Using this website
This website is run by Bradford 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
- listen to most of the website using a screen reader
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:
- some images missing alt text
- some cases of low contrast on pages and form controls
- you can’t skip to the main content when using a screen reader
- some links may not make sense out of context
- some links open in new windows without warning
- some content is hard to understand
- some tables are missing table heading scopes
- some parts of the website do not have the minimum required target size.
- headings on some pages are not correctly structured or are empty.
- some online forms use tables in their design, and this means they may not be accessible to screen readers.
- some form controls missing associated labels
- some of our online forms are difficult to navigate using just a keyboard
- some of our automated reports are difficult to navigate.
- many PDF and Word documents do not meet accessibility standards
Feedback and contact information
If you find any problems that aren’t listed on this page or think we’re not meeting the requirements of the accessibility regulations, contact the
Bradford Council Complaints Unit.
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, email imtreportingteam@bradford.gov.uk
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in five days.
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. 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
Bradford 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 version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons:
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
- some images missing alt text. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (non text content).
- some cases of low contrast on pages and form controls. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criteria 1.4.3 (contrast (minimum)) and 1.4.11 (Non-text Contrast)
- you can’t skip to the main content when using a screen reader. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criteria 2.1.1 (Keyboard), 2.4.1 (Bypass Blocks)
- some links may not make sense out of context. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.4 (Link purpose (in context))
- some links open in new windows without warning. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 3.2.5 (Change on Request)
- some tables are missing table heading scopes. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships)
- some parts of the website do not have the minimum required target size. This fails WCAG 2.2 Success Criterion 2.5.8 (Target Size (Minimum)
- headings on some pages are not correctly structured or are empty. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1: (Info and Relationships)
- some online forms use tables in their design, and this means they may not be accessible to screen readers. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.2: (Meaningful Sequence)
- some form controls missing associated labels. This fails WCAG 2.2 success Criterion 4.1.2 (Name, Role, Value)
- some of our online forms are difficult to navigate using just a keyboard. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.1.1 (Keyboard)
- some of our automated reports are difficult to navigate. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.1.1 (Keyboard)
Issues with PDFs and other documents
Many of our PDFs and Word documents don’t meet accessibility standards.
- Some documents are not marked up correctly, so are not readable by a screenreader
- Some documents so not have sufficient contrast between the text and background colours.
- Some documents have no headings or incorrect heading structure (for example, the first heading isn't H1)
- some tables do not have headings
- some images are missing alt text
- some documents do not have a document title
- some documents do not have a language definition
- some PDFs do not have bookmarks
Some of our PDFs and Word documents are essential to providing our services. For example, we have PDFs with information on how users can access our services, and forms published as Word documents.
Issues with reports
Dynamic reports such as SSRS are difficult to navigate due to the amount of data contained in these reports.
Due to the amount of data contained in some reports we are aware that these reports are difficult to read and navigate on mobile devices. As new reports are being developed and old reports updated we are (where possible) trying to make them more mobile friendly.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
The accessibility regulations don’t require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential
to providing our services.
Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish should meet accessibility standards.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We will carry out regular testing and make improvements as needed.
We are also developing training materials and guidance for our content authors on the relevant standards that need to be met for our site to be accessible.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 9 September 2020 and was last updated on <date>
This website was last tested on 24 January 2025 by Bradford Council using Site Improve and Silktide automated testing.
Please see below a list of pages that we tested:
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We will carry out regular testing and make improvements as needed.
This statement was prepared on 21 January 2025 and was last updated on
21 January 2025.