Accessibility Statement

Accessibility statement for wymondleypc.org.uk

This accessibility statement applies to Wymondley Parish Council’s website at www.wymondleypc.org.uk

This website is run by Wymondley 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:

  • zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • navigate most of the website using 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 this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • you cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
  • most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

  • email clerk@wymondley-pc.gov.uk
  • call 07733 853263
  • write to the Clerk to Wymondley Parish Council at 16 Cedar Avenue, Ickleford, SG5 3XU

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 10 working days. Increased from 5

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: the Clerk to Wymondley Parish Council via one of the methods detailed above.

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

Wymondley 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

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to non-accessible content listed below.

Non-accessible content

Some pages may contain attachments which are not currently compliant, such as

  • Older PDF files such as Meeting Minutes and Agendas published before 23 September 2018
  • AGAR Forms

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

We will do all we can to identify content that is non-compliant and, where possible, provide and alternative format upon request.

When we publish new content we will make sure our use of images meet accessibility standards and our website is regularly reviewed to ensure all the pages are compliant.  If you find a page that you are having difficulty accessing its content, please contact us at the above details and we will assist you in gaining access to the content where possible.

Disproportionate burden

We have not identified any areas that we believe constitute a disproportionate burden.

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

Some of the content on our website has been prepared by third parties.

PDFs and other documents

Many of our older PDFs and Word documents do not met accessibility standards – for example, they may not be structured so they’re accessible to a screen reader.  This does not meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 success criteria 4.1.2 (name, role, value)

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.

For the other PDFS on our website created after 23 September 2018, including Parish Council Minutes and Agendas and the Recreation Grounds Committee Minutes and Agendas, we have undertaken an assessment and consider that making them accessible would impose a disproportionate burden.  This is because the benefits of making these documents accessible would not justify the cost to Wymondley Parish Council.  As stated above, the Council is happy to consider individual requests for the provision of a document in an accessible version – see above.

Any new PDFs we publish will meet accessibility standards.

How we tested this website

This website was last tested on 20 April 2026.  The test was carried out by ourselves.

We tested a sample of pages:

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We plan to improve accessibility on the website by addressing non-compliance issues (where possible by March 2027.  Thereafter, we provide staff training to ensure that all new content added meets accessibility criteria.

This statement was prepared on 20 April 2026.