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Information Exchange between Citizens and the Department of Work and Pensions (2008/09) click here
Government on the Internet (2007) click here
Achieving Innovation (2006) click here
Citizen Redress (2005) click here
Difficult Forms (2003) click here
Progress in implementing e-government in England (2002) click here
Government on the Web (2002) click here
Government on the Web (1999) click here

  Difficult Forms
We were commissioned by the UK National Audit Office to produce a value for money report looking at the design and ease of use of government administrative forms that are commonly filled in by citizens. Full report can be downloaded here plus supplementary material from focus groups and a government-wide census of forms.

Guidance and tips for people working in government departments and public sector agencies with responsibility for forms filled in by customers or citizens, see file below:

Improving and reviewing government forms - a practical guide »» (312kb/PDF)


 To view the contents of the Difficult Forms report, please use the links below:

Full Report »» (1,342kb/PDF)
Preface »» (422kb/PDF)
Executive Summary »» (1,827kb/PDF)
Part 1 - Why central government uses forms »» (473kb/PDF)
Part 2 - How agencies design and manage their forms »» (710kb/PDF)
Part 3 - How our focus groups viewed the case study forms »» (239kb/PDF)
Annexes »» (128kb/PDF)
Supplementary form survey results »» (67kb/PDF)
Report on Ten Focus Groups »» (230kb/PDF)


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