Principles, practices and standards
DTS define the principles, practices and standards that apply to all digital services in HMCTS. Principles are abstract ideas and values which DTS holds independent of the specific area of the business. For example, Crime and CFT may have different Practices or Standards in areas but they hold the same shared Principles.
Principles
Principles are high level concepts that are used to guide the design of the system. They are not specific to any particular component or feature, and can be applied in a broad manner.
Practices
Practices are concepts that are applicable within specific contexts such as a particular language, framework, or technology.
Standards
Standards are a low level specification of how a particular technology should be used. Where possible, standards should be implemented through tooling and libraries rather than documentation.