Phase banner Change history
| Date | Changed | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | Guidance | Replaced previous feedback link and guidance with recommendation to use the Feedback component to collect user feedback on your service. |
| Jun 2026 | Guidance | Removed outdated guidance referencing the previous GOV.UK brand. |
| Feb 2026 | GOV.UK Frontend v6.0.0 | Added |
| Feb 2026 | Guidance | Updated guidance to recommend that the component should be placed within the |
| Apr 2025 | Guidance | Removed guidance on ‘sticky’ phase banners. |
| Aug 2024 | Guidance | Updated guidance on where to position the component on a page to fix inconsistency between Phase banner, Service navigation and Navigate a service guidance. |
| Jan 2024 | Guidance | Added guidance on not making the Phase banner ‘sticky’ within your service to comply with WCAG 2.2. |
| Jun 2021 | Guidance | Added guidance to explain that services hosted on a service.gov.uk domain must use the Phase banner if they have not passed a live service assessment. |
| May 2021 | GOV.UK Frontend v3.12.0 | Fixed vertical alignment of phase banner tag on small screens. |
| Jul 2018 | GOV.UK Frontend v1.1.0 | Fixed component using the wrong font size when |
| Jun 2018 | GOV.UK Frontend v1.0.0 | Component introduced. |