Accessibility Scan Report

Title: GOV.UK Issue: #58 Date: 4/18/2026, 1:34:08 AM Duration: 13.4m URLs: 100 / 100 🖥️ Forced Colors: 100 / 100 URLs

Summary

Issues

  • By Level: A (2), AA (868), AAA (100)
  • By Version (A & AA): WCAG 2.0 (2), WCAG 2.2 (868)
  • By Category: axe-strict (202) & Best Practice (100) & Others (1499)
  • Total: 1801 across 10 unique rules & 2 accessibility engines

By Severity

Critical
Serious
Moderate
Minor

By Role

UX Designer
Visual Designer
Content Author
Front-End Developer

Issues

🎯 Pages with Most Errors

Focus your efforts on these pages to make the biggest impact. Click any error count to filter the rule list below. Numbers in parentheses (+N) indicate findings that cover WCAG criteria already reported by axe.
Publication of DWP research report 707: Employment and Support Allowance: findings from a face-to-face survey of customers - GOV.UK 21
Find a registered childminder - GOV.UK 17
Apply for an exemption from PSVAR accessibility regulations for home-to-school or rail replacement services - GOV.UK 24
Help find new ways to ease global disruption: apply for funding - GOV.UK 22
Accessible Travel Policy guidance: accessibility of rail replacement services - GOV.UK 22
Support for Newly Unemployed and Six Month Offer evaluations (RR691) - GOV.UK 21
Accessibility statement for new adults in the home service - GOV.UK 21
Accessibility statement for pay your childcare or social care invoice service - GOV.UK 21
Accessibility statement for register as a nanny service - GOV.UK 21
Accessibility statement for 'Tell Ofsted about a serious childcare incident' service - GOV.UK 21

🔧 Most Common Issues (ALFA)

8 rules
868 Serious alfa SC 2.5.8 AA Motor SIA-R111: Interactive elements have a sufficient target size
100 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: UX Designer, Visual Designer

Blocking: ⚠️ Yes (Task-Blocking)

WCAG: SC 2.5.8 AA

Disabilities affected:
Motor

Affected Pages

Who Is Affected

  • Limited Manipulation 2.2% — ~7,600,000 Americans
  • Limited Reach and Strength 5.8% — ~19,600,000 Americans

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
Target has insufficient size
Mode: light
<button class="gem-c-button govuk-button" type="submit" data-accept-cookies="true" data-cookie-types="all">Accept additional cookies</button>
XPath: /button[@class="gem-c-button govuk-button"]
Example 2 View on Page
Target has insufficient size
Mode: light
<a class="govuk-link" href="/help/cookies">View cookies</a>
XPath: /a[@class="govuk-link"]
Example 3 View on Page
Target has insufficient size
Mode: light
<a data-ga4-link="{"event_name":"navigation","type":"breadcrumb","index_link":"1","index_total":"2"}" class="govuk-breadcrumbs__link" href="/service-manual">Service manual</a>
XPath: /a[@class="govuk-breadcrumbs__link"]
Example 4 View on Page
Target has insufficient size
Mode: light
<a href="/service-manual/communities/accessibility-community">Accessibility community</a>
XPath: /a
Example 5 View on Page
Target has insufficient size
Mode: light
<a class="gem-c-contents-list__link govuk-link gem-print-force-link-styles" data-ga4-link="{"event_name":"select_content","section":"Contents","type":"contents list","index_total":6,"index_link":1}" href="#work-out-what-needs-to-be-audited">Work out what needs to be audited</a>
XPath: /a[@class="gem-c-contents-list__link govuk-link gem-print-force-link-styles"]
322 Moderate alfa SIA-R73: Text spacing can be adjusted without loss of content
100 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: Front-End Developer

Blocking: No

Affected Pages

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
The line height of the paragraph is less than 1.5
Mode: light
<p class="govuk-body">We use some essential cookies to make this website...</p>
XPath: /p[@class="govuk-body"]
Example 2 View on Page
The line height of the paragraph is `normal` which will result in a line height of less than 1.5
Mode: light
<p>...</p>
XPath: /p
Example 3 View on Page
The line height of the paragraph is less than 1.5
Mode: light
<p class="govuk-body">We use some essential cookies to make this website...</p>
XPath: /p[@class="govuk-body"]
Example 4 View on Page
The line height of the paragraph is `normal` which will result in a line height of less than 1.5
Mode: light
<p>...</p>
XPath: /p
Example 5 View on Page
The line height of the paragraph is less than 1.5
Mode: light
<p class="govuk-body">We use some essential cookies to make this website...</p>
XPath: /p[@class="govuk-body"]
100 Moderate alfa SIA-R57: Landmarks don't repeat the same content
100 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: Front-End Developer

Blocking: No

Affected Pages

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
The text is not included in a landmark region
Mode: light
Example 2 View on Page
The text is not included in a landmark region
Mode: light
Example 3 View on Page
The text is not included in a landmark region
Mode: light
Example 4 View on Page
The text is not included in a landmark region
Mode: light
Example 5 View on Page
The text is not included in a landmark region
Mode: light
100 Moderate alfa Best Practice SIA-R61: Documents start with a level 1 heading
100 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: Content Author, UX Designer

Blocking: No

WCAG: Best Practice

Affected Pages

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
The document does not start with a level 1 heading
Mode: light
Example 2 View on Page
The document does not start with a level 1 heading
Mode: light
Example 3 View on Page
The document does not start with a level 1 heading
Mode: light
Example 4 View on Page
The document does not start with a level 1 heading
Mode: light
Example 5 View on Page
The document does not start with a level 1 heading
Mode: light
100 Moderate alfa SC 1.4.6 AAA Visual SIA-R66: Text has enhanced contrast with its background
100 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: Visual Designer

Blocking: No

WCAG: SC 1.4.6 AAA

Disabilities affected:
Visual

Affected Pages

Who Is Affected

  • Without Vision 1.0% — ~3,400,000 Americans
  • Limited Vision 2.4% — ~8,100,000 Americans
  • Without Perception of Color 4.3% — ~14,500,000 Americans

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
The highest possible contrast of the text is 6.21:1 which is below the required contrast of 7:1
Mode: light
Example 2 View on Page
The highest possible contrast of the text is 6.21:1 which is below the required contrast of 7:1
Mode: light
Example 3 View on Page
The highest possible contrast of the text is 6.21:1 which is below the required contrast of 7:1
Mode: light
Example 4 View on Page
The highest possible contrast of the text is 6.21:1 which is below the required contrast of 7:1
Mode: light
Example 5 View on Page
The highest possible contrast of the text is 6.21:1 which is below the required contrast of 7:1
Mode: light
100 Moderate alfa SIA-R87: First focusable element is a skip link
100 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: Front-End Developer

Blocking: No

Affected Pages

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
The first tabbable element in the document is not a semantic link
Mode: light
Example 2 View on Page
The first tabbable element in the document is not a semantic link
Mode: light
Example 3 View on Page
The first tabbable element in the document is not a semantic link
Mode: light
Example 4 View on Page
The first tabbable element in the document is not a semantic link
Mode: light
Example 5 View on Page
The first tabbable element in the document is not a semantic link
Mode: light
8 Moderate alfa SIA-R78: Headings of same level have text content between them
8 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: Front-End Developer

Blocking: No

Affected Pages

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
There is no content between this heading and the next
Mode: light
<h2 class="govuk-heading-s govuk-!-margin-bottom-0"> Applies to England </h2>
XPath: /h2[@class="govuk-heading-s govuk-!-margin-bottom-0"]
Example 2 View on Page
There is no content between this heading and the next
Mode: light
<h2 class="govuk-heading-s govuk-!-margin-bottom-0"> Applies to England </h2>
XPath: /h2[@class="govuk-heading-s govuk-!-margin-bottom-0"]
Example 3 View on Page
There is no content between this heading and the next
Mode: light
<h2 class="govuk-heading-s govuk-!-margin-bottom-0"> Applies to England </h2>
XPath: /h2[@class="govuk-heading-s govuk-!-margin-bottom-0"]
Example 4 View on Page
There is no content between this heading and the next
Mode: light
<h2 class="govuk-heading-s govuk-!-margin-bottom-0"> Applies to England </h2>
XPath: /h2[@class="govuk-heading-s govuk-!-margin-bottom-0"]
Example 5 View on Page
There is no content between this heading and the next
Mode: light
<h2 class="govuk-heading-s govuk-!-margin-bottom-0"> Applies to England </h2>
XPath: /h2[@class="govuk-heading-s govuk-!-margin-bottom-0"]
1 Critical alfa SC 4.1.2 A Visual Motor Cognitive SIA-R11: Button elements have an accessible name
1 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: alfa

Roles: Front-End Developer, Content Author

Blocking: ⚠️ Yes (Task-Blocking)

WCAG: SC 4.1.2 A

Disabilities affected:
Visual Motor Cognitive

Who Is Affected

  • Without Vision 1.0% — ~3,400,000 Americans
  • Limited Vision 2.4% — ~8,100,000 Americans
  • Limited Manipulation 2.2% — ~7,600,000 Americans
  • Limited Reach and Strength 5.8% — ~19,600,000 Americans
  • Limited Language, Cognitive, and Learning Abilities 4.7% — ~15,900,000 Americans

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
The link does not have an accessible name
Mode: light
<a rel="external" href="http://www.dwp.gov.uk/newsroom/press-releases/2010/nov-2010/dwp154-10-121110.shtml#fn1"> </a>
XPath: /a

🔧 Most Common Issues (axe)

2 rules
201 Moderate axe region: Ensures all page content is contained within landmark regions. Content outside landmarks cannot be found by screen reader users navigating by landmarks.
100 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: axe

Roles: Front-End Developer, UX Designer

Blocking: No

Affected Pages

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
All page content should be contained by landmarks
Mode: light
<a data-module="govuk-skip-link" class="gem-c-skip-link govuk-skip-link govuk-!-display-none-print" href="#content" data-govuk-skip-link-init="" data-govuk-skip-link-module-started="true">Skip to main content</a>
XPath: .gem-c-skip-link
Example 2 View on Page
All page content should be contained by landmarks
Mode: light
<h2 class="gem-c-feedback__prompt-question">Is this page useful?</h2>
XPath: .gem-c-feedback__prompt-question
Example 3 View on Page
All page content should be contained by landmarks
Mode: light
<a data-module="govuk-skip-link" class="gem-c-skip-link govuk-skip-link govuk-!-display-none-print" href="#content" data-govuk-skip-link-init="" data-govuk-skip-link-module-started="true">Skip to main content</a>
XPath: .gem-c-skip-link
Example 4 View on Page
All page content should be contained by landmarks
Mode: light
<h2 class="gem-c-feedback__prompt-question">Is this page useful?</h2>
XPath: .gem-c-feedback__prompt-question
Example 5 View on Page
All page content should be contained by landmarks
Mode: light
<a data-module="govuk-skip-link" class="gem-c-skip-link govuk-skip-link govuk-!-display-none-print" href="#content" data-govuk-skip-link-init="" data-govuk-skip-link-module-started="true">Skip to main content</a>
XPath: .gem-c-skip-link