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  • Northern Ireland Civil Service Pension Scheme Valuations

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    • Working in the Northern Ireland Civil Service, 
    • Key sections and resources for NICS Pension Schemes Members, 
    • Key sections and resources for NICS Pension Schemes Employers

    Regulation 158 of The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (SR 2014/290) (as amended) requires that the Department appoints a scheme actuary who is responsible for carrying out valuations of the scheme and any connected scheme. Government Actuary's Department (GAD) has been appointed as scheme actuary by the Department to carry out actuarial valuations of the Scheme in accordance with Department directions.

    NICS Pension Scheme Actuarial Valuation as at 31 March 2020

    Reports by the Scheme Actuary on the actuarial valuation of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Pension Scheme as at 31 March 2020:

    • NICSPS 2020 Valuation Results Report
    • NICSPS 2020 Valuation Membership Data Report
    • NICSPS 2020 Valuation Advice on Assumptions Report
    • NICSPS 2020 Valuation Assumptions Summary

    NICS Pension Scheme Actuarial Valuation as at 31 March 2016

    On 30 January 2019, the Government announced a pause on the operation of the cost control mechanism in relation to the 2016 valuations due to uncertainty about scheme costs following the McCloud Court of Appeal Judgment. The pause was implemented in March 2019 by the Department of Finance Directions.

    On 16 July 2020, the Government lifted the pause as progress in determining the McCloud remedy meant costs were now more certain. The cost of the remedy would count as a ‘member cost’ in the completion of the 2016 valuations. This was Implemented by Department of Finance Directions in November 2021.

    Reports by the Scheme Actuary on the actuarial valuation of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Pension Scheme as at 31 March 2016:

    • Unpause Cost Cap Valuation Report
    • Unpause Final Assumptions and Data Advice 
    • Northern Ireland Civil Service Pension Scheme Actuarial Valuation as at 31 March 2016
    • Report on Membership Data
    • Advice on Assumptions

    NICS Pension Scheme Actuarial Valuation as at 31 March 2012

    Reports by the Scheme Actuary on the actuarial valuation of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (NI) [PCSPS(NI)] as at 31 March 2012:

    • PCSPS(NI) Actuarial Valuation as at 31 March 2012
    • Experience Data Report
    • Methodology Report
    • Report on Membership Data
    • Advice on Assumptions

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