Isabel Attwood, Content Designer, GOV.UK Content team

Updating GOV.UK when there is a machinery of government change

Esther Woods, Content Designer, GOV.UK Content team, Isabel Attwood, Content Designer, GOV.UK Content team and Imogen Rowley, Senior Content Designer, GOV.UK Content team, 15 June 2023 - How we work, What we're working on

You might’ve spotted a change in the number of government departments. Here’s how we supported this change, updated GOV.UK to reflect it and what we learned from doing so.

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