Hellesdon 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.
This accessibility statement applies to this website under the domain name hellesdon-pc.gov.uk.
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.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reason(s):
(a) non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Some older pages, created with the website-editing tool we previously used, are not yet fully accessible:
- Some images do not have suitable text alternatives (fails WCAG 2.2 criterion 1.1.1 Non-text Content).
- Some links shown as images or icons do not have descriptive text (fails 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) and 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value).
- Some text does not have sufficient colour contrast against its background (fails 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum)).
- Some pages do not have a clear main heading (fails 2.4.6 Headings and Labels).
- Some pages use heading levels that are out of order, and some older pages do not define a main content region or have content outside page landmarks (fails 1.3.1 Info and Relationships).
- One older form dropdown is not properly labelled (fails 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value and 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions).
- Some older PDF documents are not fully accessible to assistive technology. If you need one in an accessible format, please contact us.
We are fixing these issues on a rolling basis, prioritising the most-used pages first, and expect this work to be completed by 31 March 2027.
(b) disproportionate burden
We are not currently claiming that any content places a disproportionate burden on us.
(c) the content is not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
Documents (such as PDFs) published before 23 September 2018 are exempt from the regulations if they are not essential to active administrative processes. If you need an older document in an accessible format, contact us and we will provide one.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 23 June 2026.
This statement was prepared using an assessment carried out by Web Design Norfolk (xpose.online) on behalf of the Council. The website was tested in June 2026 using the axe-core accessibility engine and HTML CodeSniffer across all page templates and pages, the W3C markup validator, and manual checks including keyboard navigation, focus order, and heading and landmark structure.
The statement was last reviewed on 23 June 2026.
Feedback and contact information
To notify Hellesdon Parish Council of any compliance failures and to request information and content excluded from the scope of the Directive please contact clerk@hellesdon-pc.gov.uk.
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).