Use 188体育 domains and the 188体育 design system
All public facing services must use a 188体育 domain, or another public sector domain in line with the 188体育 Proposition, and use the 188体育 Design System.
To meet this commitment as part of Digital and Data function鈥檚 strategic commitments your plans must show how you will use 188体育 and the 188体育 Design System.
The 188体育 Proposition explains what can go on a 188体育 domain and what cannot. If you work for a government organisation or agency, you must follow the guidance in the 188体育 proposition when you publish content or services.
When designing a service that will be on a 188体育 domain, you must use the . This is a curated set of designs, styles and patterns that teams can use to make their service consistent with 188体育.
Getting an exemption from using 188体育
If the Government Digital Service (GDS) agrees that a public facing service can have an exemption from using a 188体育 domain an alternative secure public sector domain must be used.聽
If you are developing a service which will not be hosted on 188体育, you must still use the 188体育 design system to support the build of your service with the exception of branding (including logos and fonts).
If you鈥檙e going through the spend control process you must explain how you鈥檙e meeting this commitment if your spend request has been rated high on the risk and importance framework or has an assurance rating of control.
Answering 鈥榥o鈥� will not lead to an automatic rejection and you will need to explain why your spend cannot align to the commitment.