Uk Central Digital And Data Office

Guidance and Tools for Digital Accessibility

The UK Central Digital and Data Office and Government Digital Service have published guidance to help public sector bodies meet accessibility regulations. The guidance covers leading accessibility teams, making websites and apps accessible, monitoring compliance, and designing inclusive services. Resources include links to WCAG principles, GOV.UK Design System components, and assistive technology testing guidance.

Open Standards for Government Technology

The UK Central Digital and Data Office maintains guidance on open standards selected for use in government technology. The page lists 19 specific open standards covering areas including beneficial ownership data, cyber threat intelligence exchange, document sharing, and character encoding. Government bodies are expected to apply these standards consistently across technology implementations.

Data Standards Authority Governance Board Meeting Minutes

The UK Central Digital and Data Office and Government Digital Service published meeting minutes from the Data Standards Authority Steering Board and DSA Peer Review Group. Documents include minutes from 10 sessions spanning May 2025 through January 2026. The minutes are published for transparency on GOV.UK as HTML and PDF formats.

Guidance on Using Government Data Effectively, TCoP

CDDO and GDS updated guidance on effective government data use, covering data lifecycle management, GDPR compliance, open standards adoption, and security considerations. The guidance supports Point 10 of the Technology Code of Practice, helping government programmes reduce costs, minimise fraud risk, and improve data sharing across government organisations.

Government Domain Names List Updated March 2026

The UK Central Digital and Data Office and Government Digital Service published an updated transparency list of .gov.uk domain names as of 31 March 2026. The list, provided as a CSV file of 205 KB, supersedes the previous version from January 2025. This annual publication maintains a publicly accessible registry of all active UK government web domains.