Improving the experience of verifying with certified companies

User research specialist Pete Gale explains how we ensure that certified companies provide services that meet the needs of our users.
Pete is a user research working on GOV.UK Verify
User research specialist Pete Gale explains how we ensure that certified companies provide services that meet the needs of our users.
One of the central tenets of how we design government services is that we start with user needs. As a user researcher, I’m aware of the importance of defining user needs in a way that accurately reflects how our users talk …
With more people and services using GOV.UK Verify, we’re able to learn from their feedback and find more opportunities to refine and improve the service. A few weeks ago, I wrote about refinements we were making to ensure people were …
We’ve been developing GOV.UK Verify over more than 18 months of user research and iteration. Since we launched the public beta of GOV.UK Verify, we’ve been gathering feedback from the first people to use it. We’re using that feedback to …
I work as a user researcher for GOV.UK Verify. The core of what I do is understanding how GOV.UK Verify works for real people, and finding ways to make it simpler and better. One of the most valuable ways to …
A blog about GOV.UK Verify.
Built and developed by the Government Digital Service, GOV.UK Verify is the new way to prove your identity when using digital government services.
Read an introduction to GOV.UK Verify and learn how it works.
Here are some links to publications and resources about GOV.UK Verify and identity assurance:
Introduction to GOV.UK Verify, including list of connected services
Film on how GOV.UK Verify works
Information about how GOV.UK Verify is performing
A guide to the checks certified companies have to perform to verify someone's identity
Government standards, guidance and technical documents for identity assurance
Onboarding guide for government services that plan to use GOV.UK Verify (in beta development)