Guidance and regulation

New and old Fair Deal policy, TUPE regulations, bulk transfers and broad comparability assessments; GAD support for public sector organisations.

• From: Government Actuary's Department
• Updated: 8 November 2023

This document provides guidance on access to the UK public service pension scheme 2016 actuarial valuation cost cap reports.

• From: Government Actuary's Department
• Updated: 16 January 2024

• Public Service pensions: 2016 valuation cost cap reports

  Please use the links in the table below to see the relevant valuation…

Guidance on the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill to remove the discrimination identified in the McCloud/Sargeant litigation.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 6 August 2021

• Guidance on the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill

  In 2015 the government introduced reformed pension schemes across all the…

Guidance on the public service pension schemes consultation response to remove the discrimination identified in the McCloud/Sargeant litigation.

• From: Home Office and 1 others
• Updated: 4 February 2021

Information about the entitlements the government provides to coal miners that worked for British Coal, and their widows.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 1 others
• Updated: 20 January 2013

Public webinars hosted by the Government Actuary's Department (GAD).

• From: Government Actuary's Department
• Updated: 17 October 2023

The government has confirmed the discount rate methodology and rate to be used for public service pensions, following a consultation with the Government Actuary.

• From: Government Actuary's Department
• Updated: 30 March 2023

This document provides guidance on access to the UK public service pension scheme 2016 actuarial valuation reports.

• From: Government Actuary's Department
• Updated: 15 July 2020

This note sets out the actuarial assumptions which are used by GAD in carrying out broad comparability assessments under the Government’s Fair Deal policy.

• From: Government Actuary's Department
• Updated: 18 February 2019

Steps that need to be followed when former public service staff with pension protection are re-joining an unfunded public service scheme.

• From: Government Actuary's Department
• Updated: 22 August 2019

On 16 July 2020, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury provided an update on public service pensions. This bulletin provides a summary of that update and associated publications.

• From: Government Actuary's Department
• Updated: 16 July 2020