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content: apply GOV.UK content design standards across site#14

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Summary

  • Comprehensive review and update of all site content to meet GOV.UK Content Design standards
  • Updated 59 files with consistent formatting and language
  • Schema updated to accept GOV.UK compliant time range formats

Changes made

  • Question headings → statements: "What's Next?" → "Next steps"
  • Negative contractions expanded: can't → cannot, won't → will not, don't → do not
  • British English spellings: optimize → optimise, center → centre
  • Time ranges with "to": "5-10 minutes" → "5 to 10 minutes"
  • Ampersands replaced: "AI & Automation" → "AI and Automation"
  • Ordinal dates removed: "27th May" → "27 May"
  • Abbreviations spelled out: "e.g." → "for example"
  • Inclusive language: "whitelist" → "allow list"
  • FAQ renamed: "Frequently Asked Questions" → "Common questions"

Test plan

  • Schema validation passes (npm run validate:schema)
  • Site builds successfully (npm run build)
  • Manual review of key pages for readability

Apply comprehensive GOV.UK Content Design standards including:
- Question headings replaced with statement headings
- Negative contractions expanded (can't → cannot, won't → will not)
- American spellings converted to British (optimize → optimise)
- Time ranges use "to" instead of hyphens (5-10 → 5 to 10)
- Ampersands replaced with "and" in body copy
- Ordinal dates removed (27th May → 27 May)
- Abbreviations spelled out (e.g. → for example)
- Inclusive language (whitelist → allow list)
- FAQ sections renamed to "Common questions"
- Schema updated to accept GOV.UK compliant time formats
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@chrisns chrisns merged commit 42713f9 into main Jan 12, 2026
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