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Government Actuary’s Department (GAD)

Government Actuary’s Department is a Non-Ministerial Department sponsored by HM Treasury. The Government Actuary’s Department provides actuarial analysis and services to all the main public service pension schemes; policy advice; advice on transfers of employment and certification of private sector organisations’ pension arrangements when staff are transferred; advice to UK Government, and a range of other countries and jurisdictions, on social security arrangements; helps UK Government manage its financial risks; insurance; investment, risk and modelling.

Regional Remit

GAD operates in the UK. Their headquarters are located in London.


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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0 Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025

2023/24 Chair's Name

Les Philpott

Established

1919

Ombudsman

Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman

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Finances

This figure provides an overview of Government Actuary’s Department’s income and expenditure during the 2023/24 financial year.

Some ALBs, such as those with Trading Fund status, do not classify their spending data by RDEL, CDEL, and AME and will report £0 for these values.
For more information regarding RDEL, CDEL and AME, please see our analysis of ALB Spending.

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Staffing

The figure below shows the types of staff employed by Government Actuary’s Department on 31 March 2024.


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Arms Length Bodies

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