Great Barton Parish Council
Bringing the Community together
Bringing the Community together
Bringing the Community together
Great Barton Parish Council is committed to ensuring our website is accessible, easy to navigate and usable by as many people as possible. We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard across all new content.
If you need information in a different format such as accessible PDF, large print, audio or plain text or if you experience any accessibility issues, please contact the Clerk at: clerk@greatbarton-pc.gov.uk
The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 require public sector websites to meet WCAG standards and publish an accessibility statement.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing these regulations. If you are not satisfied with how we respond to an accessibility concern, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) for independent advice and support.
We are continually improving the accessibility of our website. Most content is fully accessible, but some older documents may not meet WCAG 2.2 AA standards.
Some historic PDFs (e.g., minutes prior to 2018) may not be fully accessible.
Some older Word documents may not contain structured headings or alternative text.
These documents are exempt under the regulations unless they are essential to providing our services.
Some documents on our website provide public information, including historic minutes, policies and financial documents. Since September 2020, all new documents uploaded follow accessibility best practice:
Alternative text for images, charts and diagrams
Meaningful hyperlink text
Colour not used as the only method of conveying information
Sufficient contrast between text and background
Built‑in headings and styles
Simple table structures with clear column headers
Documents published before 23 September 2018 are not required to be updated unless essential. All new documents will meet WCAG 2.2 AA standards.
We have taken the following actions to improve accessibility across the site ():
Ensured correct use of headings
Checked pages remain usable when style sheets are disabled
Applied accessible styling to instructions
Ensured link text is meaningful and descriptive
Added descriptive page titles
Added meaningful titles to documents and folders
Provided descriptions for images, charts and tables
We continue to review and improve accessibility as part of our ongoing website maintenance.
This accessibility statement was originally prepared on 21 September 2020 and is reviewed regularly.
The website was last tested on 18 August 2020 using a basic, non‑technical check carried out by the Clerk. Pages tested included:
Home page
Meeting dates and agendas
Our Village (image‑based content)
Minutes page (PDF folders)
Neighbourhood Plan pages
A full explanation of the examples we tested are available here:
Please contact the Clerk if you:
Need information in a different format
Cannot access a document
Encounter an accessibility barrier
Have feedback on how we can improve accessibility
We will respond as quickly as possible and work with you to provide the information you need.
