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Formed | 11 December 2011 |
Parent department | Cabinet Office (soon to be transferred to Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) |
Website | gov.uk/digital-service |
The Government Digital Service is a unit of the Government of the United Kingdom's Cabinet Office (transferring to Department for Science, Innovation and Technology at an unspecified future date[1]) tasked with transforming the provision of online public services.[2]
It was formed in April 2011 to implement the "Digital by Default" strategy proposed by a report produced for the Cabinet Office in 2010 called Directgov 2010 and beyond: revolution not evolution. It is overseen by the Public Expenditure Executive (Efficiency & Reform). GDS is primarily based in the Whitechapel Building, London.[3] As of July 2024,[update] the interim CEO is Christine Bellamy, who previously led digital transformation and delivery at the BBC and had been managing director at Johnston Media.[4]
Originally part of the Cabinet Office since inception, in July 2024, it was announced by the Starmer ministry GDS would be moving to become part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.[5]