The system was set up by the Office of the e-Envoy and allows users to register as either an individual, an organisation or an agent.
[3] Government Gateway was launched on 25 January 2001, initially being used by services from HM Customs and Excise and for applications through the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food for common agricultural policy aid schemes, in addition to Inland Revenue end-of-year transactions.
[4] Procurement of the service was commenced with an Official Journal of the European Union contract notice published in October 2005, following which a contract for the design, development and operation of the service was to Atos Origin in September 2006.
[2] Services on the Government Gateway were meant to be gradually moved to replacement systems, including GOV.UK Verify.
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