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GOV.WALES is designed to meet the needs people in Wales have of the Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖ Government. All GOV.WALES content must have a clear user need and conform to .

GOV.WALES is the default home for Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖcontent. Any exemptions must be agreed by the Director of Communications. ‘Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖ Government’ includes departments, non-ministerial departments and advisory bodies.

Information

Examples:

• press releases
• statements
• consultations
• strategies and policy papers
• guidance
• statistics and research
• campaigns
• reports
• impact assessments
• data
• maps
• Freedom of Information releases

Services

Examples:

• claim rural payments
• get help to buy a house
• get help to boost broadband speed

Content owned and created by these types of public body:

• organisations with inspection or regulation functions, even if they’re part of the Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖ Government
• Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖSponsored Bodies (Executive)
• Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖSponsored Bodies (Tribunal)
• registered charities, mutual or social enterprises
• organisations that receive less than 50% of their funding from the Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖ Government
• organisations with no responsibility to the Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖ Government

Content owned and created by these public sector organisations:

• local authorities
• town and community councils
• national park authorities
• fire and rescue authorities
• local health boards
• health trusts
• community health councils
• independent statutory office holders
• UK government

GOV.WALES may link to this content when it meets a user need relating to Îʶ¦ÓéÀÖpolicy, for example:

• content on the Discretionary Assistance Fund may link to UK government content on benefits
• we may link to local authority websites to apply for a bus pass