South Croxton Parish Council

Accessibility Statement

This website is run by South Croxton Parish Council.

We want as many people as possible to be able to use it. Our intention is that a user should be able to:

1. Zoom in up to 300% without text spilling off the screen
2. navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
3. navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
4. listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We have also made the website text as simple as possible to aid understanding.

AbilityNet (https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk) has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible is this website?

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

1. the text will not reflow in a single column when you change the size of the browser window
2. you cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
3. most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
4. some of our online forms are difficult to navigate using just a keyboard
5. live video screens do not have captions

* you cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format please contact the Parish Clerk at: clerk@southcroxtonparish.org.uk Your request will be considered and we will get back to you in 10 days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We are 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 South Croxton Parish Council using the contact details 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) (https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com)

Technical information about this websites accessibility

South Croxton 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 is not compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 (https://w3.org/TR/WCAG21/) AA standard.

What were doing to improve accessibility

We are looking at our website accessibility with regard to evaluation of the work required to improve its accessibility and planning remedial actions to improve it while considering timeframe and costs. This accessibility statement will be updated to reflect progress on a monthly basis until our website fully meets the WCAG 2.1 AA standard.

Issue 1/23 September 2020

South Croxton Parish Council provides YOUR local services. We strive to make South Croxton a better place to live, work and visit. Our website includes a wealth of information about how we conduct business and what we do. Use the search or browse the site to find whatever you are looking for. If you can't find what you want or would like to recommend any improvements to our website then please contact us.

The General Data Protection Regulations

(GDPR), and the Data Protection Act 2018,

came into effect in May 2018 and tightens

the law around how data is handled by

businesses, organisations and individuals.

The South Croxton Parish Council collects, holds, and processes information, including

personal data, about our residents and others with whom we do business. We have a duty to ensure that the information we collect about you and use is done so proportionately, correctly and safely.

South Croxton complies with the GDPR and you can see more about how we handle

your data in the General Privacy Notice.

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