The Gov.uk site has gone live, replacing redundant sites Directgive and Business Link, with the promise of generating £70 million in savings.

As part of a three stage transition process, the site has now gone live, with the remaining stages involving the migration of government departments across to the new site by March 2014.

Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude, said: “The public wants services to be delivered better, and with GOV.UK we are responding with a digital platform that makes services quicker and easier to use, and produces efficiencies for government."