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

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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.

Responding to the changing user needs of the COVID-19 landing page

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As the subject of over 100,000 Google searches a month, we know people are still looking to GOV.UK for information on coronavirus. So when we discovered the page was not meeting changing user needs, we made some improvements.

How we ran a discovery for GOV.UK publishing permissions

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We’re always looking to improve GOV.UK for users, including government publishers. Here is how we identified some of the next improvements to the publishing experience.

Helping people understand cladding and building safety costs

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GDS and DLUHC worked together to develop a smart answer to help users find out how much they might have to pay to remove cladding, or make their building safe.

Why and how we updated the GOV.UK campaign templates

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There’s a new and improved campaign template for communicators across government to use on GOV.UK. Read what’s changed and how we’ve tested it.