UK Devolved Government Sites
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The Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland departments, with their agencies and public bodies that run hosts of their own.
Median score
63
across 159 sites
Middle half
56–69
spread around the median
Full range
33–78
lowest to highest
Gated
46 of 159
block AI crawlers outright
Strongest of the 31 cohorts. All cohorts 54 · best cohort 63.
Where this list came from
The source, and how we filtered it
| Source | Scottish National public bodies directory; Welsh Register of devolved public bodies; Northern Ireland departments and public bodies, Scottish Government; Welsh Government; nidirect and the Department of Finance (Northern Ireland); GOV.UK (2026-10-02) |
|---|---|
| License | Each is Crown copyright under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (gov.scot links the OGL v3 on the page; gov.wales, nidirect, finance-ni.gov.uk and GOV.UK publish under OGL v3), which permits copying, publishing and adapting with attribution. Wikidata is CC0. |
| Cite as | Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| How we filtered it | Scotland: every section page of the directory (updated 2026-10-02) except Health bodies and the 'outwith Ministerial responsibility' page (colleges and integration joint boards, names only), each body's 'Web:' link, high. Wales: Register of devolved public bodies xlsx (2026-06-02), English sheet, Website column, high; NHS bodies, principal councils and UK bodies dropped, national park and fire and rescue authorities kept. NI: nidirect's nine departments with websites (high), plus the Department of Finance's list of bodies under NI procurement policy (names only). An NI body's address comes from GOV.UK's organisation_govuk_status.url (high), then the .gov.uk register when a domain still registered in 2026 is registered for exactly that body and its first label carries the body's acronym or a distinctive word (medium). Any remaining gap in any nation: Wikidata P856 for the single UK item (P17=Q145) whose English label equals the name (low); a page address is never taken. GOV.UK's devolved bodies are added and folded into a nation-list body when the name or the host matches. |
| Instead of | The NI Public Bodies Annual Report (discontinued after 2016/17); NIPSO's jurisdiction list (an ombudsman's remit, not the government's list); the nidirect contacts A to Z (its letter pages list only a handful of entries); Wikidata label matches without a country filter, which matched 'Fiscal Council' to Estonia's. |
| Built | 2026-11-02 |
The filtering is ours and is disclosed as ours. The source published a list; the decision about which rows of it belong in a cohort was a judgment call, and it is written down so somebody can disagree with it.
Distribution
Where the 159 sites land
| Grade | Share of the cohort | Sites | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adequate | 97 | 61.0% | |
| Not ready | 4 | 2.5% | |
| Weak | 54 | 34.0% | |
| Strong | 4 | 2.5% |
By dimension
What the cohort earns, dimension by dimension
The mean share of each dimension’s available points that this cohort earned. Low here means the whole sector is weak on it, not that one site dragged an average down. The per-site spread is in the dataset.
| Dimension | Mean share earned | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| #1 · Reach
These parameters determine the fundamental ease of access that AI has to your site information. |
83% | |
| #2 · Read
AI generally turns off JavaScript. Does your site information survive without it? |
58% | |
| #3 · Understand
Does a machine know who and what you are? |
27% | |
| #4 · Act
Sitemaps, redirects, 404s, licensing terms, and not wasting the crawl budget. |
86% |
How much of each site we read
The cap is 32 URLs and it is a ceiling, not a promise. A portal whose every link points at a different host yields one page; a university yields the full sample. The median here is 32, the range 1–32, published so that "we sampled 32 URLs per site" cannot become a claim the data does not support.
3 sites in this cohort served a certificate we could not verify. They were read anyway and scored normally, because reporting no response for a site every browser loads would describe our TLS stack rather than the site, and each one carries the finding in its row.
Where this cohort fails
11 tests almost nobody in this cohort passes
Universal — nobody passes these
| Test | What it asks | Failing | Of | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT-3 | If you have a public API, is it described in a standard file? | 1 | 2 | |
| EXT-1 | Do you publish an llms.txt file for coding assistants? | 159 | 0 | |
| EXT-11 | Have you marked the part of a page that answers a spoken question? | 159 | 0 | |
| EXT-12 | Do you tell search engines the moment a page changes? | 159 | 0 | |
| EXT-16 | Do you publish a card or a skills list for the agents you run? | 159 | 0 | |
| EXT-17 | Do you list your agents in your domain's DNS records? | 158 | 0 | |
| EXT-2 | Do you list your APIs and agent tools where agents look for them? | 9 | 0 | |
| EXT-7 | If you run real question-and-answer pages, are they marked as such? | 4 | 0 | |
| RED-10 | Do you offer a plain-text (Markdown) copy of your pages? | 146 | 2 | |
| RED-12 | If a machine asks for Markdown, does your site give it? | 159 | 2 | |
| UND-2 | Does your site use the page labels that search engines still read for what you publish? | 159 | 3 |
Near-universal — 95% and above
| Test | What it asks | Failing | Of | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXT-14 | Does your site offer its actions to AI browsers as tools? | 156 | 0 | |
| UND-5 | Does the author label in your page code point to that person? | 139 | 1 | |
| PST-2 | Have you posted a Content Signals statement about what AI may do with your content? | 159 | 0 | |
| UND-1 | Does your site say clearly who you are? | 159 | 2 | |
| EXT-13 | Can an assistant ask your site a question directly? | 159 | 0 | |
| PST-4 | Have you reserved your text and data mining rights in a form machines can read? | 159 | 0 | |
| EXT-4 | Can an AI assistant connect to your site as a tool? | 159 | 0 |
Common — 90 to 95%
| Test | What it asks | Failing | Of | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UND-10 | Does your page code link to your official profiles elsewhere? | 159 | 2 |
Coral bars mark tests worth 2 points or more, the failures that actually move a score.
Every site
Every 250, named, with a report for each
Whether or not it has been scanned. Rows with no website on record, sites that were unreachable and sites that turned us away stay in the table with the reason on them, and none of them enters an average: dropping them would shrink the population to the part that was easy to measure. A few points between two neighbors is noise. The box filters every row in the cohort, not only the page you are on; click a header to sort the rows on this page by name or by score.
Showing 201–250 of 250 · page 3 of 3
| Site | Score | Gated | Pages read | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Service no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Forest Service; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Invest NI investni.comregister id finance-ni-procurement:Invest NI; address from GOV.UK Organisations (organisation_govuk_status) (high confidence), not checked by loading it | 53 | Gated | 32 | |
| Labour Relations Agency (LRA) lra.org.ukregister id finance-ni-procurement:Labour Relations Agency (LRA); address from GOV.UK Organisations (organisation_govuk_status) (high confidence), not checked by loading it | 54 | Gated | 32 | |
| Legal Service Oversight Commission no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Legal Service Oversight Commission; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland lsani.gov.ukregister id finance-ni-procurement:Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland; address from .gov.uk domain register (CDDO), 31 March 2026 (medium confidence), not checked by loading it; the register lists lsani.gov.uk as registered for this body; the address is the registered name, not a published link | 33 | Gated | 1 | |
| Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) lmcni.comregister id finance-ni-procurement:Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC); address from GOV.UK Organisations (organisation_govuk_status) (high confidence), not checked by loading it | 61 | No | 32 | |
| Local Government Staff Commission (LGSC) no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Local Government Staff Commission (LGSC); no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Maze Long Kesh Development Corporation (MKLDC) no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Maze Long Kesh Development Corporation (MKLDC); no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Middletown Centre for Autism no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Middletown Centre for Autism; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI) no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI); no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| NI Museums Council no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:NI Museums Council; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| NI Transport Holding Company/Translink incorporating Citybus, Ulsterbus and Northern Ireland Railways no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:NI Transport Holding Company/Translink incorporating Citybus, Ulsterbus and Northern Ireland Railways; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Northen Ireland Water no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Northen Ireland Water; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Northern Ireland Building Regulations Advisory Committee no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Northern Ireland Building Regulations Advisory Committee; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Northern Ireland Cancer Registry no website on recordregister id govuk:northern-ireland-cancer-registry; GOV.UK gives https://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/nicr/, a page on another body's host; not taken; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY) no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY); no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment ccea.org.ukblockedregister id govuk:northern-ireland-council-for-the-curriculum-examinations-and-assessment; address from GOV.UK Organisations (organisation_govuk_status) (high confidence), not checked by loading it; not measured: HTTP 403 (Cloudflare) | — | No | — | |
| Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS); no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA); no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service nifrs.orgblockedregister id finance-ni-procurement:Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service; address from Wikidata P856 (low confidence), not checked by loading it; no official list gives an address; Wikidata's official website for the one item with exactly this English label; not measured: HTTP 403 (Cloudflare) | — | No | — | |
| Northern Ireland Fisheries Harbour Authority (NIFHA) no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Northern Ireland Fisheries Harbour Authority (NIFHA); no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Northern Ireland Guardian Ad Litem Agency no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Northern Ireland Guardian Ad Litem Agency; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) nihe.gov.ukregister id finance-ni-procurement:Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE); address from .gov.uk domain register (CDDO), 31 March 2026 (medium confidence), not checked by loading it; the register lists nihe.gov.uk as registered for this body; the address is the registered name, not a published link | 48 | Gated | 32 | |
| Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission nijac.gov.ukregister id finance-ni-procurement:Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission; address from .gov.uk domain register (CDDO), 31 March 2026 (medium confidence), not checked by loading it; the register lists nijac.gov.uk as registered for this body; the address is the registered name, not a published link | 55 | No | 32 | |
| Northern Ireland Library Authority no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Northern Ireland Library Authority; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC) no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC); no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Northern Ireland Police Fund nipolicefund.gov.ukregister id finance-ni-procurement:Northern Ireland Police Fund; address from .gov.uk domain register (CDDO), 31 March 2026 (medium confidence), not checked by loading it; the register lists nipolicefund.gov.uk as registered for this body; the address is the registered name, not a published link | 46 | Gated | 16 | |
| Northern Ireland Policing Board nipolicingboard.org.ukregister id finance-ni-procurement:Northern Ireland Policing Board; address from GOV.UK Organisations (organisation_govuk_status) (high confidence), not checked by loading it | 57 | No | 32 | |
| Northern Ireland Prison Service no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Northern Ireland Prison Service; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Northern Ireland Screen northernirelandscreen.co.ukblockedregister id finance-ni-procurement:Northern Ireland Screen; address from Wikidata P856 (low confidence), not checked by loading it; no official list gives an address; Wikidata's official website for the one item with exactly this English label; not measured: HTTP 403 (Cloudflare) | — | No | — | |
| Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC); no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) nisra.gov.ukblockedregister id finance-ni-procurement:Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA); address from GOV.UK Organisations (organisation_govuk_status) (high confidence), not checked by loading it; not measured: HTTP 429 | — | No | — | |
| Planning Appeals and Water Appeals Commission (PACWAC) no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Planning Appeals and Water Appeals Commission (PACWAC); no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland policeombudsman.orgblockedregister id finance-ni-procurement:Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland; address from GOV.UK Organisations (organisation_govuk_status) (high confidence), not checked by loading it; not measured: HTTP 403 (Cloudflare) | — | No | — | |
| Police Retraining and Rehabilitation Trust no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Police Retraining and Rehabilitation Trust; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Police Service of Northern Ireland psni.police.ukblockedregister id finance-ni-procurement:Police Service of Northern Ireland; address from GOV.UK Organisations (organisation_govuk_status) (high confidence), not checked by loading it; not measured: HTTP 403 (Cloudflare) | — | No | — | |
| Probation Board for Northern Ireland pbni.org.ukregister id finance-ni-procurement:Probation Board for Northern Ireland; address from GOV.UK Organisations (organisation_govuk_status) (high confidence), not checked by loading it | 57 | No | 32 | |
| RUC George Cross Foundation no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:RUC George Cross Foundation; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Sport NI sportni.netregister id finance-ni-procurement:Sport NI; address from GOV.UK Organisations (organisation_govuk_status) (high confidence), not checked by loading it | 70 | No | 1 | |
| Statistics Advisory Committee no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Statistics Advisory Committee; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Strategic Investment Board Limited no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Strategic Investment Board Limited; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| TourismNI no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:TourismNI; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Ulster Supported Employment Ltd no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Ulster Supported Employment Ltd; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Victims and Survivors Service Ltd no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Victims and Survivors Service Ltd; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Victims’ Payment Board no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Victims’ Payment Board; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — | |
| Youth Justice Agency no website on recordregister id finance-ni-procurement:Youth Justice Agency; no address in the body's own government's list, GOV.UK, the .gov.uk domain register or Wikidata | — | No | — |
Scores are for the population, not for ranking two named sites against each other. A few points between neighbors is noise. See what these numbers can and cannot support. Headline figures: summary.json (CC BY 4.0). The site-by-site data on this page is licensed; a bulk copy is from TEN7 for a fee.