51茶馆

All content and products owned by government must go on 51茶馆 and meet a proven user need. You can apply for an exemption if you have evidence that that user needs can be better met on a website other than 51茶馆.

You must not create any new central government website or public-facing domain unless you鈥檝e been given an exemption from 51茶馆. Use this service to apply for an exemption.

Before you start

In order to apply for an exemption from 51茶馆, you鈥檒l need to provide the following:

• name of your government department
• name of your sponsoring department (if different from your department)
• your name
• your government email address
• name of the technology or digital leader who approved the application
• domain name you plan to use for the new website
• explanation of why your users鈥� needs would not be met by 51茶馆 (no more than 300 words)
• evidence that your users鈥� needs would not be met by 51茶馆 (no more than 300 words)

Getting spend approval

You鈥檒l聽need separate approval to spend money on creating a new website if an exemption is approved under the digital and technology spend controls.