This website is run by Suffolk County Council.
We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
- zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
- navigate most of the website using a keyboard or 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 aren’t fully accessible. For example:
- some videos do not have audio description
- some content relies on colour to convey meaning
- some links are missing alternative text description
- text does not always have sufficient colour contrast
- many documents are not accessible in a number of ways
Feedback and contact information
If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact the Suffolk County Council Content Design team by emailing contentdesign@suffolk.gov.uk.
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
We’ll consider your request and get back to you as soon as possible.
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
Suffolk County 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 (WCAG) version 2.2 AA Standard.
Non accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
- Some videos do not have audio description to explain visual information. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criteria 1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (AA). We plan to fix this issue by September 2027.
- Some links rely on colour alone to convey meaning. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criteria 1.4.1 Use of Colour (A). We plan to fix this issue by September 2027.
- Not all text has a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 against the background colour. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criteria 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (AA). We plan to fix this issue by September 2027.
- Some links are missing an alternative text description. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criteria 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (A). We plan to fix this issue by September 2027.
- On pages with a 'quick exit' button you cannot visibly select the button using a keyboard. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criteria 2.4.7 Focus Visible (AA). We plan to fix this issue by September 2027.
- Not all interactive components have an accessible name and role, and when required state. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criteria 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (A). We plan to fix this issue by September 2027.
- Many documents are not accessible in a number of ways, including missing text alternatives and missing document structure.
Disproportionate burden
We’ve assessed the cost of fixing the issues with documents. We believe that doing so now would be a disproportionate burden within the meaning of the accessibility regulations. We'll make another assessment when carrying out our next accessibility audit.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
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.
Live video
We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.
You can find the complete list of content exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations on legislation.gov.uk.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We're working with websites users, internal colleagues and technology suppliers to fix content which fails to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 15 December 2022. It was last reviewed on 26 October 2026.
This website was last tested in October 2026 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.
The audit was carried out by Suffolk County Council's Content Design team based on a sample of pages using automated software (Siteimprove, WAVE) and manual testing.
