'''Directgov''' was the [[Her Majesty's Government|British government]]'s digital service for people in the United Kingdom, which provided a single point of access to [[public sector]] information and services. The site was replaced along with the [[Business Link]] website by the new '''[[GOV.UK]]''' website on 17 October 2012, with the old websites redirecting to the new.
''The claim that Directgov and Business Link were replaced in October 2012 is misleading. According to the UK national archives, jobseekers were using Directgov's JobSearch facility as late as [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20180311225326/https://jobsearch.direct.gov.uk/register.aspx?redirect=http%3a%2f%2fjobsearch.direct.gov.uk%2fhome.aspx 11 March 2018] and employers were using Business Link's JobVacancies facility as late as [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20160811143616/http://jobvacancies.businesslink.gov.uk/IndexDwp.aspx 11 August 2016]. The earliest entry for DWP's FindAJob replacement is [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/*/https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/ 12 October 2018], six years after Directgov and Business Link are supposed to have been replaced.''
''It's not just JobSearch that carried on long after 2012. The national archive records [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/*/https://bluebadge.direct.gov.uk/directgovapply.html Directgov's application for a Blue Badge facility] as late as 2018 and [https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/*/https://online.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk Business Link's ContractsFinder facility] as late as 2015.''
''It is [https://www.dmossesq.com/2013/11/govuk-and-user-needs.html untenable] to claim that Directgov and Business Link were replaced in any meaningful way in October 2012.''
The content was developed by [[Departments of the United Kingdom Government|government departments]], working with a central Directgov team. This team has now become a part of the [[Government Digital Service]] supporting the GOV.UK replacement site. The main outlet was via a website, though content and services were also delivered via mobile.
