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The standard sets expectations for the direction and management of portfolios, programmes, and projects in government.
The Home Standard is one of four consumer standards that registered providers of social housing must comply with.
Use this version of the standard if you started your discovery before July 2019.
Which services need an assessment and how to adapt the Service Standard to different types of service.
Find out how the government chooses open standards, and how you can suggest open standards, to improve services for users.
An external quality assessment (EQA) scheme for laboratories routinely testing for a range of food-borne pathogens and indicator organisms.
This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is for laboratories that routinely test for a range of food-borne pathogens and indicator organisms.
Build on open standards and common components and patterns from inside and outside government.
Consultation launched to shape the development of the new Advanced British Standard as part of the Prime Minister’s priority to deliver a world class education.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
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