Government Digital Service

The objectives and supporting resources assist organisations to understand, plan and deliver an assessment for the first year goals.

The Data Maturity Assessment framework is the foundation for measuring, improving and maintaining the health and strength of an organisation’s data ecosystem.

What data we collect from you when you sign up to test the GOV.UK app, what we do with your data, how long we keep it for, protect it and keep it secure.

A Concept and Logical Data Model to find and support people who may be at risk of a vulnerability.

DSIT’s first Cloud Challenge Book sets out challenges across the UK cloud infrastructure, and invites industry partners to innovate at a national scale.

This document proposes a Logical Model to describe the core attributes of a person.

Learn how the Person Data Standard can be applied in practice when a single authoritative identity is required for person data.

A set of rules for controlling how taxonomies around the Vulnerabilities space, overseen by the Vulnerabilities Working Group, will be created, changed and managed.

Learn about the Alpha Vulnerabilities Data Standard and how to provide feedback.

Learn about the Alpha Person Data Standard and how to provide feedback.

A reference list of Vulnerability Risk Factors: single facts that may apply to a person or household, categorised into domains and with structural rules around hierarchy.

This document proposes a Concept Model to describe the core attributes of a person.

View the attributes that make up the proposed Person Data Standard.

This policy sets out the requirements for UK government departments and their ALBs to identify, record and centrally report data assets.

What data we collect from you when you use the GOV.UK test app, what we do with your data, how long we keep it for, and how we protect it and keep it secure.

Find out what critical data assets are in a cross-government context, why they matter, and how to report them.

Find out about data ownership and how to adopt the data ownership model in your organisation.

Find out what metadata to record about government data assets and where to store it.

Find out how to assess and manage the quality of your data if you work in a public sector organisation.

Find details here about the GDS user support privacy policy and how we collect and process your data.

This framework helps analysts across government quantify benefits of digital and data programmes.

This active list of .gov.uk domain names is updated once a year.

GOV.UK updated its brand guidelines in June 2025 to include details on implementing and extending the use of the brand into new contexts and channels.

Find out how GOV.UK Chat collects and uses your data.

The AI Insights series offers government departments and public sector organisations technical guidance on implementing AI solutions effectively, safely and securely.

A survey to understand the opportunities for public sector data among businesses, researchers and public bodies.

A summary of findings from a survey to understand user needs around a digital wallet for government-issued documents.

Minutes of the meetings for the DSA Steering Board and DSA Peer Review Group.

Information about the open standards chosen for use in government technology.

Find out how GOV.UK One Login collects and uses your data.

Guidelines and best practices that will help make government datasets ready for AI and unlock the full potential of artificial intelligence.

Documentation relating to the DSA working group looking at vulnerabilities

Consultation on regulations to require the recording and uploading of asset information to NUAR, and the provision of secure access to this information

UK public sector findings from a cross-government trial of AI coding assistants to understand how these tools could help software engineering.

Key insights from the Population Movement Data (PMD) Innovation Sandbox

Terms of Reference for the Government Digital Service (GDS) Responsible AI Advisory Panel.

The Government Digital Service (GDS) conducted a large-scale experiment with Microsoft 365 Copilot from 30 September to 31 December 2024

The government has reviewed whether its spending processes for digital spend maximise value for money. This document sets out key findings and recommendations.

A long-term vision for digital public services, a 6-point plan for reform, and the role of the new digital centre of government.

A review of technology and data in the public sector: successes, challenges and root causes.

Organisations and algorithmic tools in scope of the mandatory requirement to publish ATRS records.

Findings from monitoring public sector website and mobile app accessibility from 2022 to 2024

An update on the progress of the NUAR project over the past year, the latest developments and what is planned for the future.

Report by the Alan Turing Institute on geospatial AI in long-term land use decisions.

The report highlights the state of the UK geospatial market, valued at over £6 billion, supporting over 37,500 jobs and attracting £1.2 billion in investments.

Findings from a survey to understand what barriers could affect people when using GOV.UK One Login.

A summary of research co-funded by the Geospatial Commission and Satellite Applications Catapult

Findings from monitoring public sector website and mobile app accessibility in 2020 and 2021

This report, commissioned by the CDEI, outlines the findings from a deliberative public engagement exercise conducted by BritainThinks about algorithmic transparency in the public sector.

This consultation is asking for views on how the government and suppliers will work together to provide user-centred digital services.

The consultation seeks feedback on how the government can use data to improve public services for citizens and to improve decision-making.

A report from the Digital Champion Martha Lane Fox with recommendations for the future of Directgov.