Naming and Approvals Committee (NAC)

The Naming and Approvals Committee (NAC) manages requests for government domain names.

Responsibilities

The NAC is responsible for approving or rejecting all requests for:

  • new .gov.uk domain names
  • changing ownership of .gov.uk domain names
  • making decisions about appeals

The NAC makes sure that .gov.uk domain names are issued in line with GOV.UK guidance. The committee meets annually to review the guidance and to discuss issues relating to the domains space.

Membership

Organisation Representing
Cabinet Office Central government
Jisc .govuk registry
NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre Executive non-departmental public body
Welsh government Devolved administration
Scottish government Devolved administration
Northern Ireland government Devolved administration
Hampshire County Council Local government
North Yorkshire County Council Local government

Committee meetings

You can view minutes from previous NAC meetings in the UK Government Web Archive.

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