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Records of GOV.UK

Catalogue reference: GUK

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GUK

Records created by GOV.UK. For series created for regularly archived websites, please see the separate Websites Division.

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Reference

GUK

Title
Records of GOV.UK
Date

2011-2025

Description

Records created by GOV.UK.

For series created for regularly archived websites, please see the separate Websites Division.

Related material

For records of Directgov, please see: DGOV

For records of Business Link, please see: BLK

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Cabinet Office, Government Digital Service, 2011-2011
Physical description

425 series

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Administrative / biographical background

GOV.UK is a UK public sector information website, created by the Government Digital Service to provide a single point of access to HM Government services. It was introduced in 2012 to replace the existing Directgov and BusinessLink sites.

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is a unit of the Cabinet Office responsible transforming the provision of government digital services. It was formed in April 2011 to implement the 'Digital by Default' strategy proposed by a report produced for the Cabinet Office in 2010 called 'Directgov 2010 and Beyond: Revolution not Evolution'. It is overseen by the Public Expenditure Executive (Efficiency and Reform) which is co-chaired by the Minister for the Cabinet Office and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. The GDS has a 'Digital Advisory Board' consisting of external experts which meets bi-annually and advises the GDS on strategy.

The GOV.UK project site became available as a beta test version from 1 February 2012. On 13 September 2012, through a notice on the Directgov homepage, it was announced that the GOV.UK project would replace Directgov as the primary website of the UK Government on 17 October 2012, after which Directgov would close. It officially replaced Directgov and the online services of Business Link on 17 October 2012.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13362658/

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