Accessibility statement
We want our websites to be easy to use for as many people as possible, regardless of ability or technology.
We want our websites to be easy to use for as many people as possible, regardless of ability or technology.
Accessibility statement for West Suffolk Markets website
This accessibility statement applies to content published on the www.westsuffolkmarkets.co.uk domain.
This website is run by West Suffolk Council. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible. For example, that means you should be able to:
We are always working to make the website text as simple as possible to understand.
In accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018, we regularly monitor the accessibility standards of our website. To do this, we use a tool called Siteimprove which monitors and tests the website and sends reports to us.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
If you have any issues with reading a PDF document, please contact us as we may be able to provide an accessible version.
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
In your message, include:
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in seven working days.
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 Communications team by email: communications@westsuffolk.gov.uk.
Please include:
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).
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West Suffolk Council is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This website is fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions’ listed below.
When last tested on 4 April 2023, the accessibility report showed that the website was 100% compliant with the standards.
Some of our PDFs and MS (Microsoft) Word documents are essential to providing our services. For example, we have PDFs with information on how users can access our services, and some forms published as MS Word documents (as well as PDFs) so that people with access to MS Word can complete them electronically. By December 2023, we plan to either fix these or replace them with accessible HTML pages.
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.
We are working to make sure that any new PDFs or other documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.
We work with our suppliers, contractors, and partners to make sure their systems and documentation adhere to the latest Government guidance on accessibility where they are supplying us with content. Where possible this is written into contracts and is part of our procurement procedures.
However, we cannot always guarantee that documents produced by external organisations and members of the public which are published on our website, are always fully accessible. We have to host a considerable number of documents in relation to planning applications, the local plan and neighbourhood plans, and it is not always possible to get all the different organisations to adhere to our accessibility requirements.
If this is the case and you need a document in an accessible format, please contact us
We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.
We are continually working to improve accessibility. We regularly receive reports form Siteimprove, the automated system we use to check accessibility, quality assurance and search engine optimisation (SEO) and look to resolve issues on a weekly basis. We also respond to any issues identified by visitors to the websites and regularly review pages.
We have an active programme of searching out documents and other issues that do not meet the accessibility guidance. Where we find such issues, we resolve them or replace documents with HTML pages. We expect all these to be changed by December 2023.
We work with our third party suppliers to make sure their systems are as accessible as possible, and to resolve issues as quickly as possible.
We are working to move all our forms online so you can complete them on screen. Some of our forms are PDF (Portable Document Format) documents which you will then have to print and post to us, and a few are in MS Word format which you can complete electronically and email to us. If you experience any problems with the forms, please contact Customer Services by email: customer.services@westsuffolk.gov.uk or phone 01284 763233.
This statement was prepared on 20 September 2019. It was last reviewed on 22 May 2023.
This website was last tested on 22 May 2023.
The test was carried out internally by West Suffolk Council, using Siteimprove for automated testing. The regular accessibility report run by Siteimprove shows that the site 100% compliant with the A and AA standard. It also includes AAA standard and best practice scores which bring the overall rating down to 99%. This means that although we are meeting the legal requirements we are not quite meeting the additional levels of AAA and best practice guidelines. We continue to review the website and review any issues as soon as we can when a warning appears.
Read the full Siteimprove accessibility report – West Suffolk Markets website 22 May 2023
This statement was prepared on 20 September 2019. It was last updated on 22 May 2023.
22 May 2023.
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