Accessibility Statement for https://jobs.cityoflondon.gov.uk

Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to https://jobs.cityoflondon.gov.uk.

This website is run by City of London Corporation. 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 using browser or device settings
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader

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.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
  • the Location dropdown list items have no visible highlight when tabbing through
  • some components contain inconsistent aria labels
  • the site only has one way of navigating to a page

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:

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

The City of London Corporation is committed to making its Jobs 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) 2.1 AA standard.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

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

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

  • The Location dropdown list items have no visible highlight when tabbing through. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 3.2.2 (on input). We plan to request the system supplier to correct this.
  • Some components contain inconsistent aria labels. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 3.2.4 (consistent identification). We plan to request the system supplier to correct this.
  • The site only has one way of navigating to a page. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.5 (multiple ways). We plan to request the system supplier to correct this.

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

  • PDF documents created prior to 23 September 2018 are not fully accessible to screen reader software

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 23 September 2020. It was last reviewed on 27 June 2024.

This website was last tested on 20 June 2024 against the WCAG 2.1 AA standard. The test was carried out using the ‘Accessibility Insights for Web’ extension in Microsoft Edge.