Government Digital Service

Part of Cabinet Office
  1. Service Toolkit
  2. Digital Marketplace
  3. Introducing Verify
  4. Technology Code of Practice
  5. GOV.UK Design System
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16 July 2018 — Blog post

Why GOV.UK content should be published in HTML and not PDF

We’re not huge fans of PDFs on GOV.UK. We hope this post will help publishers explain to colleagues the problems with using them and support moving towards an HTML-first culture.

GovTech Catalyst logo

13 August 2018 — Collection

GovTech Catalyst information

Information about the GovTech Catalyst process, current challenges and competitions, news and historical data.

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11 July 2018 — Blog post

The importance of content designers in government

The content designer community gathered for ConCon7 last month. Find out what was on the agenda and why it was the most inspiring cross-government conference yet.

GDS alumni Ross Ferguson, Olivia Neal, Jordan Hatch and Annette Sweeney

6 July 2018 — Blog post

GDS across the globe: Where our alumni are now

Former GDS staff who now work for foreign governments share what they’ve learnt working abroad, what they’ve contributed and discuss GDS’ impact.

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27 June 2018 — Blog post

Building the GOV.UK of the future

Head of GOV.UK Neil Williams talks about the work that’s been happening to future proof the government’s content, including keeping up with new technologies and turning to robots to help.

Screenshot of Design System navigation page.

22 June 2018 — Blog post

Introducing the GOV.UK Design System

The GOV.UK Design System is now ready for teams across government to use. Take a look at how we developed it and why we think it will make things easier for service teams.

Latest from the Government Digital Service

  1. Book the GDS user research lab
    • Detailed guide
  2. Apply for, replace or renew a tachograph driver card/company card alpha assessment
    • Service standard report
  3. Close a company beta assessment
    • Service standard report

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What the Government Digital Service does

We help departments work together to transform government and meet user needs.

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Our policies

  1. Central government efficiency
  2. Government as a Platform
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Our announcements

  1. Thousands of small businesses lined up for G-Cloud 10
    • News story
  2. Submit an innovation challenge for the GovTech Catalyst round 2
    • News story
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Our consultations

  1. Accessibility of public sector websites and apps: new duties and regulations
    • Consultation outcome
  2. Digital Economy Act, part 5: data sharing codes and regulations
    • Consultation outcome
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Our publications

  1. Book the GDS user research lab
    • Detailed guide
  2. Apply for, replace or renew a tachograph driver card/company card alpha assessment
    • Service standard report
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Our statistics

  1. G-Cloud framework sales (up to 31 March 2018)
    • Statistical data set
  2. Digital Outcomes and Specialists framework sales (up to 31 March 2018)
    • Statistical data set
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Our management

Kevin Cunnington
Kevin Cunnington
Director General, Government Digital Service

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Government Digital Service

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E1 8QS
United Kingdom

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