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  • Guidance for public sector organisations on how to use data appropriately and responsibly when planning, implementing, and evaluating a new policy or service.

  • Guidance on handling sensitive information in IT.

  • All digital or technology activity must be in full compliance with the Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations 2018 and the Equality Act 2010

  • Sample accessibility statement for a fictional public sector website or app, including sample wording and guidance on what to include.

  • Using Markdown to format content on GOV.UK.

  • What to do if you get an email, text message or phone call from GOV.UK One Login that you were not expecting or think may be a scam or a hack.

  • Design, build and operate APIs in a consistent way

  • Sign up to take part in research to help improve GOV.UK and make sure it works well for the people who need it.

  • Learn how to check if your website or mobile app is accessible.

  • All public facing services which require users to prove their identity and login must use GOV.UK One Login.

  • This standard sets expectations for the management of digital, data and technology in government

  • What you can and cannot do when you help someone you know create a GOV.UK One Login and prove their identity.

  • The government introduced a ‘Cloud First’ policy in 2013 for all technology decisions.

  • A service must be in compliance with all applicable data privacy regulations including the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018

  • Use free property and street information to add geospatial data to your projects and comply with the UPRN standard.

  • The technical content style guide covers the style, structure and terms you should use when writing content for technical users on GOV.UK.

  • Tell users how accessible your website or mobile app is in your accessibility statement, based on recent testing.

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

  • Follow this guidance for digital and technology spend requests submitted via the get approval to spend service.

  • How to use the Digital Marketplace to find cloud technology and specialist services for digital projects.