Directgov: Difference between revisions

On 13 September 2012, through a notice on the Directgov homepage, it was announced that the [[GOV.UK]] project, built by the [[Government Digital Service]], would replace Directgov as the primary website of the UK government on 17 October 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/public-sector/3381052/govuk-set-replace-directgov-on-17-october/ |title=GOV.UK set to replace Directgov on 17 October |publisher=ComputerworldUK}}</ref> The Directgov portal was closed and redirected to the new website from that date. Services provided by Directgov were not fully replaced for a number of years: for example, in 2018 the [[Universal Jobmatch]] service<ref>{{Cite web|title=Universal Jobmatch, archived on 11 March 2018|url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20180311225326/https://jobsearch.direct.gov.uk/register.aspx?redirect=http%3a%2f%2fjobsearch.direct.gov.uk%2fhome.aspx|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2021|website=jobsearch.direct.gov.uk|via=National Archives|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112122506/https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20180311225326/https://jobsearch.direct.gov.uk/register.aspx?redirect=http://jobsearch.direct.gov.uk/home.aspx |archive-date=12 November 2021 }}</ref> and the [[blue badge]] application form<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apply for a Blue Badge|url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20181221122726/https://bluebadge.direct.gov.uk/bluebadge/|url-status=live|access-date=18 November 2021|website=bluebadge.direct.gov.uk|via=National Archives|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118191418/https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20181221122726/https://bluebadge.direct.gov.uk/bluebadge/ |archive-date=18 November 2021 }}</ref> were still provided from direct.gov.uk webpages.