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{{short description|Official website of the government of the United Kingdom}}
{{short description|Official website of the Government of the United Kingdom}}
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| type = Government information
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|language = English and Welsh
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|content_license = [[Crown copyright]]<br/>[[Open Government Licence]]
| content_license = [[Crown copyright]]<br/>[[Open Government Licence]]
|owner = [[Government of the United Kingdom|HM Government]]
| owner = [[Government of the United Kingdom|HM Government]]
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|launch_date = 1 February 2012
| launch_date = 1 February 2012
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{{lowercase}}'''gov.uk''' (styled on the site as '''GOV.UK''') is a [[United Kingdom]] [[public sector]] information website, created by the [[Government Digital Service]] to provide a single point of access to [[HM Government]] services. The site launched as a [[Software release life cycle#Beta|beta]] on 31 January 2012,<ref>{{cite news |title=Gov.uk service portal opens for public testing |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16832368 |newspaper=BBC News Online |date=1 February 2012 |accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Introducing the beta of GOV.UK| URL=https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2012/01/31/beta/ | date=31 January 2012}}</ref> following on from the [[Alphagov]] project. It officially replaced [[Directgov]] and the online services of [[Business Link]] on 17 October 2012.
{{lowercase}}'''gov.uk''' (styled on the site as '''GOV.UK''') is a [[United Kingdom]] [[public sector]] information website, created by the [[Government Digital Service]] to provide a single point of access to [[HM Government]] services. The site launched as a [[Software release life cycle#Beta|beta]] on 31 January 2012,<ref>{{cite news |title=Gov.uk service portal opens for public testing |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16832368 |newspaper=BBC News Online |date=1 February 2012 |accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Introducing the beta of GOV.UK| URL=https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2012/01/31/beta/ | date=31 January 2012}}</ref> following on from the [[Alphagov]] project. It officially replaced [[Directgov]] and the online services of [[Business Link]] on 17 October 2012.


The website was planned to replace the individual websites of hundreds of government departments and public bodies by 2014. By 1 May 2013, all 24 ministerial departments and 28 other organisations had their URLs redirecting to gov.uk.
The website was planned to replace the individual websites of hundreds of government departments and public bodies by 2014. By 1 May 2013, all 24 ministerial departments and 28 other organisations had their URLs redirecting to gov.uk.


==History==
== History ==
The first ministerial departments and other organisations moved to the Inside Government section of gov.uk on 15 November 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=Heywood|first=Jeremy|title=Launching Inside Government|url=http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2012/11/15/launching-inside-government/|publisher=Government Digital Service|accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> On 12 December 2012, a further three departments migrated, bringing the total of ministerial departments to six out of a total of 24.<ref name=Move>{{cite web|title=The new home on the web for FCO, MOD, BIS and AGO|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-new-home-on-the-web-for-fco-mod-bis-and-ago|date=12 December 2012|publisher=Government Digital Service|accessdate=31 December 2012}}</ref> By 1 May 2013, all ministerial departments had transferred to gov.uk.
The first ministerial departments and other organisations moved to the Inside Government section of gov.uk on 15 November 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=Heywood|first=Jeremy|title=Launching Inside Government|url=http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2012/11/15/launching-inside-government/|publisher=Government Digital Service|accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> On 12 December 2012, a further three departments migrated, bringing the total of ministerial departments to six out of a total of 24.<ref name=Move>{{cite web|title=The new home on the web for FCO, MOD, BIS and AGO|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-new-home-on-the-web-for-fco-mod-bis-and-ago|date=12 December 2012|publisher=Government Digital Service|accessdate=31 December 2012}}</ref> By 1 May 2013, all ministerial departments had transferred to gov.uk.


On 16 April 2013, gov.uk won Design of the Year 2013 at the [[Design Museum]] awards.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wainwright|first=Oliver|title='Direct and well-mannered' government website named design of the year|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/apr/16/government-website-design-of-year|accessdate=16 April 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=16 April 2013}}</ref> The Government Digital Service has also won a [[D&AD]] "Black Pencil" award for their work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/2013/writing-for-design/20081/govuk/|work=D&AD|title=Writing for Design / Writing for Websites & Digital Design|publisher=Gov.uk}}</ref> In 2019, gov.uk won a [[D&AD]] "Wood Pencil" award for its Step-by-Step digital design pattern.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/2019/digital-design/231113/govuk-step-by-step-journeys/|work=D&AD|title=GOV.UK step by step journeys|publisher=dandad.org}}</ref>
On 16 April 2013, gov.uk won Design of the Year 2013 at the [[Design Museum]] awards.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wainwright|first=Oliver|title='Direct and well-mannered' government website named design of the year|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/apr/16/government-website-design-of-year|accessdate=16 April 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=16 April 2013}}</ref> The Government Digital Service has also won a [[D&AD]] "Black Pencil" award for their work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/2013/writing-for-design/20081/govuk/|work=D&AD|title=Writing for Design / Writing for Websites & Digital Design|publisher=Gov.uk}}</ref> In 2019, gov.uk won a [[D&AD]] "Wood Pencil" award for its Step-by-Step digital design pattern.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/2019/digital-design/231113/govuk-step-by-step-journeys/|work=D&AD|title=GOV.UK step by step journeys|publisher=dandad.org}}</ref>


==References==
== References ==
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{{Reflist|30em}}


==External links==
== External links ==
* {{Official website}}
* {{Official website}}
* [https://data.gov.uk/ data.gov.uk]
* [https://data.gov.uk/ data.gov.uk]

Revision as of 04:41, 17 September 2020

gov.uk
Screenshot
Screenshot of gov.uk's landing page.
Type of site
Government information
Available inEnglish and Welsh
OwnerHM Government
Created byGovernment Digital Service
URLhttps://www.gov.uk/
CommercialNo
RegistrationNo
Launched1 February 2012
Current statusOnline
Content license
Crown copyright
Open Government Licence

gov.uk (styled on the site as GOV.UK) is a United Kingdom public sector information website, created by the Government Digital Service to provide a single point of access to HM Government services. The site launched as a beta on 31 January 2012,[2][3] following on from the Alphagov project. It officially replaced Directgov and the online services of Business Link on 17 October 2012.

The website was planned to replace the individual websites of hundreds of government departments and public bodies by 2014. By 1 May 2013, all 24 ministerial departments and 28 other organisations had their URLs redirecting to gov.uk.

History

The first ministerial departments and other organisations moved to the Inside Government section of gov.uk on 15 November 2012.[4] On 12 December 2012, a further three departments migrated, bringing the total of ministerial departments to six out of a total of 24.[5] By 1 May 2013, all ministerial departments had transferred to gov.uk.

On 16 April 2013, gov.uk won Design of the Year 2013 at the Design Museum awards.[6] The Government Digital Service has also won a D&AD "Black Pencil" award for their work.[7] In 2019, gov.uk won a D&AD "Wood Pencil" award for its Step-by-Step digital design pattern.[8]

References

  1. ^ "www.gov.uk Competitive Analysis, Marketing Mix and Traffic". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Gov.uk service portal opens for public testing". BBC News Online. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Introducing the beta of GOV.UK". 31 January 2012.
  4. ^ Heywood, Jeremy. "Launching Inside Government". Government Digital Service. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  5. ^ "The new home on the web for FCO, MOD, BIS and AGO". Government Digital Service. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  6. ^ Wainwright, Oliver (16 April 2013). "'Direct and well-mannered' government website named design of the year". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Writing for Design / Writing for Websites & Digital Design". D&AD. Gov.uk.
  8. ^ "GOV.UK step by step journeys". D&AD. dandad.org.

External links

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