All corporate web addresses have been redirected, so you won’t need to update your bookmarks, however you may wish to make a note of the new web address, which is www.gov.uk/dfe .
NUMBER 10 COMPLETES THE SET!
3 May 2013
All ministerial department corporate web sites, as well as those of the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, are now on the single government domain.
This now concludes the merger of all departmental sites into GOV.UK which has been a key target of the government Digital Strategy .
Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude said:
“I’m proud to welcome the online home of No.10 Downing Street to GOV.UK, our flagship website for government.
Our digital by default vision for government is all about having online public services which are so good that people will choose to use them – that’s how we will get ahead in the global race. At GOV.UK anyone can find out information about any Whitehall department, all in one place. Scrapping the old websites will save the taxpayer at least £50 million a year. But GOV.UK isn’t just about saving money, it’s designed to be clearer and has even won the Design Museum’s international Design of the Year Award, beating the Olympic Cauldron and the Shard.” The Cabinet Office estimates that closing the Directgov and Businesslink websites and moving all government sites to GOV.UK will save the taxpayer at least £50 million annually. It also estimates that £1.2 billion could be saved during this Parliament by bringing government transactional services online, with potential annual savings of between £1.7 and £1.8 billion in the longer term.
Mike Bracken, Executive Director of GDS, added:
“Two years ago, there were an incredible 2,000 government websites. We’ve streamlined those into a single, central domain, GOV.UK, that is built entirely around the needs users have of government. We are designing online services that put those needs first and make it easier to do things like pay car tax, complete tax returns, apply for the state pension, and much more. GOV.UK represents world-class public service delivery and a fundamental improvement in the way users interact with government.”
What do you think of GOV.UK so far? Do you think the estimated savings represent good value – or has something been lost in the transition? Let us know either by adding your comment below or by contacting the policy team at policy@cipp.org.uk .
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