Website Accessibility Statement

Accessibility statement for kingstonseymourparish.gov.uk

This accessibility statement applies to the kingstonseymourparish.gov.uk website.

This website is primarily to convey information and allows differently abled users to use features such as: zooming the content, navigating without a mouse, changing the contrast and having the content read aloud.

This website is run by the Kingston Seymour 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 300% without the text spilling off the screen
navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
listen to most of the website using a selection reader
understand the purpose of provided links before accessing them to gain additional information
speed read the website

We have also tried to make the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability Link to AbilityNet website (opens in a new window) .

How accessible this website is

We have achieved a very good level of accessibility throughout our website but there are some areas that are not fully accessible:

the text in some of the tables used does not flow very well when 300% magnification is used
the structure and purpose of a small number of the tables used may not be clear to a selection reader
some PDFs which have been sourced from outside the Parish Council may not be accessible to a selection reader
some older PDFs are not properly described and may not be accessible to a selection reader
images that do not have “Alt Text” are purely decorative

NB: “Contact Us” (two forms) are the only active forms on the site. We have no other active forms, live videos or audio clips on the website.

Feedback and contact information

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

Steve Dixon, Parish Clerk, Kingston Seymour Parish Council

By email at: Link to Email for Kingston Seymour Parish Council (opens in a new window) or

By phone on: 07902 798162

We’ll consider your request, work out how it can be fulfilled 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 these pages or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact Steve Dixon, Parish Clerk, Kingston Seymour Parish Council whose details are above.

Please include as much detail about the page(s) that are causing concern.

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 please visit the EHRC site (link opens an external website in a new window).

Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person

Please contact Steve Dixon, Parish Clerk on 07902 798162.

The Parish Council does not own or occupy any premises that you can visit in person.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Kingston Seymour 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

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines v2.2 (external website opens in a new window) standard, due to the non compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

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

- Some text does not flow well when Zoomed to 300%
- Table structures used on the website are not fully described and their purpose may not be clear to a selection reader
- Older News Posts may not have links to other sites and documents described properly
- Directory items may not have links to other sites and documents described properly
- Some externally sourced PDFs do not give access to selection readers

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

We are working to correct any failing links or pages

Disproportionate burden – Navigation and accessing information

Certain older PDFs that were sourced from outside parties and are shown in the public interest, do not support selection reader technology so is contrary to requirement 3.1.2. We do not propose to require these third parties to change their PDFs and we have no way of converting the documents.

We’ve assessed the cost of fixing all of the issues with navigation and accessing information, and with interactive tools and transactions. We believe that doing so now would be a Disproportionate Burden (link to Government website that will open in a new window) within the meaning of the accessibility regulations.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they are not essential to providing our services. For example, we do not plan to address any issues with Council Meeting Minutes before that date.

We try to ensure that any new PDFs we publish will meet accessibility standards.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are undertaking an ongoing review of our website to ensure that revised and new content is fully accessible.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was originally prepared on 19th September 2020 and was last reviewed on 30th April 2026.

This website was tested by our web service provider in April 2026 and a report of issues was received. The issues raised in this report are now being addressed in an ongoing programme of work. The PAC accessibility checker was used.

Kingston Seymour Parish Council

30th April 2026