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What we're working on

How information architects are helping to build GOV.UK’s future

Becky Ashley, Lead Information Architect, GOV.UK, Sally Creasey, Senior Information Architect, GOV.UK and Rik Williams, Senior Information Architect, GOV.UK, 10 April 2025 - Content, Events, How we work, What we're working on

As we reflect on a successful event at GDS for World Information Architecture Day, find out how information architects’ work to classify, structure and consistently manage content is supporting GOV.UK’s ambitions.

Creating the GOV.UK Publishing Design Guide

Christine Wuerth, Senior Service Designer, GOV.UK and Nikin Nagewadia, Senior Interaction Designer, GOV.UK, 25 February 2025 - How we work, What we're working on

We’ve improved how we work at GOV.UK by creating a new design resource for our teams. Here’s why and how we did it.

Rolling out simpler ways to navigate GOV.UK’s topic pages

Jen Richardson, Senior Product Manager, GOV.UK Navigation, 31 January 2025 - Finding things, Product changes, What we're working on

We’ve made improvements to GOV.UK’s topic pages. Here’s what we’ve done and the positive impact it’s making for users.

Making it quicker and easier to search on GOV.UK

Catriona Fraser, Product Manager, Search, GOV.UK and Monica Crusellas, Senior Interaction Designer, GOV.UK, 12 December 2024 - Product changes, What we're working on

We’ve made some changes to the interface of site search on GOV.UK to create a simpler, more user-friendly experience.

How we’re designing GOV.UK Chat

Kuba Bartwicki, Lead Designer, GDS, Sharon McDonald, Lead User Researcher, GDS, Lucy McArthur, Interaction Designer, GDS, Aisling Sweeney, Content Designer, GDS and Robert Sewell, Senior User Researcher, GDS, 28 November 2024 - How we work, User insights, What we're working on

Learn more about our approach to designing GOV.UK’s experimental chatbot.

GOV.UK Chat: Understanding and addressing jailbreaking in our generative AI experiment

The GOV.UK AI Team, 5 November 2024 - How we work, What we're working on

Learn how we’re addressing the risk of our experimental chatbot being manipulated to produce unintended or harmful responses.

We’re running a private beta of GOV.UK Chat

Sam Dub, Product Lead on GOV.UK, GDS and Josh Davey, Senior Product Manager, 5 November 2024 - What we're working on

This month we’re beginning an experimental pilot of our AI-powered chatbot. Here’s what we’ve been doing since our last update about GOV.UK Chat and what’s happening now.

A new search engine for GOV.UK

Catriona Fraser, Product Manager, Search, GOV.UK, Christian Sutter, Technical Lead, Search, GOV.UK and Tara Stockford, Senior Performance Analyst at GOV.UK, GDS, 23 October 2024 - Product changes, What we're working on

We’ve launched a new site search engine for GOV.UK. Read about how it’s making it easier for users to find what they need.

Introducing GOV.UK’s new publishing strategy

Tobi Ogunsina, Lead Product Manager, GOV.UK Publishing, GDS and Jade Fryer, Lead Performance Analyst, GOV.UK Publishing, GDS, 7 August 2024 - Content, How we work, Vision and plans, What we're working on

We’ve launched a new strategy for the GOV.UK Publishing Service. Learn how our plans will make it easier and quicker for us to publish content and help GOV.UK become multi-channel.

Updating GOV.UK’s crown

Laura Yarrow, Head of Design, GOV.UK and Chris Ballantine-Thomas, Senior Interaction Designer, GOV.UK Design System, 19 February 2024 - Product changes, What we're working on

We have a new crown in our logo for the first time. Find out how we made this change and why.

Inside GOV.UK

A blog about running and improving the GOV.UK website, for anyone who is working on GOV.UK or interested in how the digital home of the UK government works. Written by the GOV.UK Team

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Recent posts

• How information architects are helping to build GOV.UK’s future 10 April 2025
• Creating the GOV.UK Publishing Design Guide 25 February 2025
• Rolling out simpler ways to navigate GOV.UK’s topic pages 31 January 2025
• Making it quicker and easier to search on GOV.UK 12 December 2024
• How we’re designing GOV.UK Chat 28 November 2024

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