Accessibility update: sample accessibility statement, monitoring and enforcement
New regulations mean that public sector websites and mobile apps will soon have a legal duty to meet accessibility requirements. In this blog post, we talk about what we're doing to help you meet the requirements.
How GOV.UK Notify is helping local authorities improve their services
...council tax. Dacorum estimate that this saved residents over £22,000 in legal fees. Based on this success, Dacorum’s waste collection team has started using Notify too. Providing a free service...
Newyddion gwych! The first service to use GOV.UK Pay in Welsh is now live
...done some work to make GOV.UK payment pages available in Welsh. First government service to use GOV.UK Pay in Wales GOV.UK Pay lets businesses and citizens pay for government services...
Welcome to the updated Service Standard
...get to what we’ve just published: the updated Service Standard. You can download a poster of the updated Service Standard here. The updated Service Standard comes into force at the...
Guest post: How we grew the Scottish Digital Academy
...to a 10-day accredited Digital & Agile Foundation course. Our team of 7 work across Scotland and deliver courses and workshops in different locations. The team includes 3 agile coaches...
Pitch it, vote it, host it: GDS unconference 2019
...where we gather and the members of our executive team share news, we usually hold off-site events every 6 months where we have a full afternoon together. But these off-sites...
Podcast: Kevin Cunnington on the past, present and future of GDS
...can subscribe to the GDS podcast on Apple Music, Spotify and all other major podcast platforms. You can read a transcript of the podcast on Podbean. Subscribe for blog updates....
Keeping GOV.UK Verify secure from identity crime and fraud
...National Cyber Security Centre’s Cyber Security Information Sharing Partnership (CiSP) platform. If you work in government or industry and are interested in preventing identity misuse, you can join the group...
Podcast: How has digital changed public sector organisations?
...can subscribe to the GDS podcast on Apple Music, Spotify and all other major podcast platforms. You can read a transcript of the podcast on Podbean. Subscribe for blog updates....
Understanding all the barriers service users might face
Building accessible and effective end-to-end services requires a holistic approach to users and the barriers they can face. Here are some things we’re working on to reduce these barriers.
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