We value the insight that the wider .UK ecosystem has on our namespace, so we ensure that stakeholders’ voices are heard when we develop .UK policy.
Before making significant changes to how .UK operates, we host a consultations process, to consult with our members, registrars and other key stakeholders to understand the impact of proposals. We use the feedback gathered to inform decisions on the future of .UK.
Active Consultations
2025
Policy Consultation
Following last year’s policy consultation and ahead of the transition of .UK to our new Dragon Registry Services Platform in 2026, we are now consulting on the complete set of agreements and policies to ensure they are coherent and compatible with each other for the operation of the .UK registry.
The consultation closes on 12th November 2025. Please visit Registrar Resources for further information.
Previous Consultations
2024
.UK Modernisation, Standardisation and Legacy Service Retirement
The .UK modernisation, standardisation and legacy service retirement consultation consulted on proposed changes to the technical systems and processes that registrars and registrants use to register and manage .UK domains.
The consultation closed in April 2024 with responses from registrars representing a diverse range of business models. We received 112 consultation responses, which represents 69% of .UK domains under management (DUM).
We’ve reviewed the consultation feedback and produced a summary, available in full here.
2023
- Government Consultation – UK Cyber Resilience (PDF Document)
- Articles of Association Modernisation – (page)
2022
- New Expiring Domains Process – Consultation Response (PDF document)
2020
- .UK Expiring Domains Consultation (PDF document)
- .UK Expiring Domains Feedback (Blog article)
2019
- .UK Policy Changes Consultation (PDF document)
- .UK Policy Changes Consultation (Blog article)
- .UK Policy Changes Feedback (PDF document)
- .UK Policy Changes Outcome (Blog article)
- Redline version of updates to our Terms and Conditions of Domain Name Registration (PDF document)
2018
- Proxy Services Framework summary of feedback (PDF document)
- Proxy Services Framework Outcome (News article)
- Getting GDPR ready (Blog article)
- .UK Policy Changes (GDPR) Summary of feedback (PDF document)
- .UK Policy Changes (GDPR) Outcome (Blog article)
For information on any of our historical consultations that are not listed here, please contact policy@nominet.uk.