www.hackney.gov.uk: Accessibility — week 2026-W45

The results below cover only the pages the scanner could reach.

Blocked by a firewall: 105 page(s) got a challenge or refusal instead of the page (HTTP 403 × 104, HTTP 202 × 1). Identified as Amazon CloudFront, AWS WAF challenge (x-amzn-waf-action).

Ask the site’s web team to let the user agent vital-scans through its firewall (what to send them).

Automated Accessibility Conformance Report (OpenACR): Download ACR. Machine-readable; compatible with GSA OpenACR tooling. Automated tools find ~⅓ of real barriers — supplement with manual AT testing.

Training priorities

Top WCAG success criteria by pages affected this week. Use these to focus team training on the highest-impact issues.

SC	Criterion	Pages	Rules
4.1.2	Name, Role, Value (ARIA)	1311	5
1.4.6	WCAG 1.4.6	434	1
1.4.8	WCAG 1.4.8	434	3
2.5.5	WCAG 2.5.5	434	1
2.4.4	Link Purpose	2	1

Next 10 actions

Clusters are fingerprinted by normalized selector path + rule id + snippet shape. Rank score = (severity weight × pages affected) / distinct components for the rule. Clustered observations are review candidates, not verified fixes or ownership assignments.

Top 10 observed component clusters for review.
Cluster	Severity	Pages	Who it affects	How to fix	Evidence	Decision
ARIA input fields must have an accessible name · unattributed component Observed 856 engine finding instance(s) on 856 page(s); number of fixes and ownership are not established. XPath / selector: `.choices` `<div class="choices bbd-translation-form__choices notranslate" tabindex="0" role="listbox" aria-expanded="false"></div>`	Critical	856	Without vision, Limited vision, Limited manipulation/strength	See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.14/aria-input-field-name?application=axeAPI	pages (CSV)	Decision Assigned to Notes
Form field has accessible name · unattributed component Observed 432 engine finding instance(s) on 432 page(s); number of fixes and ownership are not established.	Moderate	432	Without vision, Limited vision, Limited manipulation/strength	Associate the form field with a label.	pages (CSV)	Decision Assigned to Notes
There is content between headings · unattributed component Observed 432 engine finding instance(s) on 432 page(s); number of fixes and ownership are not established.	Moderate	432	Requires manual testing.	See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r78	pages (CSV)	Decision Assigned to Notes
Paragraph line height is at least 1.5 · unattributed component Observed 432 engine finding instance(s) on 432 page(s); number of fixes and ownership are not established.	Moderate	432	Requires manual testing.	See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r73	pages (CSV)	Decision Assigned to Notes
Page starts with a level 1 heading · unattributed component Observed 431 engine finding instance(s) on 431 page(s); number of fixes and ownership are not established. XPath / selector: `{"type":"document","children":[{"type":"type","name":"html","publicId":null,"sys`	Moderate	431	Requires manual testing.	See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r61	pages (CSV)	Decision Assigned to Notes
aria attribute is permitted for element role · unattributed component Observed 428 engine finding instance(s) on 428 page(s); number of fixes and ownership are not established. XPath / selector: `@aria-haspopup="true"`	Moderate	428	Requires manual testing.	Only use ARIA states/properties that are allowed on this element/role.	pages (CSV)	Decision Assigned to Notes
Headings are structured hierarchically · unattributed component Observed 26 engine finding instance(s) on 26 page(s); number of fixes and ownership are not established.	Moderate	26	Requires manual testing.	Use headings in a logical, non-skipping order.	pages (CSV)	Decision Assigned to Notes
Frames must have an accessible name · unattributed component Observed 13 engine finding instance(s) on 13 page(s); number of fixes and ownership are not established. XPath / selector: `iframe[height="462"]`	Serious	13	Without vision, Limited vision, Limited manipulation/strength	Give every <iframe> a descriptive title attribute.	pages (CSV)	Decision Assigned to Notes
Heading levels should only increase by one · unattributed component Observed 29 engine finding instance(s) on 29 page(s); number of fixes and ownership are not established. `<h3>[text omitted]</h3>`	Moderate	29	Requires manual testing.	Use heading levels in order (h1 → h2 → h3) without skipping; structure, not size.	pages (CSV)	Decision Assigned to Notes
Images must have alternative text · unattributed component Observed 3 engine finding instance(s) on 1 page(s); number of fixes and ownership are not established. `<img src="https://hackney-muse..." class="featured-item__img">`	Critical	1	Without vision, Limited vision, Limited cognitive, language, or learning ability	Give every <img> a meaningful alt attribute. Use alt="" only for decorative images so screen readers skip them.	pages (CSV)	Decision Assigned to Notes

Bug reports

9 issue type(s) are shown by default out of 28 total. Prioritized by severity, key pages, WCAG level, and prevalence; use the toggle to show everything.

Overall severity mix: 3 critical, 5 serious, 18 moderate, 2 minor. By WCAG category: 8 WCAG 2.0 A, 2 WCAG 2.0 AA, 5 WCAG 2.x AAA, 13 Best Practice. Ordered by severity, key-page impact, WCAG level, and prevalence. Following accessibility bug-reporting best practices. Download: Markdown · JSON (full archive) · JSON (AI diagnostic) · CSV (all findings) · Priority pages CSV · Priority pages JSON.

Automated testing does not establish full WCAG conformance. Findings in the verification lane require manual testing before they are treated as confirmed failures.

28 engine finding(s), 27 remediation group(s). Only complete confirmed duplicates share a group. Related and possible duplicates remain separate. The number of fixes is unknown.

Default view shows 9 prioritized issue type(s); 19 more are available if you switch to "Show everything".

1 finding(s) are confirmed duplicates: both engines map to the same ACT Rule and the sampled element evidence matches. Related or uncertain findings remain separate. Filter the CSV by possible_duplicate_of to see these.

Findings needing review

These findings need manual verification before they can be treated as confirmed failures. Obligation remains visible for each finding.

Critical axe aria-input-field-name WCAG 2.0 A ARIA input fields must have an accessible name (WCAG 4.1.2) 856/972 pages · 856 instances Likely template

Bug ID: VS-8f4a2019
Pattern ID: VS-0841abc2
Combined ID: VS-8f4a2019 (pattern VS-0841abc2) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.0 A
Requirement: Legally required WCAG 4.1.2 (2.0, Level A)
Obligation: required
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A, WCAG 2.0)
Rule: axe-core — ARIA input fields must have an accessible name [aria-input-field-name]
Engine impact: serious
Reporting severity: Critical
Remediation priority score: 3,869.12. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: e086e5 (Approved)
Remediation group: VS-0841abc2. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/community-safety-and-environment/pollution-noise-and-environmental-problems/air-quality/improving-air-quality-supporting-sustainable-transport
XPath / selector: .choices
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)
Cross-engine correlations: Related — VS-852c0003 (Pattern ID VS-a48e6078): Evidence links these findings, but does not confirm the full aggregate is a duplicate. Keep both findings.
ACT mappings: this rule e086e5 (Approved); paired rule e086e5 (Approved).
3 sampled observation pair(s) match the same element and ACT Rule. This does not confirm the full aggregate.
Independent — VS-f357fb79 (Pattern ID VS-2208081b): The sampled targets differ and show no shared component evidence.
ACT mappings: this rule e086e5 (Approved); paired rule No ACT mapping.
Independent — VS-8a6a8cd2 (Pattern ID VS-cb53cc4d): The sampled targets differ and show no shared component evidence.
ACT mappings: this rule e086e5 (Approved); paired rule No ACT mapping.
Independent — VS-6b5d3cc5 (Pattern ID VS-2cd767ca): The sampled targets differ and show no shared component evidence.
ACT mappings: this rule e086e5 (Approved); paired rule No ACT mapping.

Representative evidence (sanitized; text and form values omitted)

<div class="choices bbd-translation-form__choices notranslate" tabindex="0" role="listbox" aria-expanded="false"></div>

.choices

<div class="choices bbd-translation-form__choices notranslate" tabindex="0" role="listbox" aria-expanded="false"></div>

.choices

<div class="choices bbd-translation-form__choices notranslate" tabindex="0" role="listbox" aria-expanded="false"></div>

.choices

Description

ARIA input fields must have an accessible name. Detected by axe-core rule aria-input-field-name on 856 of 972 scanned pages (856 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/community-safety-and-environment/pollution-noise-and-environmental-problems/air-quality/improving-air-quality-supporting-sustainable-transport.
Locate the element: .choices
Confirm the axe-core finding for rule aria-input-field-name against WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value.

Impact

Affects Without vision (1.0%), Limited vision (2.4%), Limited manipulation/strength (13.0%).

Without vision — 1.0% of population
Limited vision — 2.4% of population
Limited manipulation/strength — 13.0% of population

Affected pages

856 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

…and more — all 856 pages (CSV).

Testing environment

Automated: axe-core, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.14/aria-input-field-name?application=axeAPI

Triage status Notes

Serious axe frame-title WCAG 2.0 A Frames must have an accessible name (WCAG 4.1.2) 21/972 pages · 34 instances Likely template

Bug ID: VS-dac614bc
Pattern ID: VS-3f76c7ea
Combined ID: VS-dac614bc (pattern VS-3f76c7ea) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.0 A
Requirement: Legally required WCAG 4.1.2 (2.0, Level A)
Obligation: required
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A, WCAG 2.0)
Rule: axe-core — Frames must have an accessible name [frame-title]
Engine impact: serious
Reporting severity: Serious
Remediation priority score: 71.19. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: cae760 (Unknown)
Remediation group: VS-3f76c7ea. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/parking-streets-and-transport/school-streets
XPath / selector: #iFrameResizer0
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)

Description

Frames must have an accessible name. Detected by axe-core rule frame-title on 21 of 972 scanned pages (34 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/parking-streets-and-transport/school-streets.
Locate the element: #iFrameResizer0
Confirm the axe-core finding for rule frame-title against WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value.

Impact

Affects Without vision (1.0%), Limited vision (2.4%), Limited manipulation/strength (13.0%).

Without vision — 1.0% of population
Limited vision — 2.4% of population
Limited manipulation/strength — 13.0% of population

Affected pages

21 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

Testing environment

Automated: axe-core, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: Give every <iframe> a descriptive title attribute.

See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.14/frame-title?application=axeAPI

Triage status Notes

Serious axe link-name WCAG 2.0 A Links must have discernible text (WCAG 2.4.4) 2/972 pages · 7 instances Likely content

Bug ID: VS-4d565793
Pattern ID: VS-e9fe47ac
Combined ID: VS-4d565793 (pattern VS-e9fe47ac) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.0 A
Requirement: Legally required WCAG 2.4.4 (2.0, Level A)
Obligation: required
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A, WCAG 2.0)
Rule: axe-core — Links must have discernible text [link-name]
Engine impact: serious
Reporting severity: Serious
Remediation priority score: 6.66. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: c487ae (Unknown)
Remediation group: VS-e9fe47ac. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/council-tax-and-benefits/benefits/how-we-assess-your-benefits-claim/local-housing-allowance-lha-explained
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)

Representative evidence (sanitized; text and form values omitted)

<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p_V1n-88UA43TVGyuUdNx-F6CYH2Un295gsCuYqqpYY/edit?usp=sharing" class="ext">&nbsp;</a>

<a href="https://hackney-museum.hackney.gov.uk/get-involved/hackneys-bangladeshi-heritage/"></a>

<a href="https://hackney-museum.hackney.gov.uk/get-involved/join-our-newsletter/"></a>

Description

Links must have discernible text. Detected by axe-core rule link-name on 2 of 972 scanned pages (7 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/council-tax-and-benefits/benefits/how-we-assess-your-benefits-claim/local-housing-allowance-lha-explained.
Locate the element: p:nth-child(65) > .ext[data-extlink=""][rel="nofollow noreferrer"]:nth-child(2)
Confirm the axe-core finding for rule link-name against WCAG 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context).

Impact

Affects Without vision (1.0%), Limited vision (2.4%), Limited cognitive, language, or learning ability (11.0%).

Without vision — 1.0% of population
Limited vision — 2.4% of population
Limited cognitive, language, or learning ability — 11.0% of population

Affected pages

2 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

Testing environment

Automated: axe-core, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: Give the link discernible text. Avoid empty links and icon-only links without an aria-label.

Drupal tip: "Read more" links from Drupal Views should use the "Link text" rewrite field to add context, or add aria-label via the Views rewrite output.

See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.14/link-name?application=axeAPI

Triage status Notes

Critical axe image-alt WCAG 2.0 A Images must have alternative text (WCAG 1.1.1) 1/972 pages · 6 instances Likely content

Bug ID: VS-4f1a9f12
Pattern ID: VS-9074b4dd
Combined ID: VS-4f1a9f12 (pattern VS-9074b4dd) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.0 A
Requirement: Legally required WCAG 1.1.1 (2.0, Level A)
Obligation: required
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A, WCAG 2.0)
Rule: axe-core — Images must have alternative text [image-alt]
Engine impact: critical
Reporting severity: Critical
Remediation priority score: 4.44. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: 23a2a8 (Unknown)
Remediation group: VS-9074b4dd. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/museum
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)

Representative evidence (sanitized; text and form values omitted)

<img src="https://hackney-muse..." class="featured-item__img">

<img src="https://hackney-muse..." class="featured-item__img">

<img src="https://hackney-muse..." class="featured-item__img">

Description

Images must have alternative text. Detected by axe-core rule image-alt on 1 of 972 scanned pages (6 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/museum.
Locate the element: .wp-block-columns.wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849.wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex:nth-child(1) > .wp-block-column.is-layout-flow.wp-block-column-is-layout-flow:nth-child(1) > .featured-item > .featured-item__media > a > .featured-item__img
Confirm the axe-core finding for rule image-alt against WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text Content.

Impact

Affects Without vision (1.0%), Limited vision (2.4%), Limited cognitive, language, or learning ability (11.0%).

Without vision — 1.0% of population
Limited vision — 2.4% of population
Limited cognitive, language, or learning ability — 11.0% of population

Affected pages

1 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

/museum

Testing environment

Automated: axe-core, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: Give every <img> a meaningful alt attribute. Use alt="" only for decorative images so screen readers skip them.

Drupal tip: In Drupal's Media Library, fill the "Alternative text" field when uploading or editing an image. For images in body fields, the CKEditor "Image Properties" dialog includes an Alt Text field.

See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.14/image-alt?application=axeAPI

Triage status Notes

Critical axe aria-required-attr WCAG 2.0 A Required ARIA attributes must be provided (WCAG 4.1.2) 1/972 pages · 1 instances Likely content

Bug ID: VS-34632f64
Pattern ID: VS-9425a266
Combined ID: VS-34632f64 (pattern VS-9425a266) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.0 A
Requirement: Legally required WCAG 4.1.2 (2.0, Level A)
Obligation: required
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A, WCAG 2.0)
Rule: axe-core — Required ARIA attributes must be provided [aria-required-attr]
Engine impact: critical
Reporting severity: Critical
Remediation priority score: 4.52. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: 4e8ab6 (Unknown)
Remediation group: VS-9425a266. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/museum
XPath / selector: #hj-survey-lbl-1
History: first seen 2026-W45, last seen 2026-W45 (1 wk)

Representative evidence (sanitized; text and form values omitted)

<legend role="heading" id="hj-survey-lbl-1" class="hj-survey-1fma6oh"><span>[text omitted]</span></legend>

#hj-survey-lbl-1

Description

Required ARIA attributes must be provided. Detected by axe-core rule aria-required-attr on 1 of 972 scanned pages (1 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/museum.
Locate the element: #hj-survey-lbl-1
Confirm the axe-core finding for rule aria-required-attr against WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value.

Impact

Affects Without vision (1.0%), Limited vision (2.4%), Limited manipulation/strength (13.0%).

Without vision — 1.0% of population
Limited vision — 2.4% of population
Limited manipulation/strength — 13.0% of population

Affected pages

1 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

/museum

Testing environment

Automated: axe-core, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: Add the ARIA attributes this role requires (e.g. aria-checked on a checkbox role).

See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.14/aria-required-attr?application=axeAPI

Triage status Notes

Serious axe color-contrast WCAG 2.0 AA Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds (WCAG 1.4.3) 1/972 pages · 3 instances Likely content

Bug ID: VS-b1aa2c50
Pattern ID: VS-be8d563e
Combined ID: VS-b1aa2c50 (pattern VS-be8d563e) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.0 AA
Requirement: Legally required WCAG 1.4.3 (2.0, Level AA)
Obligation: required
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA, WCAG 2.0)
Rule: axe-core — Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds [color-contrast]
Engine impact: serious
Reporting severity: Serious
Remediation priority score: 3.14. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: afw4f7 (Approved), 09o5cg (Approved)
Remediation group: VS-be8d563e. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/museum
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)

Representative evidence (sanitized; text and form values omitted)

<a href="https://hackney-museum.hackney.gov.uk/">[text omitted]</a>

<div class="copyright-bar">[text omitted]<a href="https://themuseumplatform.com/">[text omitted]</a>				</div>

.copyright-bar

<a href="https://themuseumplatform.com/">[text omitted]</a>

a[href$="themuseumplatform.com/"]

Description

Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds. Detected by axe-core rule color-contrast on 1 of 972 scanned pages (3 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/museum.
Locate the element: #menu-nested-pages-1 > .menu-item-home.current-menu-item.page_item > a[aria-current="page"]
Confirm the axe-core finding for rule color-contrast against WCAG 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum).

Impact

Affects Limited vision (2.4%), Without color perception (4.5%).

Limited vision — 2.4% of population
Without color perception — 4.5% of population

Affected pages

1 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

/museum

Testing environment

Automated: axe-core, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: Increase the contrast between text and its background to at least 4.5:1 (3:1 for large text). Check both light and dark modes.

Drupal tip: Check your Drupal theme's base CSS. Themes like Olivero and Bartik have contrast issues in default color schemes — override failing color pairs in your subtheme's style.css.

See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.14/color-contrast?application=axeAPI

Triage status Notes

Serious axe aria-hidden-focus WCAG 2.0 A ARIA hidden element must not be focusable or contain focusable elements (WCAG 4.1.2) 1/972 pages · 2 instances Likely content

Bug ID: VS-7dfede8c
Pattern ID: VS-45146742
Combined ID: VS-7dfede8c (pattern VS-45146742) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.0 A
Requirement: Legally required WCAG 4.1.2 (2.0, Level A)
Obligation: required
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A, WCAG 2.0)
Rule: axe-core — ARIA hidden element must not be focusable or contain focusable elements [aria-hidden-focus]
Engine impact: serious
Reporting severity: Serious
Remediation priority score: 3.39. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: 6cfa84 (Unknown)
Remediation group: VS-45146742. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/News
History: first seen 2026-W45, last seen 2026-W45 (1 wk)

Representative evidence (sanitized; text and form values omitted)

<div class="slick-slide" role="group" aria-hidden="true"></div>

Description

ARIA hidden element must not be focusable or contain focusable elements. Detected by axe-core rule aria-hidden-focus on 1 of 972 scanned pages (2 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/News.
Locate the element: .carousel__images > .slick-list.draggable > .slick-track > .slick-slide[data-slick-index="0"][aria-label="slide 1"]
Confirm the axe-core finding for rule aria-hidden-focus against WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value.

Impact

Affects Without vision (1.0%), Limited vision (2.4%), Limited manipulation/strength (13.0%).

Without vision — 1.0% of population
Limited vision — 2.4% of population
Limited manipulation/strength — 13.0% of population

Affected pages

1 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

/News

Testing environment

Automated: axe-core, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: Don't put focusable elements inside aria-hidden="true"; they become a keyboard trap for screen-reader users.

See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.14/aria-hidden-focus?application=axeAPI

Triage status Notes

Serious axe list WCAG 2.0 A <ul> and <ol> must only directly contain <li>, <script> or <template> elements (WCAG 1.3.1) 1/972 pages · 1 instances Likely content

Bug ID: VS-9524a699
Pattern ID: VS-a0bdbdf6
Combined ID: VS-9524a699 (pattern VS-a0bdbdf6) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.0 A
Requirement: Legally required WCAG 1.3.1 (2.0, Level A)
Obligation: required
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A, WCAG 2.0)
Rule: axe-core — <ul> and <ol> must only directly contain <li>, <script> or <template> elements [list]
Engine impact: serious
Reporting severity: Serious
Remediation priority score: 3.33. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: No ACT mapping
Remediation group: VS-a0bdbdf6. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/payments
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)
Cross-engine correlations: Independent — VS-c2c25f5f (Pattern ID VS-3804c2fa): The sampled targets differ and show no shared component evidence.
ACT mappings: this rule No ACT mapping; paired rule 46ca7f (Unknown).

Representative evidence (sanitized; text and form values omitted)

<ul></ul>

Description

<ul> and <ol> must only directly contain <li>, <script> or <template> elements. Detected by axe-core rule list on 1 of 972 scanned pages (1 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/payments.
Locate the element: .pagination > ul
Confirm the axe-core finding for rule list against WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.

Impact

Affects Without vision (1.0%), Limited vision (2.4%), Limited cognitive, language, or learning ability (11.0%).

Without vision — 1.0% of population
Limited vision — 2.4% of population
Limited cognitive, language, or learning ability — 11.0% of population

Affected pages

1 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

/payments

Testing environment

Automated: axe-core, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: Use <ul>/<ol> with only <li> children for lists; don't fake lists with <div>s.

See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.14/list?application=axeAPI

Triage status Notes

Moderate alfa sia-r8 WCAG 2.0 A Form field has accessible name (WCAG 4.1.2) 432/972 pages · 432 instances Likely template

Bug ID: VS-852c0003
Pattern ID: VS-a48e6078
Combined ID: VS-852c0003 (pattern VS-a48e6078) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.0 A
Requirement: Legally required WCAG 4.1.2 (2.0, Level A)
Obligation: required
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A, WCAG 2.0)
Rule: Siteimprove Alfa — Form field has accessible name [sia-r8]
Engine impact: Not supplied by the engine
Reporting severity: Moderate
Remediation priority score: 976.32. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: e086e5 (Approved)
Remediation group: VS-a48e6078. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)
Cross-engine correlations: Related — VS-8f4a2019 (Pattern ID VS-0841abc2): Evidence links these findings, but does not confirm the full aggregate is a duplicate. Keep both findings.
ACT mappings: this rule e086e5 (Approved); paired rule e086e5 (Approved).
3 sampled observation pair(s) match the same element and ACT Rule. This does not confirm the full aggregate.

Description

Form field has accessible name. Detected by Siteimprove Alfa rule sia-r8 on 432 of 972 scanned pages (432 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works.
Locate the element: <div class="choices bbd-translation-form__choices notranslate" data-type="select-one" tabindex="0" role="listbox">
Confirm the Siteimprove Alfa finding for rule sia-r8 against WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value.

Impact

Affects Without vision (1.0%), Limited vision (2.4%), Limited manipulation/strength (13.0%).

Without vision — 1.0% of population
Limited vision — 2.4% of population
Limited manipulation/strength — 13.0% of population

Affected pages

432 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

…and more — all 432 pages (CSV).

Testing environment

Automated: Siteimprove Alfa, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: Associate the form field with a label.

See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r8

Triage status Notes

Moderate alfa sia-r66 WCAG 2.x AAA Text has enhanced contrast (WCAG 1.4.6) 434/972 pages · 10428 instances Likely template

Bug ID: VS-ed66c484
Pattern ID: VS-646b1e0b
Combined ID: VS-ed66c484 (pattern VS-646b1e0b) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.x AAA
Requirement: Aspirational (AAA) WCAG 1.4.6 (2.0, Level AAA)
Obligation: aspirational
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 1.4.6 Contrast (Enhanced) (Level AAA, WCAG 2.0)
Rule: Siteimprove Alfa — Text has enhanced contrast [sia-r66]
Engine impact: Not supplied by the engine
Reporting severity: Moderate
Remediation priority score: 911.4. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: No ACT mapping
Remediation group: VS-646b1e0b. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)

Description

Text has enhanced contrast. Detected by Siteimprove Alfa rule sia-r66 on 434 of 972 scanned pages (10428 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works.
Locate the element: text: "Menu"
Confirm the Siteimprove Alfa finding for rule sia-r66 against WCAG 1.4.6 Contrast (Enhanced).

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

434 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

…and more — all 434 pages (CSV).

Testing environment

Automated: Siteimprove Alfa, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: Increase text contrast to meet WCAG AAA (7:1).

See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r66

Triage status Notes

Moderate alfa sia-r111 WCAG 2.x AAA Target size is at least 44×44 CSS pixels (Enhanced) (WCAG 2.5.5) 434/972 pages · 6095 instances Likely template

Bug ID: VS-8a6a8cd2
Pattern ID: VS-cb53cc4d
Combined ID: VS-8a6a8cd2 (pattern VS-cb53cc4d) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.x AAA
Requirement: Aspirational (AAA) WCAG 2.5.5 (2.1, Level AAA)
Obligation: aspirational
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 2.5.5 Target Size (Enhanced) (Level AAA, WCAG 2.1)
Rule: Siteimprove Alfa — Target size is at least 44×44 CSS pixels (Enhanced) [sia-r111]
Engine impact: Not supplied by the engine
Reporting severity: Moderate
Remediation priority score: 911.4. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: No ACT mapping
Remediation group: VS-cb53cc4d. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)
Cross-engine correlations: Independent — VS-8f4a2019 (Pattern ID VS-0841abc2): The sampled targets differ and show no shared component evidence.
ACT mappings: this rule No ACT mapping; paired rule e086e5 (Approved).

Description

Target size is at least 44×44 CSS pixels (Enhanced). Detected by Siteimprove Alfa rule sia-r111 on 434 of 972 scanned pages (6095 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works.
Locate the element: <a href="#toc-the-council-at-a-glance" aria-current="true">
Confirm the Siteimprove Alfa finding for rule sia-r111 against WCAG 2.5.5 Target Size (Enhanced).

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

434 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

…and more — all 434 pages (CSV).

Testing environment

Automated: Siteimprove Alfa, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111

Triage status Notes

Moderate alfa sia-r18 Best Practice aria attribute is permitted for element role (best practice, not a WCAG requirement) 434/972 pages · 462 instances Likely template

Bug ID: VS-06d948ad
Pattern ID: VS-e05344b9
Combined ID: VS-06d948ad (pattern VS-e05344b9) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: Best Practice
Requirement: Best practice not a WCAG requirement
Obligation: advisory
Handling: review
WCAG SC: Best Practice — not a WCAG requirement
Rule: Siteimprove Alfa — aria attribute is permitted for element role [sia-r18]
Engine impact: Not supplied by the engine
Reporting severity: Moderate
Remediation priority score: 911.4. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: 5c01ea (Unknown)
Remediation group: VS-e05344b9. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works
XPath / selector: @aria-haspopup="true"
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)

Description

aria attribute is permitted for element role. Detected by Siteimprove Alfa rule sia-r18 on 434 of 972 scanned pages (462 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works.
Locate the element: @aria-haspopup="true"
Confirm the Siteimprove Alfa finding for rule sia-r18.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

434 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

…and more — all 434 pages (CSV).

Testing environment

Automated: Siteimprove Alfa, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: Only use ARIA states/properties that are allowed on this element/role.

See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r18

Triage status Notes

Moderate alfa sia-r73 WCAG 2.x AAA Paragraph line height is at least 1.5 (WCAG 1.4.8) 432/972 pages · 432 instances Likely template

Bug ID: VS-f357fb79
Pattern ID: VS-2208081b
Combined ID: VS-f357fb79 (pattern VS-2208081b) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.x AAA
Requirement: Aspirational (AAA) WCAG 1.4.8 (2.0, Level AAA)
Obligation: aspirational
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 1.4.8 Visual Presentation (Level AAA, WCAG 2.0)
Rule: Siteimprove Alfa — Paragraph line height is at least 1.5 [sia-r73]
Engine impact: Not supplied by the engine
Reporting severity: Moderate
Remediation priority score: 907.2. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: No ACT mapping
Remediation group: VS-2208081b. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)
Cross-engine correlations: Independent — VS-8f4a2019 (Pattern ID VS-0841abc2): The sampled targets differ and show no shared component evidence.
ACT mappings: this rule No ACT mapping; paired rule e086e5 (Approved).

Description

Paragraph line height is at least 1.5. Detected by Siteimprove Alfa rule sia-r73 on 432 of 972 scanned pages (432 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works.
Locate the element: <p>
Confirm the Siteimprove Alfa finding for rule sia-r73 against WCAG 1.4.8 Visual Presentation.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

432 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

…and more — all 432 pages (CSV).

Testing environment

Automated: Siteimprove Alfa, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r73

Triage status Notes

Moderate alfa sia-r78 Best Practice There is content between headings (best practice, not a WCAG requirement) 432/972 pages · 432 instances Likely template

Bug ID: VS-6b5d3cc5
Pattern ID: VS-2cd767ca
Combined ID: VS-6b5d3cc5 (pattern VS-2cd767ca) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: Best Practice
Requirement: Best practice not a WCAG requirement
Obligation: advisory
Handling: review
WCAG SC: Best Practice — not a WCAG requirement
Rule: Siteimprove Alfa — There is content between headings [sia-r78]
Engine impact: Not supplied by the engine
Reporting severity: Moderate
Remediation priority score: 907.2. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: No ACT mapping
Remediation group: VS-2cd767ca. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)
Cross-engine correlations: Independent — VS-8f4a2019 (Pattern ID VS-0841abc2): The sampled targets differ and show no shared component evidence.
ACT mappings: this rule No ACT mapping; paired rule e086e5 (Approved).

Description

There is content between headings. Detected by Siteimprove Alfa rule sia-r78 on 432 of 972 scanned pages (432 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works.
Locate the element: <h3 class="block__title">
Confirm the Siteimprove Alfa finding for rule sia-r78.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

432 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

…and more — all 432 pages (CSV).

Testing environment

Automated: Siteimprove Alfa, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r78

Triage status Notes

Moderate alfa sia-r61 Best Practice Page starts with a level 1 heading (best practice, not a WCAG requirement) 431/972 pages · 431 instances Likely template

Bug ID: VS-bfdbc947
Pattern ID: VS-7118fead
Combined ID: VS-bfdbc947 (pattern VS-7118fead) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: Best Practice
Requirement: Best practice not a WCAG requirement
Obligation: advisory
Handling: review
WCAG SC: Best Practice — not a WCAG requirement
Rule: Siteimprove Alfa — Page starts with a level 1 heading [sia-r61]
Engine impact: Not supplied by the engine
Reporting severity: Moderate
Remediation priority score: 905.1. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: No ACT mapping
Remediation group: VS-7118fead. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works
XPath / selector: {"type":"document","children":[{"type":"type","name":"html","publicId":null,"sys
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)

Description

Page starts with a level 1 heading. Detected by Siteimprove Alfa rule sia-r61 on 431 of 972 scanned pages (431 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works.
Locate the element: {"type":"document","children":[{"type":"type","name":"html","publicId":null,"sys
Confirm the Siteimprove Alfa finding for rule sia-r61.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

431 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

…and more — all 431 pages (CSV).

Testing environment

Automated: Siteimprove Alfa, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r61

Triage status Notes

Moderate axe heading-order Best Practice Heading levels should only increase by one (best practice, not a WCAG requirement) 65/972 pages · 65 instances Likely template

Bug ID: VS-02167eb9
Pattern ID: VS-d25f622d
Combined ID: VS-02167eb9 (pattern VS-d25f622d) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: Best Practice
Requirement: Best practice not a WCAG requirement
Obligation: advisory
Handling: review
WCAG SC: Best Practice — not a WCAG requirement
Rule: axe-core — Heading levels should only increase by one [heading-order]
Engine impact: moderate
Reporting severity: Moderate
Remediation priority score: 136.5. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: No ACT mapping
Remediation group: VS-d25f622d. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning-policies-and-local-plan/supplementary-planning-documents-and-guidance/commercial-extensions-and-alterations-supplementary-planning-document-spd
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)
Cross-engine correlations: Uncertain (possible duplicate) — VS-04badc9e (Pattern ID VS-f054f4a4): Some evidence overlaps, but it does not identify a unique matching element. Keep both findings.
ACT mappings: this rule No ACT mapping; paired rule No ACT mapping.

Representative evidence (sanitized; text and form values omitted)

<h3>[text omitted]</h3>

<h3 class="accordion-pane__title"></h3>

<h3>[text omitted]</h3>

Description

Heading levels should only increase by one. Detected by axe-core rule heading-order on 65 of 972 scanned pages (65 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning-policies-and-local-plan/supplementary-planning-documents-and-guidance/commercial-extensions-and-alterations-supplementary-planning-document-spd.
Locate the element: .field > h3
Confirm the axe-core finding for rule heading-order.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

65 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

…and more — all 65 pages (CSV).

Testing environment

Automated: axe-core, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: Use heading levels in order (h1 → h2 → h3) without skipping; structure, not size.

Drupal tip: Drupal Views and blocks can insert headings at arbitrary levels. In the Views UI, set "Title tag" for each display. For block titles, configure the heading level in the block's layout settings.

See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.14/heading-order?application=axeAPI

Triage status Notes

Moderate alfa sia-r53 Best Practice Headings are structured hierarchically (best practice, not a WCAG requirement) 32/972 pages · 32 instances Likely template

Bug ID: VS-04badc9e
Pattern ID: VS-f054f4a4
Combined ID: VS-04badc9e (pattern VS-f054f4a4) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: Best Practice
Requirement: Best practice not a WCAG requirement
Obligation: advisory
Handling: review
WCAG SC: Best Practice — not a WCAG requirement
Rule: Siteimprove Alfa — Headings are structured hierarchically [sia-r53]
Engine impact: Not supplied by the engine
Reporting severity: Moderate
Remediation priority score: 67.2. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: No ACT mapping
Remediation group: VS-f054f4a4. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning-policies-and-local-plan/supplementary-planning-documents-and-guidance/commercial-extensions-and-alterations-supplementary-planning-document-spd
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)
Cross-engine correlations: Uncertain (possible duplicate) — VS-02167eb9 (Pattern ID VS-d25f622d): Some evidence overlaps, but it does not identify a unique matching element. Keep both findings.
ACT mappings: this rule No ACT mapping; paired rule No ACT mapping.

Description

Headings are structured hierarchically. Detected by Siteimprove Alfa rule sia-r53 on 32 of 972 scanned pages (32 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning-policies-and-local-plan/supplementary-planning-documents-and-guidance/commercial-extensions-and-alterations-supplementary-planning-document-spd.
Locate the element: <h3>
Confirm the Siteimprove Alfa finding for rule sia-r53.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

32 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

…and more — all 32 pages (CSV).

Testing environment

Automated: Siteimprove Alfa, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: Use headings in a logical, non-skipping order.

See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r53

Triage status Notes

Moderate axe landmark-unique Best Practice Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) c (best practice, not a WCAG requirement) 3/972 pages · 3 instances

Bug ID: VS-2a8f3b2d
Pattern ID: VS-8806389c
Combined ID: VS-2a8f3b2d (pattern VS-8806389c) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: Best Practice
Requirement: Best practice not a WCAG requirement
Obligation: advisory
Handling: review
WCAG SC: Best Practice — not a WCAG requirement
Rule: axe-core — Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) c [landmark-unique]
Engine impact: moderate
Reporting severity: Moderate
Remediation priority score: 6.3. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: No ACT mapping
Remediation group: VS-8806389c. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/payments
XPath / selector: header
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)
Cross-engine correlations: Independent — VS-c2c25f5f (Pattern ID VS-3804c2fa): The sampled targets differ and show no shared component evidence.
ACT mappings: this rule No ACT mapping; paired rule 46ca7f (Unknown).

Representative evidence (sanitized; text and form values omitted)

<header class="top-header"></header>

header

<aside id="nav_menu-2" class="widget inner-padding widget_nav_menu"></aside>

#nav_menu-2

<div class="carousel__images slick-initialized slick-slider" role="region"></div>

.carousel__images

Description

Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) c. Detected by axe-core rule landmark-unique on 3 of 972 scanned pages (3 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/payments.
Locate the element: header
Confirm the axe-core finding for rule landmark-unique.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

3 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

Testing environment

Automated: axe-core, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: When a landmark role/type repeats (e.g. two <nav>s), give each a distinct accessible name with aria-label or aria-labelledby (e.g. "Primary" and "Footer" navigation) so screen-reader users can tell them apart.

See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.14/landmark-unique?application=axeAPI

Triage status Notes

Moderate alfa sia-r74 WCAG 2.x AAA Paragraph font size uses a relative unit (WCAG 1.4.8) 1/972 pages · 26 instances Likely content

Bug ID: VS-1e1eda92
Pattern ID: VS-fbf54eba
Combined ID: VS-1e1eda92 (pattern VS-fbf54eba) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.x AAA
Requirement: Aspirational (AAA) WCAG 1.4.8 (2.0, Level AAA)
Obligation: aspirational
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 1.4.8 Visual Presentation (Level AAA, WCAG 2.0)
Rule: Siteimprove Alfa — Paragraph font size uses a relative unit [sia-r74]
Engine impact: Not supplied by the engine
Reporting severity: Moderate
Remediation priority score: 2.1. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: No ACT mapping
Remediation group: VS-fbf54eba. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/council-tax-and-benefits/benefits/how-we-assess-your-benefits-claim/non-dependant-deductions
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)

Description

Paragraph font size uses a relative unit. Detected by Siteimprove Alfa rule sia-r74 on 1 of 972 scanned pages (26 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/council-tax-and-benefits/benefits/how-we-assess-your-benefits-claim/non-dependant-deductions.
Locate the element: <p dir="ltr">
Confirm the Siteimprove Alfa finding for rule sia-r74 against WCAG 1.4.8 Visual Presentation.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

1 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

/council-tax-and-benefits/benefits/how-we-assess-your-benefits-claim/non-dependant-deductions

Testing environment

Automated: Siteimprove Alfa, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r74

Triage status Notes

Moderate alfa sia-r80 WCAG 2.x AAA Paragraph line height uses a relative unit (WCAG 1.4.8) 1/972 pages · 26 instances Likely content

Bug ID: VS-9f1a8830
Pattern ID: VS-388b5438
Combined ID: VS-9f1a8830 (pattern VS-388b5438) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.x AAA
Requirement: Aspirational (AAA) WCAG 1.4.8 (2.0, Level AAA)
Obligation: aspirational
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 1.4.8 Visual Presentation (Level AAA, WCAG 2.0)
Rule: Siteimprove Alfa — Paragraph line height uses a relative unit [sia-r80]
Engine impact: Not supplied by the engine
Reporting severity: Moderate
Remediation priority score: 2.1. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: No ACT mapping
Remediation group: VS-388b5438. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/council-tax-and-benefits/benefits/how-we-assess-your-benefits-claim/non-dependant-deductions
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)

Description

Paragraph line height uses a relative unit. Detected by Siteimprove Alfa rule sia-r80 on 1 of 972 scanned pages (26 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/council-tax-and-benefits/benefits/how-we-assess-your-benefits-claim/non-dependant-deductions.
Locate the element: <p dir="ltr">
Confirm the Siteimprove Alfa finding for rule sia-r80 against WCAG 1.4.8 Visual Presentation.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

1 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

/council-tax-and-benefits/benefits/how-we-assess-your-benefits-claim/non-dependant-deductions

Testing environment

Automated: Siteimprove Alfa, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r80

Triage status Notes

Moderate axe landmark-banner-is-top-level Best Practice Banner landmark should not be contained in another landmark (best practice, not a WCAG requirement) 1/972 pages · 1 instances Likely content

Bug ID: VS-f4925858
Pattern ID: VS-30db094d
Combined ID: VS-f4925858 (pattern VS-30db094d) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: Best Practice
Requirement: Best practice not a WCAG requirement
Obligation: advisory
Handling: review
WCAG SC: Best Practice — not a WCAG requirement
Rule: axe-core — Banner landmark should not be contained in another landmark [landmark-banner-is-top-level]
Engine impact: moderate
Reporting severity: Moderate
Remediation priority score: 2.1. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: No ACT mapping
Remediation group: VS-30db094d. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/payments
XPath / selector: .site-logo
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)
Cross-engine correlations: Independent — VS-c2c25f5f (Pattern ID VS-3804c2fa): The sampled targets differ and show no shared component evidence.
ACT mappings: this rule No ACT mapping; paired rule 46ca7f (Unknown).

Representative evidence (sanitized; text and form values omitted)

<div class="site-logo" role="banner">
						<a href="https://hackney.gov.uk/">
						</a></div>

.site-logo

Description

Banner landmark should not be contained in another landmark. Detected by axe-core rule landmark-banner-is-top-level on 1 of 972 scanned pages (1 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/payments.
Locate the element: .site-logo
Confirm the axe-core finding for rule landmark-banner-is-top-level.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

1 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

/payments

Testing environment

Automated: axe-core, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: Put the banner landmark (<header>) at the top level, not nested inside another landmark.

See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.14/landmark-banner-is-top-level?application=axeAPI

Triage status Notes

Moderate axe landmark-no-duplicate-banner Best Practice Document should not have more than one banner landmark (best practice, not a WCAG requirement) 1/972 pages · 1 instances Likely content

Bug ID: VS-2a3efa01
Pattern ID: VS-054101da
Combined ID: VS-2a3efa01 (pattern VS-054101da) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: Best Practice
Requirement: Best practice not a WCAG requirement
Obligation: advisory
Handling: review
WCAG SC: Best Practice — not a WCAG requirement
Rule: axe-core — Document should not have more than one banner landmark [landmark-no-duplicate-banner]
Engine impact: moderate
Reporting severity: Moderate
Remediation priority score: 2.1. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: No ACT mapping
Remediation group: VS-054101da. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/payments
XPath / selector: header
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)
Cross-engine correlations: Independent — VS-c2c25f5f (Pattern ID VS-3804c2fa): The sampled targets differ and show no shared component evidence.
ACT mappings: this rule No ACT mapping; paired rule 46ca7f (Unknown).

Representative evidence (sanitized; text and form values omitted)

<header class="top-header"></header>

header

Description

Document should not have more than one banner landmark. Detected by axe-core rule landmark-no-duplicate-banner on 1 of 972 scanned pages (1 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/payments.
Locate the element: header
Confirm the axe-core finding for rule landmark-no-duplicate-banner.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

1 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

/payments

Testing environment

Automated: axe-core, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: Use only one banner landmark (<header> at the top level) per page.

See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.14/landmark-no-duplicate-banner?application=axeAPI

Triage status Notes

Moderate alfa sia-r86 Best Practice Element marked as decorative is not exposed to assistive technology (best practice, not a WCAG requirement) 1/972 pages · 1 instances · confirmed duplicate Likely content

Bug ID: VS-c2c25f5f
Pattern ID: VS-3804c2fa
Combined ID: VS-c2c25f5f (pattern VS-3804c2fa) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: Best Practice
Requirement: Best practice not a WCAG requirement
Obligation: advisory
Handling: review
WCAG SC: Best Practice — not a WCAG requirement
Rule: Siteimprove Alfa — Element marked as decorative is not exposed to assistive technology [sia-r86]
Engine impact: Not supplied by the engine
Reporting severity: Moderate
Remediation priority score: 2.1. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: 46ca7f (Unknown)
Remediation group: VS-096684ad. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/payments
History: first seen 2026-W45, last seen 2026-W45 (1 wk)
Confirmed duplicate: Both findings share ACT Rule 46ca7f and matching element evidence. The original observation is retained. VS-5b15a30a (pattern VS-096684ad).
Cross-engine correlations: Independent — VS-9524a699 (Pattern ID VS-a0bdbdf6): The sampled targets differ and show no shared component evidence.
ACT mappings: this rule 46ca7f (Unknown); paired rule No ACT mapping.
Independent — VS-2a8f3b2d (Pattern ID VS-8806389c): The sampled targets differ and show no shared component evidence.
ACT mappings: this rule 46ca7f (Unknown); paired rule No ACT mapping.
Independent — VS-f4925858 (Pattern ID VS-30db094d): The sampled targets differ and show no shared component evidence.
ACT mappings: this rule 46ca7f (Unknown); paired rule No ACT mapping.
Independent — VS-2a3efa01 (Pattern ID VS-054101da): The sampled targets differ and show no shared component evidence.
ACT mappings: this rule 46ca7f (Unknown); paired rule No ACT mapping.
Independent — VS-8be56986 (Pattern ID VS-4edfe386): The sampled targets differ and show no shared component evidence.
ACT mappings: this rule 46ca7f (Unknown); paired rule No ACT mapping.
Confirmed duplicate — VS-5b15a30a (Pattern ID VS-096684ad): Same ACT Rule and matching element evidence. Both findings remain available.
ACT mappings: this rule 46ca7f (Unknown); paired rule 46ca7f (Unknown).
1 sampled observation pair(s) match the same element and ACT Rule. This does not confirm the full aggregate.

Description

Element marked as decorative is not exposed to assistive technology. Detected by Siteimprove Alfa rule sia-r86 on 1 of 972 scanned pages (1 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/payments.
Locate the element: <li role="presentation" tabindex="-1">
Confirm the Siteimprove Alfa finding for rule sia-r86.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

1 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

/payments

Testing environment

Automated: Siteimprove Alfa, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r86

Triage status Notes

Moderate axe page-has-heading-one Best Practice Page should contain a level-one heading (best practice, not a WCAG requirement) 1/972 pages · 1 instances Likely content

Bug ID: VS-1e5b34da
Pattern ID: VS-fa44f293
Combined ID: VS-1e5b34da (pattern VS-fa44f293) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: Best Practice
Requirement: Best practice not a WCAG requirement
Obligation: advisory
Handling: review
WCAG SC: Best Practice — not a WCAG requirement
Rule: axe-core — Page should contain a level-one heading [page-has-heading-one]
Engine impact: moderate
Reporting severity: Moderate
Remediation priority score: 2.1. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: No ACT mapping
Remediation group: VS-fa44f293. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/museum
XPath / selector: html
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)

Description

Page should contain a level-one heading. Detected by axe-core rule page-has-heading-one on 1 of 972 scanned pages (1 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/museum.
Locate the element: html
Confirm the axe-core finding for rule page-has-heading-one.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

1 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

/museum

Testing environment

Automated: axe-core, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.14/page-has-heading-one?application=axeAPI

Triage status Notes

Moderate alfa sia-r69 WCAG 2.0 AA Text has minimum contrast (WCAG 1.4.3) 1/972 pages · 1 instances Likely content

Bug ID: VS-b8e96a64
Pattern ID: VS-f7e99f4b
Combined ID: VS-b8e96a64 (pattern VS-f7e99f4b) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: WCAG 2.0 AA
Requirement: Legally required WCAG 1.4.3 (2.0, Level AA)
Obligation: required
Handling: review
WCAG SC: 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA, WCAG 2.0)
Rule: Siteimprove Alfa — Text has minimum contrast [sia-r69]
Engine impact: Not supplied by the engine
Reporting severity: Moderate
Remediation priority score: 2.09. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: No ACT mapping
Remediation group: VS-f7e99f4b. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/payments
History: first seen 2026-W45, last seen 2026-W45 (1 wk)
Cross-engine correlations: Uncertain (possible duplicate) — VS-5b15a30a (Pattern ID VS-096684ad): Some evidence overlaps, but it does not identify a unique matching element. Keep both findings.
ACT mappings: this rule No ACT mapping; paired rule 46ca7f (Unknown).

Description

Text has minimum contrast. Detected by Siteimprove Alfa rule sia-r69 on 1 of 972 scanned pages (1 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/payments.
Locate the element: text: " 1 "
Confirm the Siteimprove Alfa finding for rule sia-r69 against WCAG 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum).

Impact

Affects Limited vision (2.4%), Without color perception (4.5%).

Limited vision — 2.4% of population
Without color perception — 4.5% of population

Affected pages

1 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

/payments

Testing environment

Automated: Siteimprove Alfa, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: Increase text contrast to meet WCAG AA (4.5:1, or 3:1 for large text).

See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r69

Triage status Notes

Moderate axe skip-link Best Practice The skip-link target should exist and be focusable (best practice, not a WCAG requirement) 1/972 pages · 1 instances Likely content

Bug ID: VS-8be56986
Pattern ID: VS-4edfe386
Combined ID: VS-8be56986 (pattern VS-4edfe386) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: Best Practice
Requirement: Best practice not a WCAG requirement
Obligation: advisory
Handling: review
WCAG SC: Best Practice — not a WCAG requirement
Rule: axe-core — The skip-link target should exist and be focusable [skip-link]
Engine impact: moderate
Reporting severity: Moderate
Remediation priority score: 2.1. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: No ACT mapping
Remediation group: VS-4edfe386. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/payments
XPath / selector: .skip-main
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)
Cross-engine correlations: Independent — VS-c2c25f5f (Pattern ID VS-3804c2fa): The sampled targets differ and show no shared component evidence.
ACT mappings: this rule No ACT mapping; paired rule 46ca7f (Unknown).

Representative evidence (sanitized; text and form values omitted)

<a href="" class="skip-main">[text omitted]</a>

.skip-main

Description

The skip-link target should exist and be focusable. Detected by axe-core rule skip-link on 1 of 972 scanned pages (1 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/payments.
Locate the element: .skip-main
Confirm the axe-core finding for rule skip-link.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

1 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

/payments

Testing environment

Automated: axe-core, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: Ensure the skip link targets a real, focusable element (its href must match an existing id).

See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.14/skip-link?application=axeAPI

Triage status Notes

Minor axe aria-allowed-role Best Practice ARIA role should be appropriate for the element (best practice, not a WCAG requirement) 1/972 pages · 1 instances Likely content

Bug ID: VS-47470a9f
Pattern ID: VS-4fac2f41
Combined ID: VS-47470a9f (pattern VS-4fac2f41) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: Best Practice
Requirement: Best practice not a WCAG requirement
Obligation: advisory
Handling: review
WCAG SC: Best Practice — not a WCAG requirement
Rule: axe-core — ARIA role should be appropriate for the element [aria-allowed-role]
Engine impact: minor
Reporting severity: Minor
Remediation priority score: 1.05. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: No ACT mapping
Remediation group: VS-4fac2f41. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/museum
XPath / selector: #hj-survey-lbl-1
History: first seen 2026-W45, last seen 2026-W45 (1 wk)

Representative evidence (sanitized; text and form values omitted)

<legend role="heading" id="hj-survey-lbl-1" class="hj-survey-1fma6oh"><span>[text omitted]</span></legend>

#hj-survey-lbl-1

Description

ARIA role should be appropriate for the element. Detected by axe-core rule aria-allowed-role on 1 of 972 scanned pages (1 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/museum.
Locate the element: #hj-survey-lbl-1
Confirm the axe-core finding for rule aria-allowed-role.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

1 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

/museum

Testing environment

Automated: axe-core, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: Remove or change the ARIA role — it isn't allowed on this element type.

See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.14/aria-allowed-role?application=axeAPI

Triage status Notes

Minor axe presentation-role-conflict Best Practice Elements marked as presentational should be consistently ignored (best practice, not a WCAG requirement) 1/972 pages · 1 instances Likely content

Bug ID: VS-5b15a30a
Pattern ID: VS-096684ad
Combined ID: VS-5b15a30a (pattern VS-096684ad) — use this format in JIRA/spreadsheets to filter by instance or pattern
WCAG category: Best Practice
Requirement: Best practice not a WCAG requirement
Obligation: advisory
Handling: review
WCAG SC: Best Practice — not a WCAG requirement
Rule: axe-core — Elements marked as presentational should be consistently ignored [presentation-role-conflict]
Engine impact: minor
Reporting severity: Minor
Remediation priority score: 1.05. Used for ordering, not engine severity or a count of fixes.
ACT mappings: 46ca7f (Unknown)
Remediation group: VS-096684ad. Number of fixes and code ownership are not established.
Example URL: https://www.hackney.gov.uk/payments
XPath / selector: li[role="presentation"]
History: first seen 2026-W44, last seen 2026-W45 (2 wk)
Cross-engine correlations: Uncertain (possible duplicate) — VS-b8e96a64 (Pattern ID VS-f7e99f4b): Some evidence overlaps, but it does not identify a unique matching element. Keep both findings.
ACT mappings: this rule 46ca7f (Unknown); paired rule No ACT mapping.
Confirmed duplicate — VS-c2c25f5f (Pattern ID VS-3804c2fa): Same ACT Rule and matching element evidence. Both findings remain available.
ACT mappings: this rule 46ca7f (Unknown); paired rule 46ca7f (Unknown).
1 sampled observation pair(s) match the same element and ACT Rule. This does not confirm the full aggregate.

Representative evidence (sanitized; text and form values omitted)

<li role="presentation" tabindex="-1">
                        <span class="pager-page-label">[text omitted]</span>
                    </li>

li[role="presentation"]

Description

Elements marked as presentational should be consistently ignored. Detected by axe-core rule presentation-role-conflict on 1 of 972 scanned pages (1 instances).

Steps to reproduce

Open https://www.hackney.gov.uk/payments.
Locate the element: li[role="presentation"]
Confirm the axe-core finding for rule presentation-role-conflict.

Impact

Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Affected pages

1 distinct URL(s) in the stored evidence. Query variants remain distinct. The URL evidence is complete; the list below may be a sample.

/payments

Testing environment

Automated: axe-core, headless Chromium (Playwright). Manual AT verification: Not captured by automated scan — requires manual testing.

Suggested fix

How to fix: An element with role="presentation"/"none" must not also be focusable or have a global ARIA attribute; remove the conflict.

See remediation guidance: https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.14/presentation-role-conflict?application=axeAPI

Triage status Notes

Deque axe-core findings

Rule-level axe-core summary (16 rule type(s))

Each failing rule links out to the axe-core documentation. For full element-level detail including HTML snippets and XPaths, see the bug reports above.

axe-core rules failing in 2026-W45, by pages affected
Rule	Impact	Pages affected	Instances	Example pages	All affected
ARIA input fields must have an accessible name [aria-input-field-name]	serious	856	856	/community-safety-and-environment/pollution-noise-and-environmental-problems/air-quality/improving-air-quality-supporting-sustainable-transport /libraries-parks-and-leisure/parks-and-green-spaces/memorials-abney-park-cemetery /council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works	all 856 pages (CSV)
Heading levels should only increase by one [heading-order]	moderate	65	65	/planning-and-building/planning-policies-and-local-plan/supplementary-planning-documents-and-guidance/commercial-extensions-and-alterations-supplementary-planning-document-spd /libraries-parks-and-leisure/hackney-archives/hackneys-heritage /planning-and-building/conservation-and-urban-design/conservation-areas/sun-street-conservation-area	all 65 pages (CSV)
Frames must have an accessible name [frame-title]	serious	21	34	/parking-streets-and-transport/school-streets /housing/repairs/diy-repairs-videos /libraries-parks-and-leisure/hackney-leisure-map	all 21 pages (CSV)
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination [landmark-unique]	moderate	3	3	/payments /museum /News	all 3 pages (CSV)
Links must have discernible text [link-name]	serious	2	7	/council-tax-and-benefits/benefits/how-we-assess-your-benefits-claim/local-housing-allowance-lha-explained /museum	all 2 pages (CSV)
Images must have alternative text [image-alt]	critical	1	6	/museum	all 1 pages (CSV)
Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds [color-contrast]	serious	1	3	/museum	all 1 pages (CSV)
ARIA hidden element must not be focusable or contain focusable elements [aria-hidden-focus]	serious	1	2	/News	all 1 pages (CSV)
Banner landmark should not be contained in another landmark [landmark-banner-is-top-level]	moderate	1	1	/payments	all 1 pages (CSV)
Document should not have more than one banner landmark [landmark-no-duplicate-banner]	moderate	1	1	/payments	all 1 pages (CSV)
<ul> and <ol> must only directly contain <li>, <script> or <template> elements [list]	serious	1	1	/payments	all 1 pages (CSV)
Elements marked as presentational should be consistently ignored [presentation-role-conflict]	minor	1	1	/payments	all 1 pages (CSV)
The skip-link target should exist and be focusable [skip-link]	moderate	1	1	/payments	all 1 pages (CSV)
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element [aria-allowed-role]	minor	1	1	/museum	all 1 pages (CSV)
Required ARIA attributes must be provided [aria-required-attr]	critical	1	1	/museum	all 1 pages (CSV)
Page should contain a level-one heading [page-has-heading-one]	moderate	1	1	/museum	all 1 pages (CSV)

Siteimprove Alfa findings

Rule-level Alfa summary (12 rule type(s))

Rule-level summary from Siteimprove Alfa (W3C ACT-based). Findings that overlap with axe-core on the same WCAG success criterion are noted as possible duplicates in the bug reports above.

Alfa rules failing in 2026-W45, by pages affected
Rule	Impact	Pages affected	Instances	Example pages	All affected
Text has enhanced contrast [sia-r66]	n/a	434	10428	/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works /council-and-elections/data-protection-and-freedom-information/privacy-statements/recruitment-privacy-notice /parking-streets-and-transport/travel-plans/school-travel-plans/school-travel-plans	all 434 pages (CSV)
Target size is at least 44×44 CSS pixels (Enhanced) [sia-r111]	n/a	434	6095	/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works /council-and-elections/data-protection-and-freedom-information/privacy-statements/recruitment-privacy-notice /parking-streets-and-transport/travel-plans/school-travel-plans/school-travel-plans	all 434 pages (CSV)
aria attribute is permitted for element role [sia-r18]	n/a	434	462	/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works /council-and-elections/data-protection-and-freedom-information/privacy-statements/recruitment-privacy-notice /parking-streets-and-transport/travel-plans/school-travel-plans/school-travel-plans	all 434 pages (CSV)
Form field has accessible name [sia-r8]	n/a	432	432	/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works /council-and-elections/data-protection-and-freedom-information/privacy-statements/recruitment-privacy-notice /parking-streets-and-transport/travel-plans/school-travel-plans/school-travel-plans	all 432 pages (CSV)
There is content between headings [sia-r78]	n/a	432	432	/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works /council-and-elections/data-protection-and-freedom-information/privacy-statements/recruitment-privacy-notice /parking-streets-and-transport/travel-plans/school-travel-plans/school-travel-plans	all 432 pages (CSV)
Paragraph line height is at least 1.5 [sia-r73]	n/a	432	432	/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works /council-and-elections/data-protection-and-freedom-information/privacy-statements/recruitment-privacy-notice /parking-streets-and-transport/travel-plans/school-travel-plans/school-travel-plans	all 432 pages (CSV)
Page starts with a level 1 heading [sia-r61]	n/a	431	431	/council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/how-council-works /council-and-elections/data-protection-and-freedom-information/privacy-statements/recruitment-privacy-notice /parking-streets-and-transport/travel-plans/school-travel-plans/school-travel-plans	all 431 pages (CSV)
Headings are structured hierarchically [sia-r53]	n/a	32	32	/planning-and-building/planning-policies-and-local-plan/supplementary-planning-documents-and-guidance/commercial-extensions-and-alterations-supplementary-planning-document-spd /planning-and-building/conservation-and-urban-design/conservation-areas/sun-street-conservation-area /council-and-elections/mayor-cabinet-and-councillors/councillors/your-councillors	all 32 pages (CSV)
Paragraph line height uses a relative unit [sia-r80]	n/a	1	26	/council-tax-and-benefits/benefits/how-we-assess-your-benefits-claim/non-dependant-deductions	all 1 pages (CSV)
Paragraph font size uses a relative unit [sia-r74]	n/a	1	26	/council-tax-and-benefits/benefits/how-we-assess-your-benefits-claim/non-dependant-deductions	all 1 pages (CSV)
Element marked as decorative is not exposed to assistive technology [sia-r86]	n/a	1	1	/payments	all 1 pages (CSV)
Text has minimum contrast [sia-r69]	n/a	1	1	/payments	all 1 pages (CSV)

Cross-engine ACT evidence

These counts group engine rules by their canonical ACT rule and affected page. A shared key is not proof that both engines tested the same element. (4023 engine rule/page records → 3590 grouped keys)

ACT rule/page groups: 3590
Groups with both engines: 433
Groups with axe only: 525
Groups with Alfa only: 2632

2 ACT rule/page group(s) overlap between engines

A matching ACT rule and page shows rule/page overlap only. It does not confirm the same element or barrier; review the correlation evidence in each finding.

ACT rule/page groups mapped by both axe-core and Alfa in 2026-W45, by pages affected.
Rule label	Pages	Rule references
ARIA input fields must have an accessible name	856	axe aria-input-field-name · Alfa sia-r8 · ACT e086e5
Elements marked as presentational should be consistently ignored	1	axe presentation-role-conflict · Alfa sia-r86 · ACT 46ca7f