
EH12 5WN
United Kingdom

Email

scottish-enquiries@gad.gov.uk

Enquiries

+44 (0)131 467 0324

Staff transfers (Fair Deal) advice and services

With the onset of the coronavirus, we have adapted our working style. So, following government advice, our teams will be working remotely for the foreseeable future. If you’d like to get in touch then please email us.

stafftransfers@gad.gov.uk

Finlaison House
15-17 Furnival Street
London
EC4A 1AB
United Kingdom

Email

stafftransfers@gad.gov.uk

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
  3. Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.

Freedom of Information requests

With the onset of the coronavirus, we have adapted our working style. So, following government advice, our teams will be working remotely for the foreseeable future. If you’d like to get in touch with us please email gad.foi@gad.gov.uk and we will get back to you.

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Government Actuary's Department
Finlaison House
15-17 Furnival St
London
EC4A 1AB
United Kingdom

Email

gad.foi@gad.gov.uk

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