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Accessibility Statement

This statement applies to https://swillandandwitnesham-pc.gov.uk/

 

This website is run by Swilland and Witnesham grouped Parish Council. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

 

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How Accessible is this website?            

We aim to meet WCAG 2.2AA standard. We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • you may not be able to modify the line height or spacing of text
  • the text may not reflow in a single column when you change the size of the browser window
  • older PDF or word documents may not be fully accessible to screen reader software
  • you may not be able to skip to the main content when using a screen reader

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page, need information in a different format or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact by email and we’ll consider your request and get back to you in 7 -14 days:

clerk@swillandandwitnesham-pc.gov.uk

 Call the Clerk on 07719 176917

 

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Swilland and Witnesham grouped Parish Council is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons: 

  • the text may not reflow in a single column when you change the size of the browser window
  • you may not be able to modify the line height or spacing of text
  • some PDF or word documents may not be fully accessible to screen reader software
  • some of our online forms may be difficult to navigate using just a keyboard

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

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.

Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.

3rd Party Content

Our website links to 3rd party websites and content. We are not responsible for these third party resources and their accessibility. If you need assistance from those third party websites, contact the website owners.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: clerk@swillandandwitnesham-pc.gov.uk giving the page title and the nature of the problem.

This statement was prepared on [date when it was first published]. It was last reviewed on [date when it was last reviewed].

This website was last tested on 4th March 2026 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.