Public service pensions: actuarial valuations
This is a technical note on actuarial valuations of the public service pension schemes.
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The Public Service Pensions Act provides the legal framework for regular actuarial valuations of the public service pension schemes to measure the costs of the benefits being provided. These valuations will inform the future contribution rates to be paid into the schemes by employers. The Act also provides for the establishment of an employer cost cap mechanism to ensure that the costs of the pension schemes remain sustainable in future. The Directions, made under this Act, implement this policy.
The Treasury is publishing amending Directions to ensure that the 2016 valuations of the public service pension schemes can be completed using the latest assumptions. The Treasury has a statutory duty to consult the Government Actuary before making the Directions. The Treasury completed this statutory consultation during November 2018.