DOMAINS & DNS
Transfer a .gov.uk Domain to NetWise¶
Use this procedure when an existing .gov.uk domain, currently with another registrar, needs to come under NetWise's Nominet management.
This is a different job from registering a brand-new .gov.uk domain — for that, see Register a New .gov.uk Domain.
1. Get a transfer authorisation code and the DNS from the outgoing registrar¶
The council requests two things from their current registrar and passes them to NetWise:
- a TAC (transfer authorisation code);
- a full copy of the domain's existing DNS records.
Get the DNS copy before the transfer
Cloudflare's scan often misses DKIM records, so the DNS zone is built from this copy in Step 3. Once the domain has moved, the old registrar's records may no longer be available.
2. Enter the TAC into Nominet¶
Enter the TAC using NetWise's Nominet registrar access.
The domain transfers into NetWise's management immediately.
Note
This only moves the domain's registration management into Nominet under NetWise. It doesn't by itself change DNS or move the website — see Step 3.
3. Continue with DNS setup¶
Once the domain is under NetWise's Nominet management, follow Move a Domain to Cloudflare to build its DNS zone from the copy you received and change delegation. Nameservers can then be managed through Nominet.