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Home Office Design System: Timeline
Documents timeline use for events ordered by time, with date, time, description, optional actor, and possible actions.
Pattern Decisions This Source Supports
| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timeline | Choose timeline when the main user question is what happened, when it happened, who or what caused it, and what came next. | Each event has one stable identity, timestamp or date label, event title, and actor or system source when known. | Home Office supports event dates, times, descriptions, actors, and actions in timelines. |
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: Home Office User-Centred Design Manual. Last checked: .