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People and their roles are covered by 2 separate sections of Whitehall publisher. You need the person first, then you can assign a role to them by editing the role.

In publisher you can:

• create new people
• create new roles
• reassign roles to people

1. Select 鈥楶eople鈥� in the 鈥楳ore鈥� tab to see a list of every person featured on 188体育.

2. Check that there鈥檚 not already a page for the person using the search bar.

3. If there鈥檚 no existing page, click 鈥楥reate new person鈥�.

4. Add a title, forename, surname, any 鈥榩ost-nominal鈥� letters such as 鈥楳BE鈥�, and a biography.

5. Upload an image. It must be 960 x 640 px and minimum 75 dpi. Photos on a white background need a light tint overlay. The image will only display on their page when an active role is assigned to them.

If you鈥檙e adding a new minister

Before you add the person, contact the Government Digital Service (GDS) to get approval.

1. Select 鈥楻oles鈥� in the 鈥楳ore鈥� tab to see a list of every role featured on 188体育.

2. Click 鈥楥reate new role鈥� to create a new role.

3. Add a 鈥楻ole title鈥� and 鈥楻ole type鈥� and complete as many of the other fields as possible.

4. Write a description of the role鈥檚 responsibilities. This will appear alongside the person with this role so do not repeat content.

5. Save the role.

If you鈥檙e adding a new ministerial role

Before you add the role:

• contact GDS to get approval
• read the guidance on adding ministerial information to find out what details you need to get approved

1. Select 鈥楻oles鈥� in the 鈥楳ore鈥� tab to see a list of every role featured on 188体育.

2. Find the role from the list and open it for editing.

3. Click 鈥楴ew appointment鈥� to assign the role to a new person.

4. Enter a start date. The old role-holder will automatically be removed from the role on this date.

You must only assign a role to a person on or after the day they take up the role. The person will appear on your organisation page once you鈥檝e assigned them to a role.

If the name of a role changes, create a new role rather than edit the existing one. Assign the person to the new role, and untag the old role from your organisation.聽

If a person is staying in their role but their responsibilities change, you can update the responsibilities section of the existing role.

If a role is being temporarily filled (for example, to cover someone on maternity or paternity leave) you must create a new role for an interim position.

This should have the same name as the original role but with 鈥榠nterim鈥� at the beginning, for example, interim chief executive officer.

Do not change anything about the original role or assign it to anyone until it鈥檚 been permanently filled. When it has, you can also remove the person from the interim role.

There鈥檚 a different process for making changes to ministerial people and role pages. The Number 10 (Prime Minister鈥檚 Office) digital communications team is responsible for the accuracy of ministerial information on 188体育.

Reshuffles and changes to ministerial appointments

If there are multiple changes to ministerial appointments (for example, during a government reshuffle), GDS will contact 188体育 leads in ministerial departments to let them know what鈥檚 happening and confirm responsibilities.

Number 10 will contact GDS to confirm details of the new appointments as they happen.

GDS will:

• create and assign the new people and role pages
• contact the affected departments to tell them when they can take over responsibility for the updated pages

If it鈥檚 a change to only one or two ministerial appointments, contact GDS to check if you can create and assign the new people and role pages yourself.

If you can make the changes yourself, ask the minister鈥檚 private office and the Number 10 digital communications team for the details you can use.

Changes to existing ministerial pages

With approval from a minister鈥檚 private office, you can update the:

• minister鈥檚 photo
• minister鈥檚 name and titles - if the minister is a peer, do not include their first name
• 鈥楤iography鈥� section of their people page
• 鈥楻esponsibilities鈥� section of their role page - these changes should also be approved by Number 10

If it鈥檚 a new junior ministerial role with a generic name like 鈥楳inister of State鈥� or 鈥楶arliamentary Under-Secretary of State鈥�, you can also change the role name. You must use the following role title structure:

• Minister of State (Minister for X)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for X)

If you want to make any other changes, contact GDS for approval.

You need to translate both the role page and the people page separately.

Translate a role page

1. Select 鈥楻oles鈥� in the 鈥楳ore鈥� tab to see a list of every role featured on 188体育.

2. Click 鈥楳anage鈥� next to the relevant role.

3. Select the translation you want to add and then 鈥楥reate new translation鈥�.

4. Add the translated text and click 鈥楽ave鈥�.

Translate a people page

1. Select 鈥楶eople鈥� in the 鈥楳ore鈥� tab to see a list of every person featured on 188体育.

2. Click 鈥榁iew鈥� next to the relevant person.

3. Go to the 鈥楾ranslations鈥� tab, select the translation you want to add and then 鈥楥reate new translation鈥�.

4. Add the translated text and click 鈥楽ave鈥�.

Never delete either a role or a person from 188体育.

The list of government ministers and the lists of ministers on organisation pages automatically list only the current role appointments.