Accessibility statement for Dalston Parish Council
This accessibility statement applies to www.dalston.org.uk.
This website is run by Dalston Parish Council. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
• change colours, contrast levels and fonts
• zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
• navigate most of the website using just 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’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
AbilityNet (https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk) 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:
• not all documents on this website were created by us. Some documents may have been created by third
parties. Where this is the case we will endeavour on request to obtain an accessible copy or convey the
information in an accessible way.
• some older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software.
• forms on this website cannot be completed on line.
Feedback and contact information
If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements contact us using one of the methods below.
If you need information on this website in a different format then contact us by one of the methods below.
• email: clerk@dalston.org.uk
• call: 01228 712766
• write to: The Clerk
Dalston Parish Council
Forge Green
Riverside
Dalston
Cumbria CA5 7QG
Or use the ‘Contact Us’ form on the website
We will consider your request and get back to you in 14 days.
If you cannot view the map on our ‘Contact Us’ page, call or email us for directions.
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). (https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com)
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Dalston 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
The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelinees version 2.2 AA due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons:
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Some uploaded images do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content).
When we publish new content we’ll make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards.
Disproportionate burden
Dalston Parish Council is a small body with limited resources. Creating some documents from Word or Excel format and photocopied or scanned material from external sources to meet accessibility standards may represent a disproportionate burden.
Navigation and accessing information
• There is no way to skip the repeated content in the page header.
• When increasing the text size in blog posts some of the content overlaps.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
• Third party content under someone else’s control. For example documents including PDF’s relating to
the Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) are provided by an external source and
are outside of the control of the Council. These include scanned images and may not work with
screen readers.
• Maps.
PDF’s and other documents
Some of our PDFs and other documents do not meet accessibility standards as they are not structured to be accessible to a screen reader.
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. For example, we do not plan to fix documents for meetings that took place before 23 September 2018.
Any new PDF’s or word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We review our website for improvements in accessibility on a regular basis and make updates when required.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 10 November 2020. It was last reviewed on 30 March 2026.
This website was last tested on 11 March 2026 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard. The test was carried out by ourselves using automated online testing tools. The pages most likely to be used by visitors to the website such as agendas and minutes were subject to a further audit carried out to the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.