Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.

SCORE

GRADE

FIX

REVIEW

PASS

INFO

Checks

7 PASS 2 REVIEW 4 FIX

Web Manifest

Action

Not found

FIX

Not found

No web manifest found

No manifest at standard paths (/manifest.json, /site.webmanifest). A manifest is optional but enables PWA features like home screen installation and standalone display.

No web manifest found.

Dark Mode Support

Action

Theme color only

FIX

Theme color only

Theme-color present but no dark variant

A theme-color is set but no dark-specific variant was found. The browser toolbar may not adapt for dark mode users.

Got: #ffffff

No dark mode signals detected

Consider adding CSS with @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and <meta name='color-scheme' content='light dark'>.

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles

External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.

Dark ModePartial Dark Mode

color-scheme meta Not set ✗Dark theme-color Not set ✗CSS indicators Not detected ✗

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.

Print Stylesheet

Action

No print styles

FIX

No print styles

No print-specific styles detected

When users print this page, they get the screen layout including navigation and non-essential elements. Add @media print rules to hide navigation and optimize layout for paper.

Print Stylesheet No Print Styles

Print stylesheet Not found ✗Inline @media print Not detected ✗

Favicon & Branding

5 icon(s) detected

REVIEW

5 icon(s) detected

favicon.ico present at site root

HTML icon links detected

Apple touch icon present

Multiple icon sizes detected

✓ favicon.ico Present

✓ PNG Icons Present

✓ Apple Touch Present

✗ SVG Favicon Missing

✗ Manifest Icons Missing

✓ Multiple Sizes Present

Color Contrast (Screenshot)

Action

20 text elements analyzed, 1 fail WCAG AA

REVIEW

Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.

19 pass 1 fail WCAG AA 1 pass AA only

a Scottish Parliament election

1.21:1

#000000

#1A1A1A

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · mid-page

Show all checked elements (20)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h1 The Scottish Governm…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Information	17.62:1	3.0:1	#000000	#EBEBEB	Pass
h2 Follow The Scottish …	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 First Minister	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 How government works	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
title The Scottish Governm…	17.62:1	4.5:1	#000000	#EBEBEB	Pass
a Skip to main content	17.62:1	4.5:1	#000000	#EBEBEB	Pass
a Accessibility help	17.62:1	4.5:1	#000000	#EBEBEB	Pass
p We use	17.62:1	4.5:1	#000000	#EBEBEB	Pass
a cookies	17.62:1	4.5:1	#000000	#EBEBEB	Pass
p to collect anonymous…	17.62:1	4.5:1	#000000	#EBEBEB	Pass
p Click 'Accept all co…	17.62:1	4.5:1	#000000	#EBEBEB	Pass
button Accept all cookies	17.62:1	4.5:1	#000000	#EBEBEB	Pass
button Use essential cookie…	17.62:1	4.5:1	#000000	#EBEBEB	Pass
a Set cookie preferenc…	17.62:1	4.5:1	#000000	#EBEBEB	Pass
p Your cookie preferen…	17.62:1	4.5:1	#000000	#EBEBEB	Pass
a change your cookie s…	17.62:1	4.5:1	#000000	#EBEBEB	Pass
p at any time.	17.62:1	4.5:1	#000000	#EBEBEB	Pass
div Information	4.62:1	4.5:1	#000000	#767676	Pass
a Scottish Parliament …	1.21:1	4.5:1	#000000	#1A1A1A	Fail

Methodology: The top 20 text elements by font size were checked. Background color was sampled from the desktop screenshot using a 5-point pattern. WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.

Landmark Structure

6 landmarks

PASS

6 landmarks

<main> landmark present

2 <nav> landmark(s) found

2 of 2 <nav> elements are unlabeled

Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.

Skip navigation link present

Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it

Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.

Why this matters

Some <nav> elements lack aria-label — screen-reader users hear 'navigation' multiple times with no way to distinguish them.

Learn more ▾

When a page has multiple <nav> regions (primary, footer, breadcrumb), each needs aria-label or aria-labelledby. AT users navigate by landmark; identical 'navigation' announcements force them to enter each one to discover purpose.

Source: WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices

A+

Heading Hierarchy

26 headings

PASS

26 headings

Single H1 present

H2 Information
H1 The Scottish Government
H2 Pre-election period
H2 Bank holidays
H2 Cost of living support
H2 Publications
H3 Pubs and hospitality businesses correspondence regarding business rates: FOI release
H3 Social Security Scotland - Child Disability Payment Schedule Review Decision information: FOI release
H3 Cost of Deputy First Minister's 2026 trip to the United Arab Emirates: FOI release
H2 Consultations
H3 Proposed West Coast of Scotland Nephrops and North Sea Nephrops: Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) - consultation
H3 Adult victims of human trafficking and exploitation: guidance on support - consultation
H3 School premises regulations - updating proposals: consultation
H2 Topics
H2 News
H3 Domestic implications of Middle East conflict for Scotland
H3 Child Protection Statistics: 2024-25
H3 New Housebuilding and Affordable Housing Supply to end of December 2025
H2 Statistics and research
H3 Scotland’s Cladding Remediation Programme monthly management information: February 2026
H3 Labour Market Trends: April 2026
H3 Scottish farm business income: annual estimates 2024-2025
H2 About government
H3 First Minister
H3 How government works
H2 Follow The Scottish Government

A+

Alt Text Quality

All 7 images OK

PASS

All 7 images OK

7 image(s) with good alt text

7 images 7 good alt text

All images have appropriate alt text.

A+

Form Accessibility

All 35 controls labeled

PASS

All 35 controls labeled

35 control(s) properly labeled

35 controls

35 labeled

0 placeholder only

0 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
#menu	checkbox	Menu	for/id
#site-search	search	Search	for/id
#filters-search-term	text	Keyword	for/id
#arts-culture-and-sport	checkbox	Arts, culture and sport	for/id
#brexit	checkbox	Brexit	for/id
#building-a-new-scotland-dynamic	checkbox	Building a new Scotland	for/id
#building-planning-and-design	checkbox	Building, planning and design	for/id
#business-industry-and-innovation	checkbox	Business, industry and innovation	for/id
#children-and-families	checkbox	Children and families	for/id
#communities-and-third-sector	checkbox	Communities and third sector	for/id
#constitution-and-democracy	checkbox	Constitution and democracy	for/id
#coronavirus-covid-19	checkbox	Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland	for/id
#cost-of-living-support	checkbox	Cost of living crisis	for/id
#economy	checkbox	Economy	for/id
#education	checkbox	Education	for/id
#energy	checkbox	Energy	for/id
#environment-and-climate-change	checkbox	Environment and climate change	for/id
#equality-and-rights	checkbox	Equality and rights	for/id
#farming-and-rural	checkbox	Farming and rural	for/id
#health-and-social-care	checkbox	Health and social care	for/id
#housing	checkbox	Housing	for/id
#international	checkbox	International	for/id
#law-and-order	checkbox	Law and order	for/id
#marine-and-fisheries	checkbox	Marine and fisheries	for/id
#money-and-tax	checkbox	Money and tax	for/id
#programme-for-government	checkbox	Programme for Government	for/id
#public-safety-and-emergencies	checkbox	Public safety and emergencies	for/id
#public-sector	checkbox	Public sector	for/id
#budget	checkbox	Scottish Budget	for/id
#transport	checkbox	Transport	for/id
#ukraine	checkbox	Ukraine	for/id
#work-and-skills	checkbox	Work and skills	for/id
#feedback-yes	radio	Yes	for/id
#feedback-no	radio	No	for/id
#feedback-yesbut	radio	Yes, but	for/id

A+

Link & Button Quality

73 links, 8 buttons — all OK

PASS

73 links, 8 buttons — all OK

73 link(s) with descriptive text

73 links

0 empty

0 generic text

0 new tab

0 empty buttons

All links and buttons have descriptive accessible text.

81 links and buttons have descriptive text

404 Error Page

HTTP 404, custom page

PASS

HTTP 404, custom page

Correct 404 status code returned

Got: HTTP 404

Custom styled 404 page

Navigation links present on 404 page

Homepage link present on 404 page

Search form present on 404 page

404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page

Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title 404 - not found - gov.scot ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✓Search Form ✓

A+

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 95/100 — 1 failing, 25 passed

PASS

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

ARIA

Some ARIA roles have required attributes that describe the state of the element to screen readers. Learn more about roles and required attributes.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Information `div#important-banner > div.ds_wrapper > div.ds_notification__content > div.visually-hidden`

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Buttons have an accessible name

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Form elements have associated labels

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

●Links have a discernible name

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.

○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

○ARIA IDs are unique

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○Input buttons have discernible text.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Skip links are focusable.

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Identical links have the same purpose.

○Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.