Getting government online: a new generation of digital public services – in pictures

In January, the Government Digital Service showcased its first five pioneering online developments, at the halfway point in the 400 working days government set itself to put 25 significant public services online. The aim is to move from poor and frustrating services to a 'digital by default' approach. Photograph: Government Digital Service

Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho, the founder of lastminute.com who has worked on public service digital projects, introduced the government's Sprint14 event on January 29 2014. Photograph: Government Digital Service

HMRC showcased the first of a set of digital services that will eventually allow 41 million PAYE employees to view and manage their income tax records and information using a 'digital tax account’. The first part of the service will enable customers to notify HMRC of a change to their company car. Photograph: Government Digital Service

Prisons minister Jeremy Wright demonstrated the new online service for booking up to 1.5m prison visits. Visits are the Ministry of Justice’s biggest single transactional service, currently based on email, phone and manual systems. Photograph: Government Digital Service

Drivers will now be able to view their driving record online, showing what vehicles they can drive, any penalty points and disqualifications. This will give up to 40 million drivers quick and secure online access to their own driving records. Photograph: Government Digital Service

Mike Parsons, chief operating officer at the Home Office showed off the new visa applications process, which will enable recruitment from outside the Europe where a vacancy can’t be filled by a British or European economic area worker. Approximately 3.44m visas of this type are issued each year. Photograph: Government Digital Service

Greg Clark, minister for cities and the constitution, demonstrated the live service to be used by most people applying to register to vote. It will affect five million people registering online to vote each year and move 46 million voters from household to individual registration. Photograph: Government Digital Service

Mike Bracken, executive director of the Government Digital Service, said: "Departments are rapidly getting the skills and resources they need to deliver digital services that rival the best in the world. We're making digital public services as easy and convenient as online banking or booking a ticket online. Digital by default is becoming reality right across government.” Photograph: Government Digital Service