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Portrait of user researcher Alison Foley from GDS

Alison Foley – User researcher, GDS

How we’re improving the Service Manual’s guidance and navigation

A cup saying Service Manual, Service Standard next to a computer showing the landing page of GOV.UK Service Manual

The Service Manual team shares how they worked with cross-government communities of practice on guidance and used a design sprint to improve navigation.

Taking a community-led approach to the Service Standard and Service Manual

Close-up of a laptop screen showing the website of the GOV.UK Service Manual stating its purpose: Helping teams to create and run great public services that meet the Service Standard.

The Service Standard and Manual have been around since 2013 and continuously evolved since then. In summer 2020, a new team started taking things into a new direction. In this blog post, they share what they have learned in recent months and why the future is community-led.