The content on this website is designed for everyone to find, read, and understand. It is compatible with assistive technologies and developed to meet the accessibility standards outlined in this statement.

View the site your way:

There are a number of customisation options for your browser and device that could help you use this website and other websites more effectively.

AbilityNet provide advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

Feedback and contact information:

Please contact us if you have an accessibility query including:

  • if you are experiencing issues with accessing information or using the website
  • if you find an accessibility problem not listed on this statement
  • if you have positive feedback on the accessibility considerations made.

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).

Compliance status:

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

Non-accessible content:

We formally test the accessibility of key user journeys that represent the breadth of content across our website on a regular basis against WCAG 2.2 AA standards.

Some parts of the website may not work for everyone. Below are known issues that we either need to fix, cannot fix, or do not need to fix right now.

If you find something that does not work that we missed, remember to contact us, you can email via our online form

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations:

This section covers issues that we need to fix and are working to do so.

Disproportionate burden:

Not applicable.

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

PDFs and documents:

Any new PDFs or documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.

Where we update old documents, or find inaccessible documents as part of an audit, we will update them to full compliance.

3rd party content:

Our website contains third-party content. We do not have control over and are not responsible for the accessibility of this content, but we make best endeavours to work with the 3rd party to improve its accessibility. This may include:

  • links to non-SSCP websites
  • content/functionality on our website
  • content hosted on other websites or similar

Known Issues

  Issue Success Criterion Plan to address Target Date
1 Ensure form controls have labels WCAG 2.2 A 1.3.1 Deploy code fix to resolve the issue 30-Sep-2025
2 Ensure labels in the document point to valid IDs WCAG 2.2 A 1.3.1 Deploy code fix to resolve the issue 30-Sep-2025
3 Ensure controls change appearance when they are selected WCAG 2.2 AA 2.4.7 Deploy code fix to resolve the issue 30-Sep-2025
4 Ensure form controls contrast sufficiently with their surroundings WCAG 2.2 AA 1.4.11 Deploy code fix to resolve the issue 30-Sep-2025
5 Identify the purpose of fields programmatically WCAG 2.2 AA 1.3.5 Deploy code fix to resolve the issue 30-Sep-2025