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Use this guidance to make sure that you choose an appropriate .gov.uk domain name.
Contact the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) to get a domain for your API on GOV.UK.
This active list of .gov.uk domain names is updated once a year.
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Check who to contact if you think your domain is compromised.
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Find out if your organisation is eligible for a .gov.uk domain name and what to do if it’s not.
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Every .gov.uk domain needs a registrant. Find out what they do and who can be a registrant.
This guidance explains what .gov.uk agreements Registrars, Registrant and sub-Registrants need in place to protect their .gov.uk domains.
Read this to understand the relationship between all the parties involved in the management and protection of .gov.uk domain names.
How to apply for a .gov.uk domain name
The Company Names Tribunal practice direction provides the framework for the management of proceedings brought before the Tribunal.
Find out the benefits of getting and using a .gov.uk domain
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