Accessibility
Accessibility
This website is run by The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) https://www.apccs.police.uk/
We want as many people as possible to be able to find it, read it and understand it. 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
- navigate most of the website using 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 has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, or you’re experiencing issues accessing information:
- email us at: enquiries@apccs.police.uk
- or send a letter to us by post to: Communications Management Department, The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, Lower Ground, 5-8 The Sanctuary, London, SW1P 3JS
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 20 working 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 this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact enquiries@apccs.police.uk
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
We are committed to making our website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Compliance status
We are currently looking into our compliance with our website provider, and for now we have partial compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AAA standard.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
Some of our PDFs that are not essential to providing our services were published before 23 September 2018. The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before then.
We are working hard to make sure any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards. Some PDFs on our website, that came from other sources generated and owned by our partners and stakeholders, may not yet be fully accessible. When we identify a document that does not meet accessibility guidelines, we will offer a clearly labelled accessible version as quickly as we can. This includes PDFs or other websites that we link to from https://www.apccs.police.uk/, and links to other resources within those PDFs or sites which are not under our control.
If you identify a document that is not accessible, or you need information in an alternative format such as braille or a language other than English please contact the Communications Management Team on enquiries@apccs.police.uk
Preparation of this website's accessibility statement
We use WAVE, SiteImprove and Acrobat Pro software to check compliance with accessibility standards.
This statement was prepared on 22nd of September 2020 and reviewed on the 20th January 2023.