Accessibility statement for Buckland St Mary Parish Council

Buckland St Mary 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.

How accessible this website is

We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings

  • zoom in up to 300% without text spilling off screen on most pages

  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard

  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software

  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

Compliance status

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

Accessibility testing and score

We use the WAVE web accessibility evaluation tool as part of our ongoing accessibility checks.
Our current reported WAVE score is: 9.8

Non-accessible content

Some parts of this website may not yet be fully accessible. For example:

  • some older PDF and Word documents may not be fully accessible to screen reader users

  • some document files may not have sufficient heading structure or alternative text

  • some third-party content or embedded elements may not be fully keyboard accessible

  • occasional issues with colour contrast, form labels, or page structure may still occur on some pages

We are working to improve these areas through regular review and remediation.

What we are doing to improve accessibility

We are actively improving accessibility by:

  • carrying out routine WAVE checks across key website pages

  • fixing identified issues with headings, labels, link purpose and colour contrast

  • applying better accessibility standards to newly published documents

  • replacing or remediating older documents where reasonably practicable

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

If you find any problems not listed in this statement, or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact the Clerk:

When reporting an issue, please include:

  • the page URL (web address)

  • a brief description of the problem

  • the assistive technology, browser, and device used (if relevant)

Enforcement procedure

If you are not satisfied with our response to your accessibility request, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS), which advises on equality and human rights issues.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Buckland St Mary Parish Council is committed to making its website accessible in line with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This website is partially compliant with WCAG 2.2 AA, due to the issues listed above.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on: 5th August 2026
Last reviewed on: 5th August 2026
Testing method: self-assessment using WAVE checks and manual review of representative pages/documents.

Parish Clerk: clerk@bucklandstmarypc.gov.uk