Join the professional body for government communicators: the UK Government Communication Service (GCS).

GCS Connect is where you register as a member, to:

  • strengthen your work and improve your skills with exclusive member-only resources
  • connect with your peers by joining the GCS directory
  • get government communication career development opportunities

Whether you are just starting out in government communications or you're an experienced professional, GCS membership helps you by supporting you in your role, improving your skills and keeping up with our changing profession.

Read about GCS Connect.

Your details

Registration is only open to the UK public sector and you must use your gov.uk or equivalent work email address to register. Registrations made with personal or non-public sector emails will be rejected.

Your password

Must be at least 10 characters and contain an uppercase character (A-Z), a lowercase character (a-z), and a digit (0-9) or a symbol (!,$,# etc).

Your role

Are you working in a government communication role with 50% or more communication responsibilities?
(If you select no, you can still access selected content and services. Find out what you are eligible for.)
Do you have line management responsibilities?
(The Northern Ireland Executive, The Scottish Government, The Welsh Government)
Select the nearest city or town to your main office location. This list only shows locations where our data implies two or more government communicators work.
Select the nearest city or town to your home, or any other place of work. This list only shows locations where our data implies two or more government communicators work
Disciplines
Select your main discipline or associated communication specialism.

GCS directory

The GCS directory relies on contributions from its members to help keep it up-to-date and allows search by name, job title, department, discipline, region and skill(s). Your details will only be visible to registered members.

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