Domain Registrar

We often get asked “Is Active Council an approved registrar”. Well yes we are. Some customers will know us by our parent company “WJP Software Limited”, but we are registered as “Active Council”.

The Parish Council Domain Helper Service is currently hosting a range of seminar to explain the importance of a .gov.uk domain name for a Parish or Town Council. There are currently over 10,000 councils in the UK, but only 1,800 of those are currently using .gov.uk domains and the aim of the Parish Council Domain Helper service is to increase this number dramatically. There have realised that the main barriers to entry are Lack of Awareness, Cost and Perceived Complexity. In order to combat these they are running workshops to help users understand some of these main barriers, and why have a .gov.uk domain would be of benefit.

One of the main reasons is due to extra security and visibility of the council website. Although websites must be accessible and transparent, using a .gov.uk domain also means that the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Cabinet Office Government Security Group (GSG) regularly check your website and look for well known loop holes and make sure all the settings are up to date. Something Active Council can help support and action for you, so we can look after your whole cyber approach.

To find out more about .gov.uk domains please contract Active Council and discuss your requirements.

Published: 11/03/2024 Published by: Admin

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