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https://www.gov.uk
Compared to previous audit · 1 day ago View previous audit

Amsterdam, Netherlands Singapore, Singapore

These audits ran from different locations. Timing metrics (TTFB, DNS, TLS) may reflect network path differences rather than site changes.

6
New issues
1
Resolved
14
score changes
CategoryPreviousCurrentChange
CompositeB (87)A (90) +3.000
PerformanceA (96)A (95) -1.000
SecurityB (82)B (89) +7.000
AccessibilityB (82)B (87) +5.000
SEOA (94)A (95) +1.000
InfrastructureA (90)A (90)
ComplianceC (77)C (77)
ContentB (84)C (79) -5.000
SustainabilityA (93)A (92) -1.000
MetricPreviousCurrentChange
Performance 77007700
Accessibility 1000010000
Best Practices 1000010000
SEO 1000010000
PWA 00
Desktop Performance 1000010000
Desktop Accessibility 1000010000
Desktop Best Practices 1000010000
Desktop SEO 1000010000
FCP 1.50 s1.50 s
LCP 1.84 s1.86 s +20 ms
TBT 23 ms63 ms +40 ms
CLS 0.5650.565
Desktop FCP 403 ms405 ms
Desktop LCP 420 ms430 ms +10 ms
Desktop TBT 0 ms0 ms
Desktop CLS 0.0000.000
TTFB 11 ms10 ms -0 ms
DNS 4 ms3 ms -1 ms
TLS 5 ms5 ms
Connect 1 ms1 ms +0 ms
Total 12 ms12 ms -0 ms

† Timing metrics may vary by worker location and do not necessarily indicate site changes.

WARNING https://www.gov.uk/: 609ms CPU time performance
WARNING Unattributable: 399ms CPU time performance
WARNING DNS resolution is slow (293 ms) infrastructure
WARNING All 4 images use legacy formats (JPEG/PNG/GIF) content
WARNING 4 images missing alt text content
WARNING 2 images significantly larger than display size content
WARNING https://www.gov.uk/: 343ms CPU time performance
WARNING 1 link(s) open in new tab without warning accessibility
WARNING CNAME record at zone apex infrastructure
WARNING HSTS is missing includeSubDomains security
WARNING Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing security
WARNING Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing security
WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories compliance
WARNING form-action directive is missing security
WARNING No DMARC record found security
WARNING https://www.gov.uk/assets/frontend/application-1a5...: 26 KB unused (64%) performance
WARNING Title is only 6 characters — consider expanding seo
WARNING Registrar lock is NOT enabled infrastructure
WARNING No SPF record found security
x-runtime
0.023778 0.022980
etag
W/"12c8dea7ab0134e67fa162bf297e288c" W/"2ffb31165d05278ca7e093dcf7d48fc1"
content-security-policy
default-src 'self'; base-uri 'none'; script-src 'self' www.google-analytics.c... default-src 'self'; base-uri 'none'; script-src 'self' www.google-analytics.c...

16 headers unchanged

Technology stack unchanged

12 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

+6 pts
A (90) Could reach A (96)
Security +11Content +10Infrastructure +10Performance +5Accessibility +4Compliance +4SEO +4

Estimate — actual results may vary (18 issues to fix)

Website improvement report — Gov

May 7, 2026 → May 9, 2026

B A 87 → 90 +3 pts

1

Resolved

6

New issues

12

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment remaining

£1,631 to complete the remaining items

Ongoing risk

£0/month in ongoing exposure

Figures are estimates based on local developer hourly rate, industry CPC, and regulatory fine ranges.

Performance by category

MetricBeforeAfterChange
Overall score87 (B)90 (A)+3
Performance96 (A)95 (A)-1
Security82 (B)89 (B)+7
Accessibility82 (B)87 (B)+5
SEO94 (A)95 (A)+1
Infrastructure90 (A)90 (A)0
Compliance77 (C)77 (C)0
Content84 (B)79 (C)-5
Sustainability93 (A)92 (A)-1

Resolved (1)

  • https://www.gov.uk/: 343ms CPU time (Performance)

    → Page loads faster for users

Recommended next steps (18)

  • Sprint 1

    https://www.gov.uk/: 609ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 1

    Unattributable: 399ms CPU time (Performance)

  • Sprint 2

    DNS resolution is slow (293 ms) (Infrastructure)

  • Sprint 2

    All 4 images use legacy formats (JPEG/PNG/GIF) (Content)

  • Sprint 2

    4 images missing alt text (Content)

  • Sprint 2

    2 images significantly larger than display size (Content)

  • Sprint 1

    1 link(s) open in new tab without warning (Accessibility)

  • Sprint 1

    CNAME record at zone apex (Infrastructure)

  • Sprint 1

    HSTS is missing includeSubDomains (Security)

  • Sprint 1

    Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 2

    Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 2

    GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories (Compliance)

  • Sprint 1

    form-action directive is missing (Security)

  • Sprint 2

    No DMARC record found (Security)

  • Sprint 3

    https://www.gov.uk/assets/frontend/application-1a5...: 26 KB unused (64%) (Performance)

…and 3 more recommended item(s)

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