Accessibility Statement

LEVENS PARISH COUNCIL WEBSITE – ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT 

Introduction

Public sector websites and mobile apps must publish an accessibility statement. A link to the Levens Parish Council Accessibility Statement is clearly visible on the Levens Parish Council website homepage  and uploaded at https://www.levens-pc.gov.uk/?Policies.  

Accessibility Statement 

Levens Parish Council is committed to making the content of its website accessible to as many people as possible who wish to use it. 

Levens Parish Council is required to manage its website in line with Regulations that exist to ensure accessibility. Those Regulations are explained in more detail in the footnote below. 

 

Compliance status 

The Parish Council website is fully compliant with and meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2 AA standard (see footnote below). 

Preparation of this accessibility statement 

The method used to prepare this statement was based on an evaluation of the website’s compliance, by an assessment carried out by a competent third party.  

This statement was prepared on 13 January 2026. 

The statement was last reviewed on 13 January 2026. 

Feedback and contact information 

For further information, or if you think that Levens Parish Council is not meeting accessibility requirements, email the Clerk at clerk@levens-pc.gov.uk or telephone 07388-920410 

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 are not happy with how Levens Parish Council responded to an observation or complaint, please contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) with full details at: 

Freepost 
Equality Advisory Support Service  
fpn4431 

Freephone Telephone 0808 800 0082 

The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 require that UK public sector websites and mobile apps are accessible to people with disabilities. These regulations require the publication of accessibility statements and compliance with internationally agreed Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.2 AA). The Regulations contain provisions for enforcement to ensure that digital content is accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities. 

See https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/helping-people-to-use-your-service/understanding-wcag

LEVENS PARISH COUNCIL ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT – FURTHER INFORMATION

Accessibility:

Providing an accessible website means that we want as many people as possible to be able to use it. For example, that means you should be able to: 

• Zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen. 
• Navigate most of the website using just a keyboard or Touchpad. 
• Listen to most of the website using a screen reader 
• Use ‘read aloud’ to read documents on the website. 
• Use screen readers to explain what alternative description a meaningful image holds. 
• Read all text which has good levels of contrast between text and background colours. 

We’ve tried to create a site which doesn’t get in the way when you change these settings. 

How we run this site 

• The website is mobile and tablet friendly 
• We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand. We try to write in plain English and avoid council jargon.  
• Headings and page structure - our site uses simple heading structures to make it easier to navigate. 

For further information on how to adapt your phone or your computer for accessibility purposes,  please go to https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/ 

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

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 some older PDFs.  

Any new PDFs we publish will meet accessibility standards. 

Pictures of events or information posters, when provided by a third party – where possible we include the information from the picture within the web page’s text.  

Reporting accessibility problems with our website 

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you have difficulty in accessing any of the documents, can't read the print, or if something doesn't make sense, please let us know at clerk@levens-pc.gov.uk (or telephone 07388-920410) for any of the following:  

• If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements 
• If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille or 
• If you need further assistance.