This accessibility statement applies to the South Cambridgeshire District Council website.
This website is run by South Cambridgeshire District 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 300% without the text spilling off the screen
- navigate the website using just a keyboard
- navigate the website using speech recognition software
- listen to the website using a screen reader
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible. You can see a full list of any issues we currently know about in the Non-accessible content section of this statement.
Feedback and contact information
If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, email digital@scambs.gov.uk.
If you need information on this website in a different format such as an accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording, braille or digital assistance please:
- email digital@scambs.gov.uk
- contact 01954 713 000
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 7 days.
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
South Cambridgeshire District 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 Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to [insert one of the following: the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.
Non-accessible content
Pages scroll in two dimensions on small screens
We know on some of our pages, the content does not fit without scrolling in two dimensions. This therefore means on some aspects of the site we will fail WCAG2.1 AA 1.4.10.
We are working with our developers to resolve this and hope to have a resolution in place by the end of December 2025.
Tag all PDFs
We know some of our PDFs are not tagged meaning assistive technologies are unable to interpret and navigate the content within these PDFs. This therefore means some of our PDFs fail WCAG2.0 A 1.3.1.
We are working hard to fix these issues with our PDFs and hope to have this resolved by April 2025.
PDFs have sufficient colour contrast
We know some of our PDFs do not have sufficient contrast against its background for readability and accessibility meaning people with low vision or colour-vision deficiencies will struggle to view some of our PDFs. This therefore means some of our PDFs fail WCAG2.0 A 1.4.3
We are working hard to fix these issues with our PDFs and hope to have this resolved by April 2025.
PDFs are not machine readable
Some of our PDFs do not contain selectable, searchable text meaning screen readers will not be able to read through the PDF due to text not being present.
We are working hard to fix these issues with our PDFs and hope to have this resolved by April 2025.
Ensure PDFs have a heading
Some of our PDFs do not have headings specified within the PDF meaning the heading tags are therefore not present. This means screenreaders are not able to navigate through documents easily, using the heading structure. As a result, we fail WCAG2.0 A 1.3.1.
We are working hard to fix these issues with our PDFs and hope to have this resolved by April 2025.
Ensure PDFs have a title
Ensure labels or instructions are provided when content requires user input
Some of our content that requires user input does not have labels or instructions with them and as such, this means assistive technology might struggle to use aspects of the website. As a result, we fail WCAG2.0 A 3.3.2.
We are working with our developers to resolve this and hope to have a resolution in place by the end of December 2025.
Headings and Labels are descriptive
On some of our pages, some of our headings and labels are not descriptive and hold an empty class, this means on some of our pages, assistive technology will read out an empty label. As a result, we fail WCAG2.0 AA 2.4.6.
We are working hard to fix these issues with our PDFs and hope to have this resolved by April 2025.
Form controls do not contrast sufficiently with their surroundings
On our "page not found" page and within our "in my area" search box, the form controls do not have an adequate colour contrast, as a result we fail WCAG2.1.AA 1.4.11.
We are working with our developers to resolve this and hope to have a resolution in place by the end of December 2025.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
Maps
Our maps aren’t used for navigational purposes so are exempt from the accessibility regulations.
Documents written by third parties
Some of our documents are written by third parties. Third-party content that is neither funded nor developed by, nor under the control of South Cambridgeshire District Council is also exempt from the accessibility regulations. This includes the Neighbourhood Plan documents.
Documents for print purposes only
We have posters that are specifically for print purposes only and are not intended for digital use, as a result these do not comply with the accessibility regulations.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 28 August 2025. It was last reviewed on 9 September 2025.