Accessibility
Accessibility Statement
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to making its website(s) accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This accessibility statement applies to https://careers.gloucestershire.gov.uk/.
Compliance status
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 reason(s):
(a) non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
- A “commuting times map” link that opens an image with no accessible text alternative.
- Some older PDFs have not yet been replaced with accessible versions that are checked for compliance with accessibility guidelines.
- E.g. the “Benefits” leaflet linked from some job adverts has non-compliant reading order and several images which have not been appropriately tagged as decorative. The document also has numerous other issues flagged by the Adobe Acrobat compliance checker which will need to be assessed – some with manual checks.
- Some minor HTML validation issues. However, this is very unlikely to affect assistive technology.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 22 January 2024.
The initial assessment was carried out by the Cabinet Office using Deque Axe and other tools to review a selection of pages on the site which are listed in their report with the issues found that do not comply with WCAG 2.1 AA.
This report was shared with the site developers who corrected the issues found and followed up with a further assessment by the Gloucestershire County Council Digital Team once issues listed in the Cabinet Office report had been addressed.
This follow-up confirmed that the issues had been fixed but discovered the minor issues described in the “non accessible content” section.
The statement was last reviewed on 22 January 2024.
Issues re-tested
Landing page
- WCAG 2.4.7 Focus Visible - on 'Visit Gloucestershire County Councils Career Site' and 'Visit Gloucester City Councils Career Site'
- WCAG 1.4.4 Resize Text - At 200% zoom, the text 'Search by keyword' and 'Find the latest jobs' overlap
- WCAG 1.4.3 Contrast (minimum) - poor colour contrast when the 'Search for jobs' and 'Sign up now' buttons receive focus
Contact page
- WCAG 1.4.10 Reflow - in mobile view (320 x 256 pixels), the email recruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk does not reflow to fit the webpage
Home page
- WCAG 1.4.4 Resize Text - At 200% zoom, the text 'Search by keyword' and 'Find the latest jobs' overlap
- WCAG 1.4.3 Contrast (minimum) - poor colour contrast when the 'Search for jobs' and 'Sign up now' buttons receive focus
- WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text Content - image for 'Sign up to job alerts'
View all jobs page
- WCAG 1.4.3 Contrast (minimum) - poor colour contrast when the 'Search for jobs', 'Filter' and 'Sign up now' buttons receive focus
- WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value - filter boxes including 'Job Category Section' – remove aria-expanded=”true”
Temporary Staff Roles page
- WCAG 1.4.3 Contrast (minimum) - poor colour contrast when the 'Search for jobs', 'Create alert' and 'Apply now' buttons receive focus
- WCAG 1.4.1 Use of Color - the link 'Temporary Staff Service'
Accessibility statement page
- WCAG 1.4.1 Use of Color - the links under 'Enforcement Procedure'
Tools used
- Microsoft Edge on Windows and MacOS
- Google Chrome on Windows, MacOS and Android
- Opera on Google Pixel 7 (Android 14)
- Chrome on Google Pixel 7 (Android 14)
- Add Ons on Microsoft Edge
Feedback and contact information
This site is managed by Gloucestershire County Council.
Please contact the Communications Team with any comments or complaints about the site at communications@gloucestershire.gov.uk or by calling 01452 427554.
If you wish to submit a complaint formally you can use the official complaints form or call 01452 425000.
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 we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).