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GOV.UK Service Manual: Making your service look like GOV.UK
Warns teams not to use GOV.UK identity elements or suggest a service is an official UK government website when it is not part of GOV.UK.
Pattern Decisions This Source Supports
| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official-site banner | Choose official-site banner when a page is eligible to claim official government or public-authority identity and users need to verify domain and secure connection status. | The banner appears before the header, service navigation, site alerts, notification banners, and main content. | Supports not suggesting official government identity on services that are not part of that government platform. |
Evidence Role
This source is treated as service-manual evidence. Use it to validate the decision rules above, not as a visual style reference.
Publisher: GOV.UK Service Manual. Last checked: .