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Why the GDS Challenge for Collaborative Vocabularies is a Defining Moment for Public Services

by Mevish Khalid | Jul 17, 2026 | Data Sharing, Data Standards, Interoperability, iStandUK News, Latest News, SAVVI

**This blog post was written by Nicholas Oughtibridge, Standards Specialist at Open Referral UK The Problem We Need to Solve Public services need to share information across organisational boundaries more than ever before. Local authorities, NHS organisations,...

iStandUK Launches International Advisory Community for the Open Referral Validator

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....

Open Referral UK Steering Group: A New Chapter

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...

iStandUK Recognised at the British Data Awards 2026: Privacy Initiative of the Year

by Shelley Heckman | Jun 4, 2026 | Awards, Data Standards, iStandUK News, Latest News, Local Government, SAVVI

We’re incredibly proud to share that iStandUK was shortlisted as a finalist in the Privacy Initiative of the Year category at the 2026 British Data Awards. While we didn’t take home the award, being named a finalist among such strong entries is a fantastic...

Strengthening the Open Referral Validator: iStandUK’s Next Steps

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...

From Benefits to Outcomes: What the Open Referral UK Visioning Workshop Helped Us See

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...
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