Directgov
Directgov was the British government's digital service for people in the United Kingdom, which from 2004 provided a single point of access to public sector information and services. The site's portal was replaced (along with the Business Link portal) by the new GOV.UK website on 17 October 2012, although migration of all services to GOV.UK branding took several years.
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Type of site | Government information |
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| Available in | English and Welsh |
| Owner | HM Government |
| Created by | UK government departments |
| URL | direct.gov.uk (archive) |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | No |
| Launched | 1 April 2004 |
| Current status | Offline 17 October 2012 |
Content license | Crown copyright See copyright page for licencing information. |
The content was developed by government departments, working with a central Directgov team. The main outlet was the website, though content and services were also delivered via mobile telephones.
Directgov received more than fifteen million visits a month in 2008, from around eight million unique users. In September 2007, the site received its one hundred millionth visitor since its launch in April 2004.