Website Accessibility Statement

Website Accessibility Statement
Our website is run by Holmesfield Parish Council and hosted externally. In line with Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations 2018 the council wants the site to be accessible to as many people as possible.
For example, you should be able to:
• Change colours and fonts
• Zoom in up to 300% without text spilling off the screen
• 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

If you need assistance in making your device easier to use please visit AbilityNet, or other specific websites for further information.

How accessible is the council’s website?

Our website has been tested using Wave by WebAim and scores 9.7 out of 10 on the web accessibility evaluation tool, we also manually inspect for accessibility.

We continue to work to review and improve our website in line with best practice and local council specific requirement. If you identify any issues, or if you need information in a different format ( eg PDF , larger print etc) please contact the Parish Clerk

Accessibility statement for Holmesfield Parish Council

This website is run by Holmesfield 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)

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

How accessible this website is

Our website has been tested using Wave by WebAim and scores 9.7 out of 10 on the web accessibility evaluation tool, we also manually inspect for accessibility.
We know some parts of this website aren’t fully accessible:

most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software

PDF documents published before September 2018 are exempt.

What to do if you can’t access parts of this website

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

email clerk@holmesfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk

Tel: 07758 460757

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

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that aren’t listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements please contact us.

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

Holmesfield 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 website framework is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard. Some content is partially compliant, due to the non-compliance listed below:

Non-accessible content

some documents such as [the Annual Governance Statement] and [Councillors’ Register of Interests forms] are not accessible as they have been scanned. [They have been published in this way because they are required to be published as a signed document]

some documents may not be fully accessible, but are based on standard templates/documents provided, for example, by the district council or National Association of Local Councils.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We review our website for improvements in accessibility on a regular basis

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 13 March 2026