Im concerned that my search isn finding the most recently added and updated pages – how often is the site search index updated?
Answer The site search index is updated every hour by a spidering and indexing agent. This agent checks all the web pages each day to find any new content and pages that have an amended date stamp and adds these to the existing search index. In addition, any broken links (indicating pages that have either moved or been deleted) are deleted automatically from the index. Bear in mind, too, that the search engine works by assessing the relevance of what is in the displayed page to the terms you have entered. If you wish also to search or sort by date, you will need to use the options on the advanced search page; or if you are looking for the most current guidance on a topic, you are more likely to find it in or linked from the relevant policy section (use the “Matches found in these sections” option in the left-hand navigation panel).
