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Government

Sector

# Government in United Kingdom

The government segments measured in United Kingdom, each drawn from that country’s own register. They are different populations, so they are set side by side and never added together.

Index 12.1 · Census Q4 2026 · 4 segments, 4 measured

The segments

## Side by side, never added together

| Segment | Drawn from | Median and spread | Scanned | Gated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Central government](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/government/central) The websites UK central government departments, agencies and public bodies run on hosts of their own, ranked by Tranco. | Government Digital Service (GOV.UK); Central Digital and Data Office (.gov.uk register); Tranco (Le Pochat et al.) | **58** · 28–79 | 412/476 | 212 of 412 |
| [Parliaments](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/government/parliaments) Every sitting Member of Parliament, Member of the Scottish Parliament, Member of the Senedd and Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, with the website each publishes. | UK Parliament; Scottish Parliament; Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament; Northern Ireland Assembly | **60** · 28–77 | 421/965 | 119 of 421 |
| [Devolved governments](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/government/devolved) The Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland departments, with their agencies and public bodies that run hosts of their own. | Scottish Government; Welsh Government; nidirect and the Department of Finance (Northern Ireland); GOV.UK | **63** · 33–78 | 159/250 | 46 of 159 |
| [Councils](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/government/councils) Every principal local authority in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. | Government Digital Service (GOV.UK) | **61** · 29–77 | 320/382 | 97 of 320 |

There is no single figure for government. Each segment is its own population, and a combined median would be a number about whichever segment has the most sites. How the Census is run, and what it can support, is on the [methodology page](https://readinessindex.io/census/methodology).