Accessibility

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

SCORE

GRADE

FIX

REVIEW

PASS

INFO

Checks

6 PASS 4 REVIEW 3 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

No dark mode signals

FIX

No dark mode signals

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 ModeNo Dark Mode Detected

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

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.

Landmark Structure

Action

No landmarks

REVIEW

No landmarks

No <main> landmark found

Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in <main>.

No <nav> landmark found

No banner (header) landmark

No contentinfo (footer) landmark

Skip navigation link present

No landmarks detected

Screen reader users have no way to navigate by region.

Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in <main>.

Why this matters

Without a <main> landmark, screen-reader users can't skip past the navigation to the page content — every page starts with re-reading the menu.

Learn more ▾

The <main> element marks the page's primary content area. Assistive tech offers a 'jump to main' shortcut — but only if <main> exists. Without it, every page navigation forces re-reading the header. Wrap your primary content in a single <main>.

Source: WAI-ARIA / WCAG 2.4.1

404 Error Page

HTTP 404, custom page

REVIEW

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

404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page

Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title Legislation.gov.uk ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✓Search Form ✗

Favicon & Branding

Action

3 icon(s) detected

REVIEW

3 icon(s) detected

favicon.ico present at site root

HTML icon links detected

Apple touch icon present

✓ favicon.ico Present

✓ PNG Icons Present

✓ Apple Touch Present

✗ SVG Favicon Missing

✗ Manifest Icons Missing

✗ Multiple Sizes Missing

Color Contrast (Screenshot)

Action

20 text elements analyzed, 3 fail WCAG AA

REVIEW

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

17 pass 3 fail WCAG AA 1 pass AA only

span https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

1.52:1

#000000

#2D2D2D

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold

span Explore our collections

3.44:1

#000000

#006899

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold

span Research tools

3.16:1

#000000

#006292

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · mid-page

Show all checked elements (20)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h2 Cookies on Legislati…	11.54:1	3.0:1	#000000	#98C4F4	Pass
h2 Search Legislation	5.12:1	3.0:1	#000000	#5E8297	Pass
h2 New Legislation	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Legislation publishe…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Finding your way aro…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 Understanding Legisl…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 More help	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
title Legislation.gov.uk	20.12:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FAFAFA	Pass
a Skip to main content	13.89:1	4.5:1	#000000	#D2D2D2	Pass
a Skip to navigation	20.12:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FAFAFA	Pass
p The cookies on legis…	8.52:1	4.5:1	#000000	#67A9F1	Pass
button Yes, these cookies a…	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a Find out more or set…	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
button No, I want to reject…	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
a legislation.gov.uk	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
span https://www.national…	1.52:1	4.5:1	#000000	#2D2D2D	Fail
a Cymraeg	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
span Home	5.10:1	4.5:1	#000000	#7D7D7D	Pass
span Explore our collecti…	3.44:1	4.5:1	#000000	#006899	Fail
span Research tools	3.16:1	4.5:1	#000000	#006292	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.

A+

Heading Hierarchy

14 headings

PASS

14 headings

Single H1 present

H2 Cookies on Legislation.gov.uk
H1 legislation.gov.uk
H2 Search Legislation
H2 Welcome
H2 United Kingdom
H2 Scotland
H2 Wales
H2 Northern Ireland
H2 Legislation originating from the EU
H2 New Legislation
H2 Legislation published recently
H2 Finding your way around legislation.gov.uk
H2 Understanding Legislation
H2 More help

A+

Alt Text Quality

All 3 images OK

PASS

All 3 images OK

1 decorative image(s) correctly marked

2 image(s) with good alt text

3 images 2 good alt text 1 decorative

All images have appropriate alt text.

A+

Form Accessibility

All 4 controls labeled

PASS

All 4 controls labeled

4 control(s) properly labeled

4 controls

4 labeled

0 placeholder only

0 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
#title	text	Title: (or keywords in the title)	for/id
#year	text	Year:	for/id
#number	text	Number:	for/id
#type	select	Type:	for/id

Link & Button Quality

65 links, 4 buttons — all OK

PASS

65 links, 4 buttons — all OK

9 link(s) open in new tab without warning

Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.

Got: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk; http://www.senedd.wales; http://www.niassembly.gov.uk; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en; http://www.parliament.uk/; http://services.parliament.uk/bills/; https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32011D0833; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/content/legal-notice/legal-notice.html

56 link(s) with descriptive text

65 links

0 empty

0 generic text

9 new tab

0 empty buttons

Element	Text	Issue	Suggested Fix
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk	Scottish Parliament website	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
http://www.senedd.wales	Welsh Parliament	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
http://www.niassembly.gov.uk	Northern Ireland Assembly	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?…	EUR-Lex website	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
http://www.parliament.uk/	UK Parliament	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
http://services.parliament.uk/bills/	Parliamentary Business, Bills …	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/…	Open Government Licence v3.0	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/…	Commission Decision 2011/833/E…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/content/legal-…	EUR-Lex public statement on re…	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text

60 links and buttons have descriptive text

Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk; http://www.senedd.wales; http://www.niassembly.gov.uk; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en; http://www.parliament.uk/; http://services.parliament.uk/bills/; https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32011D0833; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/content/legal-notice/legal-notice.html

Why this matters

Links with target="_blank" without rel="noopener" leak the originating page's window context — security and UX issue.

Learn more ▾

Without rel="noopener", the new tab can navigate the original tab via window.opener (tab-nabbing attack). Modern browsers default to noopener for target=_blank but only since recent versions. Always set rel="noopener noreferrer" explicitly.

Source: MDN target / OWASP

A+

Print Stylesheet

Print styles detected

PASS

Print styles detected

External print stylesheet detected

Got: /styles/print.css

Print Stylesheet ✓ Print Optimized

Print stylesheet /styles/print.css ✓Inline @media print Not detected ✗

A+

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 98/100 — 1 failing, 19 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.

Best practices

One main landmark helps screen reader users navigate a web page. Learn more about landmarks.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
html `html`

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

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

●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.

●Select elements have associated label elements.

●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

●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.

●`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Skip links are focusable.

●Identical links have the same purpose.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

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

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

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

○Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

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

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

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

○`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

○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

○`[role]` values are valid

○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

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

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

○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

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

○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.

○`<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.

○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.