Website Accessibility Statement for Wickham Bishops Parish Council
This website is run and maintained by Wickham Bishops Parish Council (www.wickhambishopsparishcouncil.org). We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website, regardless of ability. Our aim is to ensure our website is as compliant as possible with guidelines and rules laid down by The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 and the guidelines laid out by Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA.
AbilityNet.org.uk has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
How accessible this website is
To make our website as accessible as possible and easy to use for everyone, regardless of circumstance or ability, we have done the following:
We try to use clear and simple language
We use appropriate alternative text for all our informative images
We aim to ensure that all hyperlinks within content are descriptive and relevant
Where possible we use plain backgrounds for text
We conducted user testing for accessibility
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, please contact the Clerk.
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, please contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
The Council has not published an accessibility roadmap; however, we will continue to keep the website under review and will consider ways of making the site more accessible and will make changes provided this is within the resources of the Council and will not present a disproportionate burden to the Council. The intention is for the website to be available to as many people as possible. Comments and input from users will be welcome and will be considered by the Council when raised.
Feedback and contact information
We are committed to ensuring that this website is accessible to everyone. If you need information on this website in a different format, please contact the Wickham Bishops Parish Council Clerk via email, info@wickhambishopsparishcouncil.org or phone 07546 190176. We will consider your request and get back to you in 10 working days. If you find any problems with accessing content on this website or believe that we are not meeting the requirements of current regulations regarding accessibility, please contact the Parish Clerk on the contact details above.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 25th March 2026 and approved by Wickham Bishops Parish Council at a Meeting of the Full Council on 7th April 2026.
