Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to potterne-pc.gov.uk This website is run by Potterne 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:

• change colours, contrast levels and fonts
• zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
• 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 are not fully accessible:

• most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
• content from external organisations are not fully accessible 

Feedback and contact information

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

• email clerk@potterne-pc.gov.uk
• call 07771 908 177

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 14 days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re 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 the Clerk to Potterne Parish Council clerk@potterne.info or call 01380 727693

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 EqualityAdvisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Potterne 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.

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content AccessibilityGuidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations Some images do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content).

We plan to add text alternatives for all images by September 2020. When we publish new content we’ll make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards.

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 otherdocuments published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services.

Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will aim to meet accessibility standards. If they do not, please contact Karon Van Den Bergh, Clerk to Potterne Parish Council by emailing clerk@potterne-pc.gov.uk.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared in August 2020. It was last reviewed in July 2023 and will next be reviewed in July 2026 by Potterne Parish Council. ©