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Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
The UK government's design principles and examples of how they've been used.
A list of 10 criteria that represent good practice in creating, applying and enforcing design codes.
Register a design - what designs are protected, search the registers, prepare your illustrations, how to apply, disclaimers and limitations.
Do you want to play a leadership role supporting the creation and stewardship of popular, healthy, beautiful and sustainable places? The Office for Place is seeking Non-Executive Board Members to provide independent advice and expertise.
View designs registered in the designs journal from the last 25 years
How to get scientific advice about your licence application from MHRA, including: submitting a request, your meeting with MHRA, fees.
This section shows how to translate user needs into policy and services and how you to work collaboratively with users and specialists
Outline of the design approach taken to various aspects of the baseline designs
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have protected their designs to help create value from their ideas.
Find out how new woodland can enhance landscape character as well as a wide range of benefits to the woodland owner and society.
Asking questions users understand so they can give you the information you need.
Results of past design and design right decisions issued by us since 2013.
Design your service using GOV.UK styles, components and patterns.
The duties and competence requirements for building regulations that clients, designers and contractors must meet.
Design, build and operate APIs in a consistent way
Find out what makes a person an enabler of tax avoidance, and what to do about legally privileged communications.
The shape and the configuration of objects are automatically protected by design right in the UK and Europe.
The Designs Act 1949 allows us to give directions in some areas, so that we can react quickly to change.
Evaluation and case studies from the first phase of our design code pilots.
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