Registration Information

Registration Period:

2 Years

Usage:

.gov.uk is the government web address for the United Kingdom

Restrictions:

Applicants for .gov.uk web addresses must meet all of the elegibility guidelines set by the UK Central Office of Information (COI) . All applications are put before a committee who decide whether the request meets all of the guidelines.

Manage Information

Renewal Information:

Renewals for .gov.uk web addresses can only be carried out once you receive email notification that the domain is due to expire. The renewal will add an additional 2 years onto the expiry date.

Expiry Information:

Upon expiry, if you have not renewed, the web address will be removed immediately by JANET.

Redemption Information:

There is no grace period and no redemption period with .gov.uk domains. The domain will be deleted upon expiry.

Transfer Information:

Transfers simply require notifying JANET of your wish to change the registrar of your .gov.uk domain

Registry Information

Authority:

JANET

Authority Website:

http://www.janet.ac.uk/services/connections/domain/index.html

WHOIS Website:

http://www.ja.net/whois/lookup.php