Accessibility statement

 

This accessibility statement applies to http://gpp.civilservice.gov.uk/.

This website is run by Office of Government Property. 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 just a keyboard
  • navigate most of the website using 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:

  • some controls on the community forum software are not fully labelled or focusable
  • some controls on the community forum are difficult to navigate using just a keyboard

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in five days.

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, contact: gpp@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

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

Office of Government Property 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 2.1 AA standard, due to some parts of the community forum software not being fully accessible, issues listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

  • some headings are not in sequential order. This fails criterion WVAG 2.1 1.3.1
  • some forum controls are not focusable with keyboard. This fails criterion WCAG 2.1 2.1.1, 2.4.7
  • some forum controls do not have accessible names. This fails criterion WCAG 2.1 4.1.2
  • some html IDs are duplicated in forum post views. This fails criterion WCAG 2.1 4.1.1

We’re working to improve the forum software to make it as accessible as possible.

Disproportionate burden

Community Forum Content

While we encourage our users to write accessible content, is not possible to control every single piece of content published in the community forums due to the amount and frequency

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are testing the website and taking notes of issues discovered for future updates.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 5th o July 2023. It was last reviewed on 4th of July 2023.

This website was last tested in June 2026. The test was carried out by Cyber-Duck Ltd.

We identified which pages to test by compiling a list of all pages and separating all the pages that use different templates and components.