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class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="4 icons indicating the services offered by GOV.UK Pay, including Pay Now and Refund buttons." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/08/2023-08-29-GOV.UK-Pay-strategy-blog-post-image-620x413.png 620w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/08/2023-08-29-GOV.UK-Pay-strategy-blog-post-image-310x207.png 310w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/08/2023-08-29-GOV.UK-Pay-strategy-blog-post-image-768x512.png 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/08/2023-08-29-GOV.UK-Pay-strategy-blog-post-image.png 960w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"></a> </div> <div class="text"> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m entry-title visible-desktop 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<span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/govuk-onelogin/" rel="category tag">GOV.UK One Login</a></div> <img width="620" height="414" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/08/laptop_version_blue_bg_normal-logo-620x414.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="On one side a laptop screen which says 'Start proving your identity with GOV.UK One Login' and on the other side a building with the Post Office logo on it." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/08/laptop_version_blue_bg_normal-logo-620x414.png 620w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/08/laptop_version_blue_bg_normal-logo-310x207.png 310w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/08/laptop_version_blue_bg_normal-logo-768x512.png 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/08/laptop_version_blue_bg_normal-logo.png 961w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Find out about in-person identity checks for GOV.UK One Login.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/08/30/the-new-in-person-identity-check-for-gov-uk-one-login/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of The new in-person identity check for GOV.UK One Login</span></a> - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/08/30/the-new-in-person-identity-check-for-gov-uk-one-login/#comments" class="govuk-link">12 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-35797 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-govuk-onelogin category-green-it"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/08/22/gov-uk-one-login-building-a-green-digital-service/">GOV.UK One Login: building a green digital service</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/natalie-jones-director-of-digital-identity-government-digital-service/" title="Posts by Natalie Jones OBE - Director of Digital Identity, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Natalie Jones OBE - Director of Digital Identity, Government Digital Service</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2023-08-22T12:19:18+01:00" pubdate>22 August 2023</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/govuk-onelogin/" rel="category tag">GOV.UK One Login</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/green-it/" rel="category tag">Green IT</a></div> <img width="620" height="414" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/08/image2-620x414.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="‘GOV.UK One Login’ with picture of a hand holding a small plant." decoding="async" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/08/image2-620x414.png 620w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/08/image2-310x207.png 310w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/08/image2-768x513.png 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/08/image2.png 960w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Find out how the GOV.UK One Login programme is using green IT to make our service as sustainable as possible.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/08/22/gov-uk-one-login-building-a-green-digital-service/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of GOV.UK One Login: building a green digital service</span></a> - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/08/22/gov-uk-one-login-building-a-green-digital-service/#comments" class="govuk-link">6 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-35780 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-digital-service-platforms"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/08/08/how-common-platforms-deliver-brilliant-digital-services/">How common platforms deliver brilliant digital services</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/amanda-dahl-deputy-director-of-digital-service-platforms-gds/" title="Posts by Amanda Dahl, Deputy Director of Digital Service Platforms, GDS" class="author url fn" rel="author">Amanda Dahl, Deputy Director of Digital Service Platforms, GDS</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2023-08-08T10:55:25+01:00" pubdate>8 August 2023</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/digital-service-platforms/" rel="category tag">Digital Service Platforms</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/08/2023-07-27-Digital-Service-Platforms-blog-image-620x413.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Four joined up icons representing GDS products, viewed on a single laptop screen icon." decoding="async" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/08/2023-07-27-Digital-Service-Platforms-blog-image-620x413.png 620w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/08/2023-07-27-Digital-Service-Platforms-blog-image-310x207.png 310w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/08/2023-07-27-Digital-Service-Platforms-blog-image-768x512.png 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/08/2023-07-27-Digital-Service-Platforms-blog-image.png 960w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Our products and services underpin a significant proportion of digital services on GOV.UK and we are constantly growing to make them better. Find out more. </p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/08/08/how-common-platforms-deliver-brilliant-digital-services/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of How common platforms deliver brilliant digital services</span></a> - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/08/08/how-common-platforms-deliver-brilliant-digital-services/#comments" class="govuk-link">4 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-35742 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-posts-for-tech-specialists tag-aws tag-monitoring"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/07/26/enabling-aws-cross-account-monitoring-using-terraform/">Enabling AWS cross account monitoring using Terraform</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/oswald-quek-senior-developer-government-digital-service/" title="Posts by Oswald Quek, Senior Developer, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oswald Quek, Senior Developer, Government Digital Service</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2023-07-26T11:28:13+01:00" pubdate>26 July 2023</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/posts-for-tech-specialists/" rel="category tag">Posts for Tech Specialists</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/GOV.UK-Pay-Apple-Pay-blog-post-0027-620x413.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="A user using a mobile phone showing GOV.UK Pay payment options on screen." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/GOV.UK-Pay-Apple-Pay-blog-post-0027-620x413.png 620w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/GOV.UK-Pay-Apple-Pay-blog-post-0027-310x207.png 310w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/GOV.UK-Pay-Apple-Pay-blog-post-0027-768x512.png 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/GOV.UK-Pay-Apple-Pay-blog-post-0027.png 960w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>In this technical blog post, we describe how to set up AWS cross account monitoring exclusively in Terraform.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/07/26/enabling-aws-cross-account-monitoring-using-terraform/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Enabling AWS cross account monitoring using Terraform</span></a> - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/07/26/enabling-aws-cross-account-monitoring-using-terraform/#comments" class="govuk-link">1 comment</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-35730 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-user-research"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/07/18/what-do-first-time-users-think-of-the-gov-uk-prototype-kit/">What do first-time users think of the GOV.UK Prototype Kit?</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/alina-graham-user-researcher-gds/" title="Posts by Alina Graham - User researcher, GDS" class="author url fn" rel="author">Alina Graham - User researcher, GDS</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2023-07-18T11:22:27+01:00" pubdate>18 July 2023</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/user-research/" rel="category tag">User research</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/prototype-kit-screen-laptop-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="A person using the prototype kit on a laptop." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/prototype-kit-screen-laptop-620x413.jpg 620w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/prototype-kit-screen-laptop-310x207.jpg 310w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/prototype-kit-screen-laptop-768x512.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/prototype-kit-screen-laptop.jpg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>How user research has helped us understand the impact changes in Version 13 had on both new and existing users.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/07/18/what-do-first-time-users-think-of-the-gov-uk-prototype-kit/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of What do first-time users think of the GOV.UK Prototype Kit?</span></a> - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/07/18/what-do-first-time-users-think-of-the-gov-uk-prototype-kit/#comments" class="govuk-link">4 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-35708 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-gov-uk-pay category-posts-for-tech-specialists tag-engineering tag-gov-uk-pay tag-performance-testing tag-technical tag-webhooks"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/07/11/performance-testing-gov-uk-pays-webhooks-mechanism/">Performance testing GOV.UK Pay’s webhooks mechanism</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/james-peacock-developer-gov-uk-pay/" title="Posts by James Peacock - Developer, GOV.UK Pay" class="author url fn" rel="author">James Peacock - Developer, GOV.UK Pay</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2023-07-11T11:34:42+01:00" pubdate>11 July 2023</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/gov-uk-pay/" rel="category tag">GOV.UK Pay</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/posts-for-tech-specialists/" rel="category tag">Posts for Tech Specialists</a></div> <img width="620" height="348" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/image1-620x348.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Sequence diagram showing the interactions between the Webhooks database, Webhooks app and Service's callback URL, as explained in the previous paragraph." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/image1-620x348.png 620w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/image1-310x174.png 310w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/image1-768x431.png 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/image1-1536x862.png 1536w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/image1.png 1678w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>We used performance testing to check our new webhook functionality worked at scale for our services. Find out what we learned.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/07/11/performance-testing-gov-uk-pays-webhooks-mechanism/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Performance testing GOV.UK Pay’s webhooks mechanism</span></a> - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/07/11/performance-testing-gov-uk-pays-webhooks-mechanism/#comments" class="govuk-link">4 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-35698 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-gov-uk-pay"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/07/05/new-recurring-payments-and-webhook-features-available-through-gov-uk-pay/">New recurring payments and webhook features available through GOV.UK Pay</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/alan-maddrell/" title="Posts by Alan Maddrell - Senior Content Designer for GOV.UK Pay, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Alan Maddrell - Senior Content Designer for GOV.UK Pay, Government Digital Service</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2023-07-05T12:05:58+01:00" pubdate>5 July 2023</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/gov-uk-pay/" rel="category tag">GOV.UK Pay</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/payUntitled-1-620x413.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="A user-facing payment page with entry fields for card details and a payment summary." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/payUntitled-1-620x413.png 620w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/payUntitled-1-310x207.png 310w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/payUntitled-1-768x512.png 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/07/payUntitled-1.png 960w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>GOV.UK Pay now allows services to take payments automatically on a schedule they define. We've also launched webhooks to give our users live, real-time data about payments.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/07/05/new-recurring-payments-and-webhook-features-available-through-gov-uk-pay/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of New recurring payments and webhook features available through GOV.UK Pay</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-35687 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-govuk-onelogin"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/06/24/gov-uk-one-login-june-2023-update/">GOV.UK One Login: June 2023 update</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/natalie-jones-director-of-digital-identity-government-digital-service/" title="Posts by Natalie Jones OBE - Director of Digital Identity, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Natalie Jones OBE - Director of Digital Identity, Government Digital Service</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2023-06-24T09:00:32+01:00" pubdate>24 June 2023</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/govuk-onelogin/" rel="category tag">GOV.UK One Login</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/06/image1-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Natalie Jones OBE, Director of Digital Identity at GDS." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/06/image1-620x413.jpg 620w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/06/image1-310x207.jpg 310w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/06/image1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/06/image1.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>An update on the GOV.UK One Login programme and the closure of GOV.UK Verify.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/06/24/gov-uk-one-login-june-2023-update/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of GOV.UK One Login: June 2023 update</span></a> - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/06/24/gov-uk-one-login-june-2023-update/#comments" class="govuk-link">7 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-35671 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-gov-uk"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/06/06/putting-growth-at-the-heart-of-gov-uks-strategy/">Putting growth at the heart of GOV.UK’s strategy</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/chris-bellamy-director-of-gov-uk-government-digital-service/" title="Posts by Chris Bellamy, Director of GOV.UK, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Chris Bellamy, Director of GOV.UK, Government Digital Service</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2023-06-06T10:11:21+01:00" pubdate>6 June 2023</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/gov-uk/" rel="category tag">GOV.UK</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/06/GOVUK_logo_pink_blog-1-620x413.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The GOV.UK logo on a pink background." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/06/GOVUK_logo_pink_blog-1-620x413.png 620w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/06/GOVUK_logo_pink_blog-1-310x207.png 310w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/06/GOVUK_logo_pink_blog-1-768x512.png 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/06/GOVUK_logo_pink_blog-1.png 1501w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>GOV.UK has ambitious plans to grow its product offer, reach more people and meet more user needs. Read on to find out what the team is working towards and the programme’s new objectives. </p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/06/06/putting-growth-at-the-heart-of-gov-uks-strategy/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Putting growth at the heart of GOV.UK’s strategy</span></a> - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/06/06/putting-growth-at-the-heart-of-gov-uks-strategy/#comments" class="govuk-link">30 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-35656 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-data"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/03/27/sharing-data-and-lessons-from-our-google-analytics-4-upgrade/">Sharing data and lessons from our Google Analytics 4 upgrade</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/anne-cremin-senior-performance-analyst-gds/" title="Posts by Anne Cremin - Senior Performance Analyst, GDS" class="author url fn" rel="author">Anne Cremin - Senior Performance Analyst, GDS</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/ian-ansell-senior-performance-analyst-gds/" title="Posts by Ian Ansell - Senior Performance Analyst, GDS" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ian Ansell - Senior Performance Analyst, GDS</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2023-03-27T11:53:02+01:00" pubdate>27 March 2023</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/digital-data-and-technology/data/" rel="category tag">Data</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/03/image1-1-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Screenshot of GA4 views by page, showing a lot of data grouped into one row and labelled (other)." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/03/image1-1-620x413.jpg 620w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/03/image1-1-310x207.jpg 310w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/03/image1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2023/03/image1-1.jpg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>What we've learned about GA4 so far, and how to sign up for access to our data, Data Protection Impact Assessment, and schema.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/03/27/sharing-data-and-lessons-from-our-google-analytics-4-upgrade/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Sharing data and lessons from our Google Analytics 4 upgrade</span></a> - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/03/27/sharing-data-and-lessons-from-our-google-analytics-4-upgrade/#comments" class="govuk-link">2 comments</a> </footer> </article> <nav class="page-numbers-container pagination-container" aria-label="Pagination"> <div class="govuk-grid-row"> <div class="previous"> </div><div class="pagination"><ul class="list-inline"> <li class="active"><span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Page </span>1</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/page/2/"><span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Page </span>2</a></li> <li>…</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/page/112/"><span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Page </span>112</a></li> </ul></div> <div class="next"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230926204748/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/page/2/" rel="next"> Next <span class="hidden-mobile">page</span> </a> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div class="govuk-grid-column-one-third sidebar-contain"> <div class="sidebar"> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m govuk-visually-hidden">Related content and links</h2> <section class="widget about_widget"><h3>Government Digital Service</h3><p>GDS is here to make digital government simpler, clearer and faster for everyone. 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