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GOV.UK Verify and the government Design Standards
GOV.UK Verify's content designer Anthony Lord and designer Joe Lanman describe how, for GOV.UK Verify, solid user research can supplement established design patterns and style guides.
How we work with experts to make GOV.UK Verify better
Adam Cooper, Lead Technical Architect GOV.UK Verify, describes how we work with subject matter experts, industry, and open standards bodies to make GOV.UK Verify better for users.
The tools and systems that support GOV.UK Verify
GOV.UK Verify's service manager Stephen Dunn explains some of the tools and systems that support GOV.UK Verify, as well as those that help the wider federation to run smoothly and securely.
Making GOV.UK Verify the default way to access digital services
GOV.UK Verify's Head of Policy and Engagement Jess McEvoy shares an overview of how we’re working to make GOV.UK Verify the default way to prove your identity online when accessing government services.
Goals, cycles and people: running an agile, complex programme in government
This post from GOV.UK Verify Programme Director Janet Hughes puts forward a way of thinking about how to run a complex programme, building something that’s never been built before, working across government with a new kind of team. It's a longer read that's essential for anyone running a digital delivery team in government.
New technical guide for services planning to use GOV.UK Verify
We’ve published the alpha version of our technical guide for government services planning to use GOV.UK Verify.
Managing privacy and mitigating risk
Point 7 of the Digital by Default Service Standard for a live service requires us to: Evaluate what user data and information the digital service will be providing or storing, and address the security level, legal responsibilities, privacy issues and …
Meeting user needs
The GDS Design Principles state that services should start with user needs. To pass the Digital by Default Service Assessment for a live service, the service manager must demonstrate that the team building service understands user needs and has undertaken …
Experimenting with mob programming to rebuild the GOV.UK Verify frontend
The GOV.UK Verify technical delivery team recently started building a new version of our frontend application (not the design - that will look the same as it does now). We thought we’d share how we’ve been approaching this work.
Becoming a GOV.UK Verify certified company
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How GOV.UK Verify works, Standards and certification
We signed new contracts with 9 certified companies in March 2015. We’re coming to the end of the process in which certified companies work to meet all the standards and complete all the tasks needed to start providing services through …