Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to hatton-pc.gov.uk.  This is an accessibility statement from Hatton Parish Council.  We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.  For example, this means you should be able to:

  • Change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings

  • 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 have 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 is this Website?

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • You cannot modify the line height or spacing of text

  • Most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software.

Feedback and Contact Information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements or if you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille contact the Clerk for Hatton Parish Council. Contact details are on the contact page.

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 are not happy with how we respond to your complaint, Contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service

Technical Information about this Website’s Accessibility - Hatton 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 Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.

Non-accessible Content

  • Sticky header does not exist for some content

  • Hidden elements open to assistive technology exposing hidden content

  • Article tag used on content that is not self-contained causes screen readers to announce misleading information about the purpose of the page

  • Smaller graphics that do not contain information add clutter to screen reader's explanation of the page

  • Missing warning for a link that triggers an email application.

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.

Formal Approval of this Accessibility Statement

This statement was prepared and last reviewed on:  26th May 2026. This website was last tested on: 20th May 2026

We sampled page/s from each of the main headings on the home page.
We tested our website at hatton-pc.gov.uk

This Accessibility Statement was approved by Hatton Parish Council on 28th September 2026.