by Mevish Khalid | Jun 26, 2026 | Community, Data Standards, Interoperability, iStandUK News, Latest News, Open Data, OpenReferralUK
**This blog post was written by Nicholas Oughtibridge, Standards Specialist at Open Referral UK The Open Referral Validator is a tool designed to help developers and data architects verify that their service directories strictly conform to the Open Referral standard....
by Shelley Heckman | Jun 10, 2026 | Data Standards, iStandUK News, Latest News, Local Government, Open Data, Open Referral
Open Referral UK has entered a new chapter and it started with bringing people back together. In April 2026, iStandUK took on the secretariat for Open Referral UK (ORUK), building on the work previously led by MHCLG and supported by TPXimpact. Since then, our focus...
by Shelley Heckman | Jun 3, 2026 | Data Standards, iStandUK News, Latest News, Local Government, Open Data, OpenReferralUK
The iStandUK Technical Team recently met to align on the future of the Open Referral UK (ORUK) Validator. As stewardship of the Open Referral UK standard transitions into its next phase, we wanted to share where things stand and, importantly, invite the global Open...
by Shelley Heckman | May 18, 2026 | Data Standards, iStandUK News, Latest News, Open Data, OpenReferralUK
Open Referral UK (ORUK) is moving from focusing on efficiency and data reuse to clarifying the outcomes it exists to enable: fairer access, joined‑up services, and better support for people in every place. ORUK is also already deployed in many places, supporting real...
by Paul Davidson | Apr 14, 2026 | Application of Standards, Data Standards, iStandUK News, Latest News, Open Data, OpenReferralUK
About This is a briefing to explain how iStandUK is taking on the stewardship and promotion of the Open Referral UK Data Standard. Executive Summary Open Referral UK (ORUK) is an open data standard that provides a consistent way to describe, publish and share...
by Shelley Heckman | Mar 17, 2026 | Community, iStandUK News, Latest News, Local Government, Open Data, Open Referral
ORUK Launches Under the Stewardship of iStandUK We are excited to announce a new chapter for Open Referral UK (ORUK) as it officially comes under the stewardship of iStandUK this April. This marks the culmination of a smooth and collaborative transition that began in...