Alan Maddrell

Senior content designer

Unpublishing, deleting and archiving: how and when (updated)

Alan Maddrell and Natalie Shaw, 9 April 2014 - Working with us

The information in this blogpost may now be out of date. See the current GOV.UK content and publishing guidance. Removing unnecessary departmental and policy content improves the user experience of GOV.UK. Clearing up unloved legacy content is always a good …

Content quality spot checks explained

Fola Ekundayo and Alan Maddrell, 14 February 2014 - How we work, Working with us

The information in this blogpost may now be out of date. See the current GOV.UK content and publishing guidance. We've been piloting an editorial quality report for departments to help maintain the content’s clarity and usability. These reports are a …

Consultations: style and content format guidance (updated 9 April 2014)

Alan Maddrell and Simon Kaplan, 9 September 2013 - Best practice, Working with us

The information in this blogpost may now be out of date. See the current GOV.UK content and publishing guidance. All government consultations must be accessible to the public and are in one place: on GOV.UK. The consultation principles review team …

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