G4S Annual Report and Accounts 2011

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34 Retirement benefit obligations continued
Movements in the present value of defined benefit obligations in the current year and the fair value of scheme assets during the year were as follows:
2011
Obligations
At 1 January 2011 1,566 95 1,661
Service cost 7 2 9
Interest cost 85 5 90
Contributions from scheme members 3 3 6
Actuarial losses 131 1 132
Benefits paid (69) (1) (70)
Translation adjustments – (3) (3)
At 31 December 2011 1,723 102 1,825
Assets
At 1 January 2011 1,310 90 1,400
Expected return on scheme assets 89 4 93
Actuarial gains 61 3 64
Actual returns on schedule assets 150 7 157
Contributions from the sponsoring companies 44 4 48
Contributions from scheme members 3 3 6
Benefits paid (69) (1) (70)
Translation adjustments – (2) (2)
At 31 December 2011 1,438 101 1,539
UK
£m
Rest of
World
£m
Total
£m
2010
UK
£m
Rest of
World
£m
Total
£m
Obligations
At 1 January 2010 1,547 116 1,663
Service cost 11 4 15
Interest cost 87 6 93
Contributions from scheme members 5 3 8
Actuarial (gains)/losses (26) 6 (20)
Benefits paid (58) (2) (60)
Curtailments – (2) (2)
Settlements – (37) (37)
Translation adjustments – 1 1
At 31 December 2010 1,566 95 1,661
Assets
At 1 January 2010 1,240 95 1,335
Expected return on scheme assets 82 5 87
Actuarial (losses)/gains (4) 3 (1)
Actual return on scheme assets 78 8 86
Contributions from the sponsoring companies 45 14 59
Contributions from scheme members 5 3 8
Benefits paid (58) (2) (60)
Settlements – (30) (30)
Translation adjustments – 2 2
At 31 December 2010 1,310 90 1,400
The contribution from sponsoring companies in 2011 included £40m (2010: £33m) of additional contributions in respect of the deficit in the schemes.
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