Modernise your public sector organisation with DocuSign
Each year, millions of pounds are spent on paper-intensive, manual processes in the public sector, including NHS trusts and in local and central government. Time and money that could be spent creating value is wasted on paperwork. This frustrates both citizens and government employees and creates unnecessary risk.
When citizens interact with public sector organisations, it often involves completing a form. Use DocuSign to connect citizens to services - and help departments, trusts and organisations deliver better experiences to them.
Government use cases
HM Land Registry is evaluating Qualified Electronic Signature (QES)
The UK government is continuing to accelerate its digital transformation.
In 2020, HMLR began accepting witnessed electronic signatures. Since then, HMLR also has been evaluating using enhanced electronic signatures, specifically called Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES), as a more secure electronic signing solutionin digitising the conveyance process.
Electronic signatures for HM Revenue and Customs
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is now accepting electronic signatures for stamping stock transfer forms.
Using electronic seals to certify the integrity and origin of documents.
The DocuSign electronic seal feature is integrated into the signing process - enabling customers to digitise official seals, executing contracts faster and improving visibility of the seal when contracts are sealed.
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Section 508 compliant
HRA and MHRA Compliance with Electronic Signatures
Industry Working Group on eSignatures interim Report
On 1 February 2022, the expert Industry Working Group on Electronic Execution of Documents published their interim report, which sets out their analysis of the current state of e-signatures in England and Wales.
This report details how individuals and businesses can and should safely use electronic signatures, because - as noted by Lord Justice Birss - ‘there is no need for an old fashioned pen and ink’.
The Industry Working Group is hoping that this guidance will enable an uptake across the government and the whole of society because they believe that electronic signatures are in many ways better and more secure than traditional methods, and should be the norm rather than the exception.
The group recommended that the Government make electronic signing available for all official documents including its own contracts with suppliers and government departments. The report cites HM Land Registry's practice guide on the execution of deeds and the Ministry of Justice's lasting powers of attorney project as a good example of government encouragement.
“There’s every reason to adopt these methods now. Both the legal framework and the technical framework already exists - and there’s no reason to wait”
Benefits
DocuSign serves more than 1 million customers and a billion users in over 180 countries—including over 1,000 UK NHS trusts, local and central councils, housing associations, education institutions, emergency services and governmental agencies.
DocuSign eSignature and CLM comply with eIDAS regulation and meet the most stringent UK, EU and global security standards.
Reduce cost and hassle
Drive citizen satisfaction
Mitigate risk
Save paper, help the planet
Do business faster
Success stories
DocuSign is working with public sector customers and organisations - enabling them to work faster, reduce risks and lower costs–all while improving the experience for citizens and staff.
Lambeth Council
Swansea Council
Hugh James
The DocuSign Agreement Cloud for Government
The DocuSign Agreement Cloud for Government lets public servants focus more time on their mission, bringing together a comprehensive set of applications and integrations to modernise government agencies’ systems of agreement. DocuSign Agreement Cloud customers are empowered to digitally transform end-to-end processes for all agreements, including signing, approving and managing complex documents. The result is government entities that are faster, simpler, smarter and greener.
Featured products for public sector
DocuSign eSignature
DocuSign eWitness
DocuSign Guided Forms
DocuSign Identify
DocuSign CLM
Featured integrations
The DocuSign Agreement Cloud for Government has over 350 pre-built integrations with the popular applications you already know and trust, minimizing deployment time and risk.
Case management, citizen engagement, and self-service
The DocuSign Agreement Cloud connects your agreement processes to the systems that engage with the public.
Document management and productivity tools
Join governments and public organisations using DocuSign to manage contracts, grants, correspondence and give time back to employees to do what they do best: support citizens.
Resources
Focusing on Citizens and Patients not Paper
How to Advance the Paperless Government Mission
