Footers for DWP services
Public-facing DWP services should use the GOV.UK footer component. This component is quite flexible and allows for several different layouts and a range of content to be included.
This guidance sets out a minimum set of links for use in the footer of DWP services.
Internal DWP services should instead use the internal service footer.
Standard footer links
Footers for DWP services should include at least the following set of standard links. They should appear in this order, using this link text, and should be the first links in the last line of the footer (nearest the bottom of the page).
Accessibility statement – links to your service’s accessibility statement
Cookies – links to your service’s cookie page, which should use the standard DWP template
Privacy – in most cases links to the DWP Personal Information Charter, but it is your responsibility to check that your service's use of data is covered by the Charter.
Other footer links
This set of links is a minimum, and you may need to include other elements and links in your service's footer. The GOV.UK footer component includes several examples of how to do this.
If you include other links in a single-line footer, they should appear after these standard links.
If you use a footer with several elements (for example a multi-column footer with navigation links), these standard links should appear at the bottom of the footer.
For a Welsh language version of your service, use the Welsh language toggle instead. People cannot easily find the Welsh language link in the footer, so only place a link here if you also have another way to access your service in Welsh.
For contact details, use the Contact a service pattern.
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