Accessibility statement

This statement applies to localcounciljobs.gov.uk

This website is run by the Local Government Association. 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 on pages 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 (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.

How accessible this website is

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

  • Multimedia content may lack appropriate content alternatives
  • Content, including interactive elements, links and status messages may not be correct conveyed to users of assistive technology
  • Some information is denoted by colour alone and may not be accessible to people with visual disabilities
  • Some elements use colour combinations which may result in content be difficult to perceive for some users
  • Portions of content may not be displayed correctly on smaller devices at enhanced zoom levels
  • Content may not be displayed correctly when enhanced text spacing is enabled
  • Some interactive elements can’t be activated by keyboard alone, while others can be activated but do not have sufficiently perceptible focus indicators
  • A mechanism is not provided to enable keyboard users to bypass the primary site navigation
  • Some pages have titles that aren’t sufficiently descriptive
  • Although a site navigation is provided, there are no alternative mechanisms present to allow users to locate content

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:
email webmaster@local.gov.uk
call 020 7664 3000
give us the URL of the content and the format that you require.
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 15 (working) days.

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 Local Government Association is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 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

  • Some images may lack a meaningful text alternative, or have a text alternative when the image is purely decorative – this fails 1.1.1 Non-text Content
  • Some video/audio content may lack appropriate content alternatives – this fails 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded), 1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) and 1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded)
  • Some content is presented in a way that does not correspond to the underlying markup. This fails 1.3.1 Info and Relationships
  • The sequence in which some content is visually presented may not match how the content will be conveyed via assistive technology – this fails 1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence
  • Certain links in paragraph content are denoted by colour alone – this fails 1.4.1 Use of Color
  • Content may not be displayed correctly on smaller screen sizes and at enhanced zoom levels – this fails 1.4.10 Reflow
  • User interface components and text elements may not be sufficiently perceptible for users with reduced contrast sensitivity – this fails 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) and 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast
  • Some elements are displayed incorrectly when enhanced text spacing is enabled – this fails WCAG 1.4.12 Text Spacing
  • Interactive elements may not be accessible to people using a keyboard to navigate through content – this fails 2.1.1 Keyboard
  • Where navigational elements are repeated across pages, it’s not possible for keyboard user to bypass these elements – this fails 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks
  • Some focusable elements are obscured by other content – this fails 2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured (Minimum)
  • Some page titles are not sufficiently descriptive – this fails 2.4.2 Page Titled
  • The order in which interactive elements receive keyboard focus does not always match the logical flow of content – this fails 2.4.3 Focus Order
  • Links may not always have a descriptive text label – this fails 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context)
  • Only one mechanism is present for locating pages within the site – this fails 2.4.5 Multiple Ways
  • Some heading elements are not sufficiently descriptive – this fails 2.4.6 Headings and Labels
  • Interactive elements may have a visual label which does not correspond with how the elements are conveyed to assistive technology – this fails 2.5.3 Label in Name
  • The purpose and state of some components may not be accurately conveyed to assistive technology – this fails 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
  • Dynamically generated content may not be accurately conveyed to assistive technology – this fails 4.1.3 Status Messages

Disproportionate burden

No claim of disproportionate burden has been made at this time

PDFs and other documents

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

What we're doing to improve accessibility

We provide training and guidance to all LGA staff to ensure that the required standard of accessibility is achieved our published content. Where possible, the LGA’s digital team can remediate content to rectify accessibility issues.
We use a combination of auditing by external suppliers in conjunction with internal testing to help ensure our content is accessible.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared in July 2026
This website was last tested in June 2026 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.
Testing was conducted internally using a representative sample of content types and theme configurations.