Is GOV.UK down or not working?

What happened to GOV.UK, why did the service go down and not work? Here you can see who else is having the same problem with GOV.UK, as well as possible solutions. According to our statistics, the following most often do not work: App, Forms & Applications, Login, Payments, Updates, Website.

Current status: No failures

At the moment, according to our data, GOV.UK is working fine, but single failures are possible. If GOV.UK does not work for you, then report your problem and write a comment.
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GOV.UK outage reports in the last 24 hours

User reports by hour (UTC), last 24 hours

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Total weight in 24 hours: 0 Busiest hour: 21:00 UTC (weight 0)

How this score compares

Current 24-hour weight is 0. Warnings start at 20, Failed at 50. Median services on this language today is 0.

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Facts

Owned by Government of the United Kingdom
Official website gov.uk
Started 2012

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  • Government of the United Kingdom

About GOV.UK

GOV.UK is the official website of the Government of the United Kingdom. It launched in 2012 and is available at https://www.gov.uk/.
GOV.UK is the official website of the United Kingdom government. It handles guidance, forms, logins, payments, and alerts for public services. When something breaks, it is usually a single service rather than the whole site. This page tracks current status and recent problems.
GOV.UK is the single portal for UK government information and services. People use it to check guidance, apply for documents, sign in to accounts, pay fees, and receive official updates. It replaced the older Directgov and Business Link sites and now covers most central government services. Because so many services sit behind one domain, problems can vary in scope. A sign-in flow may fail, a payment step may time out, or a specific form may not submit. The main site can stay up while one transactional service struggles. Guidance pages rarely go offline. If you hit an error, check whether the issue is tied to one service or everything. Try a different browser or clear your cache. If a payment fails, verify the card details and that you are on the official gov.uk address. Keep your reference numbers handy in case you need to retry an application.

Questions

Is GOV.UK down right now?

According to reports on this page, GOV.UK looks fine for most people. Isolated failures still happen — report yours if you are stuck.

When was the last mass outage?

We do not have a recorded mass outage for GOV.UK yet.

Why can I open GOV.UK but not sign in to my account?

The main website and account services run separately. A sign-in problem often points to the specific service, not the whole site. Wait a few minutes, then try again with a fresh browser session.

What should I do if my payment on GOV.UK fails?

Check that your card details are correct and that you were on a genuine gov.uk payment page. If the payment was taken but the confirmation did not appear, avoid paying again until you can verify the transaction.

GOV.UK - error and failure reports, troubleshooting methods

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