Domain Names

Your domain name is the website address that people type in, and what the internet search engines like Google & Bing link to.

.gov.uk or .org.uk ?

Local government bodies are able to register a suitable chosen name as a .gov.uk, for example www.splatparishcouncil.gov.uk.  This is the preferred and recommended route, although the pricing of these adds to annual costs. Currently £90 per annum

Smaller councils may choose to use a .org.uk domain eg  www.splatparishcouncil.org.uk  which incurs a very modest annual cost (and in fact we absorb this in the hosting fees).

It seems likely that .gov.uk may become compulsory in the near future.

Already have a domain name?

We can set that up for you with the new website - either take on management of it, or tell your supplier how to set it up for your new website. We prefer to take over management to ensure it is not allowed to accidentally expire!