Accessibility Scan Report

Title: GOV.UK Issue: #58 Date: 5/23/2026, 1:49:19 AM Duration: 11.6m URLs: 100 / 100
Viewport: Desktop (1280×800) Color scheme: both Browser: chromium
🖥️ Forced Colors: 100 / 100 URLs

🔄 Changes Since Last Scan

404 New unique issues
440 Potentially resolved issues
🆕 New Issues (404)
✅ Potentially Resolved Issues (440)

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Title keywords

VIEWPORT:desktop COLORSCHEME:both BROWSER:chromium

Issue body section

### Scan context Viewport: desktop ColorScheme: both Browser: chromium

Summary

Issues

  • By Level: A (1), AA (0)
  • By Version (A & AA): WCAG 2.0 (1)
  • By Category: axe-strict (202) & Others (202)
  • Total: 404 across 6 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.

Find a registered childminder - GOV.UK 20
Publication of DWP research report 707: Employment and Support Allowance: findings from a face-to-face survey of customers - GOV.UK 14
Making your frontend accessible - Service Manual - GOV.UK 66
Testing for accessibility - Service Manual - GOV.UK 49
Adtech Market Research Report 2019 (ICO, Ofcom) - GOV.UK 36
Getting an accessibility audit - Service Manual - GOV.UK 35
Apply for an exemption from PSVAR accessibility regulations for home-to-school or rail replacement services - GOV.UK 35
Online market failures and harms: An economic perspective on the challenges and opportunities in regulating online services 2019 (OFCOM) - GOV.UK 35
Online Nation Report 2020 (OFCOM) - GOV.UK 35
The use of data by online services 2019 (OFCOM) - GOV.UK 35

🔧 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 🕑 First identified: 2026-05-23 🔑 Bug ID: A11Y-db9f3e48 | Pattern ID: A11Y-bf35cd79
<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 🕑 First identified: 2026-05-23 🔑 Bug ID: A11Y-61eb5c5c | Pattern ID: A11Y-5ca4b7d6
<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 🕑 First identified: 2026-05-23 🔑 Bug ID: A11Y-888984c1 | Pattern ID: A11Y-bf35cd79
<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 🕑 First identified: 2026-05-23 🔑 Bug ID: A11Y-346f9031 | Pattern ID: A11Y-5ca4b7d6
<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 🕑 First identified: 2026-05-23 🔑 Bug ID: A11Y-2ed93a56 | Pattern ID: A11Y-bf35cd79
<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

🔧 Most Common Issues (QualWeb)

4 rules
100 Moderate qualweb QW-ACT-R30: The complete visible text content of the test target neither matches or is contained within its accessible name.
100 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: qualweb

Roles: Front-End Developer

Blocking: No

Affected Pages

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
The complete visible text content of the test target neither matches or is contained within its accessible name.
Mode: light 🕑 First identified: 2026-05-23 🔑 Bug ID: A11Y-0a4c7069 | Pattern ID: A11Y-e555095c
Example 2 View on Page
The complete visible text content of the test target neither matches or is contained within its accessible name.
Mode: light 🕑 First identified: 2026-05-23 🔑 Bug ID: A11Y-b0a487ae | Pattern ID: A11Y-e555095c
Example 3 View on Page
The complete visible text content of the test target neither matches or is contained within its accessible name.
Mode: light 🕑 First identified: 2026-05-23 🔑 Bug ID: A11Y-50358b8f | Pattern ID: A11Y-e555095c
Example 4 View on Page
The complete visible text content of the test target neither matches or is contained within its accessible name.
Mode: light 🕑 First identified: 2026-05-23 🔑 Bug ID: A11Y-a896bb1a | Pattern ID: A11Y-e555095c
Example 5 View on Page
The complete visible text content of the test target neither matches or is contained within its accessible name.
Mode: light 🕑 First identified: 2026-05-23 🔑 Bug ID: A11Y-d1379ed0 | Pattern ID: A11Y-e555095c
100 Moderate qualweb QW-ACT-R76: Element has contrast ratio lower than minimum.
100 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: qualweb

Roles: Front-End Developer

Blocking: No

Affected Pages

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
Element has contrast ratio lower than minimum.
Mode: light 🕑 First identified: 2026-05-23 🔑 Bug ID: A11Y-3dfc1bca | Pattern ID: A11Y-b6798710
Example 2 View on Page
Element has contrast ratio lower than minimum.
Mode: light 🕑 First identified: 2026-05-23 🔑 Bug ID: A11Y-ccb417e4 | Pattern ID: A11Y-b6798710
Example 3 View on Page
Element has contrast ratio lower than minimum.
Mode: light 🕑 First identified: 2026-05-23 🔑 Bug ID: A11Y-e48adcab | Pattern ID: A11Y-b6798710
Example 4 View on Page
Element has contrast ratio lower than minimum.
Mode: light 🕑 First identified: 2026-05-23 🔑 Bug ID: A11Y-795b55d5 | Pattern ID: A11Y-b6798710
Example 5 View on Page
Element has contrast ratio lower than minimum.
Mode: light 🕑 First identified: 2026-05-23 🔑 Bug ID: A11Y-2c5e9892 | Pattern ID: A11Y-b6798710
1 Moderate qualweb QW-ACT-R12: The test target doesn't have an accessible name, or it's empty ('').
1 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: qualweb

Roles: Front-End Developer

Blocking: No

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
The test target doesn't have an accessible name, or it's empty ('').
Mode: light 🕑 First identified: 2026-05-23 🔑 Bug ID: A11Y-6a22c45b | Pattern ID: A11Y-67cdbced
1 Moderate qualweb QW-ACT-R37: Element has contrast ratio lower than minimum.
1 pages affected

Rule Information

Engine: qualweb

Roles: Front-End Developer

Blocking: No

Affected Pages

Examples

Example 1 View on Page
Element has contrast ratio lower than minimum.
Mode: light 🕑 First identified: 2026-05-23 🔑 Bug ID: A11Y-0d05161e | Pattern ID: A11Y-cbe353ce