Clear signs of improved web governance around the new 'digital by default' strategy adopted by the government a year ago are showing up in Sitemorse's quarterly INDEX benchmarking of all the main central government sites.

Many UK Government services and information sources are now on a new platform - gov.uk - that promises to be simpler, clearer and faster for its users.

A number of government departments on the new platform are showing big improvements in our scoring, with the Natural Environment Research Council taking top place, the Serious Fraud Office rising 17 places to overall fourth position, the Low Pay Commission up 208 places to 13th, and the intelligence and security agency GCHQ up 119 places to 17th. Full data can be seen in the INDEX section of the Sitemorse website.