Between 8 and 9 August 2017, there was a problem with all GOV.UK smart answers that ask users to select a country from a drop-down menu. This post explains what caused the issue and how we solved it.
...Imminence. This provides structured geographical data, such as postcodes. We added a more informative error message for problems with fetching information about postcodes. Now users won't see a mostly blank...
The GOV.UK app went live in public beta in July 2025. Find out what’s been happening, and what’s coming next, on the GDS blog.