Guidance
Guidance
What the Office expects of a Commonwealth public service, and how to meet it. Every document says who it applies to and when it last changed.
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The Commonwealth Service Standard
The fourteen points every Commonwealth public service is assessed against before it launches, and every three years after that.
StandardsVersion 3.0Last updatedMeeting accessibility requirements
What a Commonwealth public service must do to be usable by disabled people, how it is tested, and what to publish when something is not yet fixed.
AccessibilityVersion 2.4Last updatedWriting for public services
How to write service content people understand first time, including the Commonwealth's rules on terminology, tone, and reading level.
ContentVersion 4.1Last updatedUsing the Commonwealth Design System
The components, patterns, and styles Commonwealth services share, and when it is right to build something that is not in the system.
DesignVersion 5.2Last updatedIntegrating with Commonwealth ID
How to add Commonwealth ID sign-in to a public service, which assurance level to ask for, and what your service must not do with an identity.
TechnologyVersion 3.3Last updatedPreparing for a service assessment
What an assessment panel will ask, what evidence to bring, and the reasons teams are most often asked to return.
AssuranceVersion 2.1Last updated