Parish councils wishing to move over to a .gov.uk domain can now access guidance on the GOV.UK website, here. It’s laid out in a step-by-step format, taking the reader all the way through the process, from getting council approval all the way through to choosing your Approved Registrar and what to do when you’re set up.
Hosting the guidance on GOV.UK means that parish councils can access up-to-date information at any time. It’s a one-stop-shop for everything .gov.uk domain. You don’t have to attend a virtual session with the Parish Council Domains Helper Service team unless you want or need to; even the contact list for the Approved Registrars can be found there.
While the proportion of Bedfordshire local councils with a .gov.uk domain is very high, the parish council domains helper service has indicated that if there is interest in them running a free virtual session for Bedfordshire they can do so. Please let us know in the BATPC office if you would be interested in attending a session.
Any questions regarding the new GOV.UK guidance can be sent to parish-helper@domains.gov.uk.