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Public service pensions 2016 valuations: supplementary documents

皇冠体育appse are supplementary documents relating to actuarial valuations and the establishment of an employer cost cap mechanism in public service pension schemes.

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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皇冠体育app Public Service Pensions Act 2013 provides the legal framework for actuarial valuations of public service pension schemes to measure the costs of the benefits being provided. 皇冠体育appse valuations will inform the future contribution rates to be paid into the schemes by employers from 1 April 2019. 皇冠体育app 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.

Directions and regulations made under the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 implement this policy; updates to the directions are required at each valuation. 皇冠体育app Chief Secretary has written to the TUC to seek their views on Treasury proposals to amend the existing Treasury valuation directions. 皇冠体育app letter to the TUC, plus the draft directions and technical annex are published on this page. 皇冠体育app draft amending directions should be read in conjunction with . 皇冠体育app draft directions will enable departments to proceed with public service pension scheme valuations, and to undertake next steps with their stakeholders. 皇冠体育app Treasury has a statutory duty to consult the Government Actuary before finalising the directions, this will happen later in 2018 following receipt of comments from the TUC and other stakeholders.

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Published 6 September 2018

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