Request an exemption from using the °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï website
Central government organisations are expected to use the °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï website for their publishing, unless there’s a good reason not to.
All content and products owned by government must go on °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï and meet a proven user need. You can apply for an exemption if you have evidence that that user needs can be better met on a website other than °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï.
You must not create any new central government website or public-facing domain unless you’ve been given an exemption from °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï. Use this service to apply for an exemption.
Before you start
In order to apply for an exemption from °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï, you’ll need to provide the following:
- name of your government department
- name of your sponsoring department (if different from your department)
- your name
- your government email address
- name of the technology or digital leader who approved the application
- domain name you plan to use for the new website
- explanation of why your users’ needs would not be met by °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï (no more than 300 words)
- evidence that your users’ needs would not be met by °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï (no more than 300 words)
Getting spend approval
You’ll need separate approval to spend money on creating a new website if an exemption is approved under the digital and technology spend controls.
Updates to this page
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