The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
- some images do not have alt text or have alt text when it should be decorative, this fails 1.1.1 Non-text content
- the hamburger menu when zoomed in or on mobile devices cannot be seen due to poor colour contrast, this fails on 1.4.3 Colour contrast minimum
- in some areas of the site text falls on poor contrast for text and background, this fails 1.4.3 Colour contrast minimum
- some text size in our website is very small and does not zoom, this fails 1.4.4 Resize text
- the back to top function is a floating object that may obscure content, this fails 2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured (Minimum)
- some download links may not make sense when read on their own; this fails 2.4.4 link purpose in context
- the same link text is used for links going to different destinations; this fails 2.4.4 link purpose in context
- some heading levels jump from h1 to h3, this fails 2.4.6 Headings and Labels
- text on some focus elements do not meet minimum contrast, this fails 1.4.3 contrast minimum
- not all elements on focus have an obvious change of appearance to those with low vision, this fails 2.4.13 Focus Appearance
- some pages use collapsible content instead of navigating to a new page, which may be confusing as its inconsistent navigation, this fails 3.2.3 Consistent Navigation
- some page titles throughout the site do not announce, this fails 2.4.2 page titled
- some pages have unexplained abbreviations, this fails 3.1.4 Abbreviations
- some pages have a considerable amount of text and complex language, this fails 3.1.5 Reading Level
- on load of the website the cookie item receives focus which is confusing for keyboard navigation, this fails 3.2.1 On focus
- on the search page screen reader users do not know that the search results have been actioned or how many results their search found, this fails 4.1.2 Name Role Value
We intend to fix these items in due course.
Issues with files
- there may be some files that are not fully accessible
We use Siteimprove tool to monitor any issues regarding accessibility and aim to fix any issues that has been found as soon as possible. We use Adobe Pro's accessibility checker to check the PDF documents and Microsoft Office Accessibility Checker to check any Microsoft Office files. We have also created a guidance for our staff how to make accessible documents, for more information on this, please see the SCULPT for Accessibility page.
Issues with third-party applications
We use some third-party applications which might not all be fully accessible, but the third-party companies are either in the process of reviewing their applications or have reviewed the applications and given a statement when the issues are going to be fixed.
Disproportionate burden
We have not identified anything that qualifies as disproportionate burden yet, but we are still evaluating our sites and may update this when we identify issues.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
Regulations do not apply to the following content of a website or mobile application of a public sector body:
Older files
The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services.
Third party content that we have not paid for
Social media buttons such as Tweet/Like