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Accessibility statement for Gulls (Public Health and Safety)

This statement applies to the web applications available at:

https://licensing.nature.scot/gulls-health-and-safety/

https://licensing.nature.scot/gulls-health-and-safety-return/

We want as many people as possible to be able to use our applications without problems, and you should be able to:

  • zoom in up to 300%
  • navigate using a keyboard
  • navigate using speech recognition software
  • use a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We've also made the text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

Reporting accessibility problems

If you have difficulties accessing any areas of the application or have any queries or suggestions, please email us at: licensing@nature.scot

How to apply using an alternative method

To apply using an alternative method please contact us at: licensing@nature.scot

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 contact us with a complaint and you're not happy with our response you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) for advice.

Technical information about this application's accessibility

We are committed to making our applications accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This application is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 and AA standard.

How we tested this application

We tested the application with users before launching a public beta version.

During development, only components from the GOV.UK Design System were used which have been tested against WCAG 2.1 with any known accessibility issues noted below.

We have used the aXe accessibility testing toolkit to identify any accessibility issues - see https://www.deque.com/axe/.

How accessible is this application?

We know some parts of the application are not fully accessible:

The web application has conditionally revealing checkboxes. Users are not always notified when conditionally revealed checkboxes are shown or hidden. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value.

What we're doing to improve accessibility

A test of every page against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 level A and level AA will be performed within 6-months and this accessibility statement updated. We will use the Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) approach to conduct the test.

This statement was updated on 17 February 2022.