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 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 | Apr 1, 2026 | Data Standards, iStandUK News, Latest News, OpenReferralUK
As of 01 April 2026, Open Referral UK (ORUK) officially begins a new chapter under the stewardship of iStandUK. This milestone not only marks a new organisational home, but a timely moment to pause, reflect and introduce the people who will be supporting and guiding...
by Shelley Heckman | Mar 19, 2026 | Application of Standards, Case Studies, Community, Data Standards, iStandUK News, Latest News, OpenReferralUK, SAVVI
We are delighted to see MHCLG Local Digital announce new investment to test and scale the Scalable Approach to Vulnerability via Interoperability (SAVVI) and Open Referral UK (ORUK) data standards across Greater Manchester and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP)...
