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Accessibility statement for Scotland’s People

This accessibility statement applies to https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.

This website is run by National Records of Scotland. 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 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 are not fully accessible:

  • Older PDF documents may not be fully accessible to screen reader software
  • Some records in the form of images may not have sufficient text alternative

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/contact-us 

If you need information on this website in a different format please contact us.

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

Compliance status

The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard. 

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

Cookie banner 

Info & relationships, the cookie notice banner may be difficult to navigate for some users. 1.3.1.

Labels and instructions

Some form elements and other controls may not be correctly identified for assistive tech, making it difficult to interact with them. 3.3.2.

Reflow

Some elements may overlap with extreme zooming which obscures part of the text. A solution is being worked on. 1.4.10.

Error identification

In some cases, form fields may not be clear if there's an error, making it difficult for users to know what they need to correct. 3.3.1.

Records

Some records in the form of images may not have sufficient text alternative.

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.

Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are in the process of actively addressing the areas of non-compliance with the WCAG 2.2 AA standard. We’ll update the accessibility statement as we progress these, with a view to meeting the AA standard by the end of 2024.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 30th August 2024. It was last reviewed on 30th August 2024.

This website was last tested on 29th July against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard. The test was carried out by Test Partners.