Published: 25 November 2022
Introduction
This statement applies to the website at ILMINGTON-PC.GOV.UK.
This website is run by Parish Online Websites on behalf of Ilmington Parish Council. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible. The text should be clear and simple to understand. You should be able to:
- zoom in up to 500% without problems
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
- skip to the main content when using a keyboard or screen reader
- use most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
How accessible this website is
Parts of this website are not fully accessible. For example:
- some images do not have text descriptions (alt text)
- most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
Ilmington Parish Council continue to strives to improve the content accessibility.
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format such as accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, contact:
- clerk@ilmington-pc.gov.uk
- 07469 840266
In your message, include:
- the web address (URL) of the content
- your email address and name
- how you’d like to receive the information.
We will consider your request and get back to you within 10 working days.
If you find any problems not listed on this page, or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact us. There’s a feedback form at the bottom of each page.
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 contact us with a complaint and you’re not happy with our response contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Ilmington Parish Council is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.
Images without text alternatives:
Some images uploaded to the website do not have a text alternative (alt text), meaning people using a screen reader cannot access the information they contain. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (Non-text content). When we publish new content we will ensure our images meet accessibility standards. We plan to address existing images by 31 December 2026.
PDFs and other documents published before 23 September 2018:
The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they are not essential to providing our services. We have assessed the cost and effort involved in fixing these documents and believe that doing so now would be a disproportionate burden within the meaning of the accessibility regulations.
Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.
How we tested this website
We review the accessibility of this website on a regular basis. We work with Parish Online to address platform-level accessibility issues as they are identified.
The website is regularly tested by Parish Online on each version release against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard using in-house testing tools. System tools are used to simulate users with visual impairments and dyslexia to inform design decision-making.
Staff responsible for adding content to the website are expected to follow accessibility best practice, including providing alt text for images and ensuring documents meet colour contrast standards before uploading.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
Improvements to the site accessibility is an ongoing process. Regular updates will be made to the site to ensure it’s at the highest practical level of accessibility.
This statement was originally published on 10/10/2019 and last updated on 16/07/2026.