Oxford Councils Disable Websites Due to Global Tech Issue

Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City Council disabled their primary websites on October 21, 2026, citing a known issue affecting websites globally. The outage has blocked resident access to essential services, including parking permits, planning applications, community support, and council tax payments.

To maintain critical operations, Oxfordshire County Council launched a temporary website to manage urgent matters such as school bookings and safeguarding. Early attempts to access the county site triggered Google security warnings regarding potential information theft, though officials clarified the nature of the outage.

Oxford City Council stated the move was a precaution and explicitly noted the situation is not a cyber incident, but rather a problem with underlying technology. Neither authority has provided a specific timeline for when full web services will be restored.