Guidance

Government technology standards and guidance

This is collated guidance from government websites and independent bodies to help you follow the technology code of practice.

The technology code of practice is a set of criteria to help government design, build and buy technology.

Accessibility

APIs

Application development

Buying technology

Cloud strategy

Data protection

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Data provisioning and usage

Design and build government services

Design principles

Digital inclusion

Digital Marketplace

G-Cloud

Digital outcomes and specialists framework

Digital Service Standard

Digital transformation

Emerging technologies

End user devices

GOV.UK Notify

GOV.UK Pay

GOV.UK Proposition

GOV.UK Platform as a Service (PaaS)

GovWifi

Green technology

Hosting your service

Identity assurance

Job roles

Legacy

Managing government websites

Microsoft 365 Guidance

Networking

Open source

Open standards

Performance platform

Public Service Network (PSN)

PSN certification

Connect and configure PSN systems

PSN compliance

PSN forms

PSN allocation and management

Registers

Risk management

Smarter working

Security

Standards and regulations

Cloud security

Cyber security

Addressing cyber attacks and fraud

Digital service security

Email

Passwords

Phishing

Talent acquisition

Telecommunications

User research

Updates to this page

Published 2 August 2016
Last updated 5 October 2023 + show all updates
  1. Added a new section and link for Microsoft 365 Guidance

  2. First published.

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