Accessibility

Accessibility Statement

Grimoldby and Manby Parish Council Website Accessibility Statement 

Review Undertaken March 2026 

Accessibility statement 

This accessibility statement applies to Grimoldby and Manby Parish Council at https://grimoldby-manby.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/. 

This website is run by Grimoldby and Manby Parish Council. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to: 

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts 

  • zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen 

  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard 

  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software 

  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver) 

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand. 

AbilityNe t has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. 

How accessible this website is 

We monitor and audit at grimoldby-manby.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk using the Wave Evaluation Tool  to keep it accessible in line with WCAG 2.2 AA standards. 

However, we know that some parts of this website are not fully accessible, e.g: 

  • some documents are in PDF, Excel or Word format and are not accessible 

  • Some text elements do not have sufficient colour contrast against the background 

How to request content in an accessible format 

If you need information in a different format like accessible PDF please contact the Clerk by emailing clerk@grimoldbyandmanbyparishcouncil.gov.uk, telephone 07887480834 or write to us at 9 Alexandra Road, Louth, LN11 0ND and tell us: 

  • the web address (URL) of the content 

  • your name and email address 

  • the format you need (for example, audio recording, braille, BSL or large print, accessible PDF) 

Reporting accessibility problems with this website 

We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find problems that are not listed on this page or you think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, contact the Clerk, Mrs. Lynda Phillips at clerk@grimoldbyandmanbyparishcouncil.gov.uk.  

Enforcement procedure 

If you contact us with a complaint and you are not happy with our response contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)  . 

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). 

Technical information about this website’s accessibility 

Grimoldby and Manby Parish Council is committed to making its websites accessible, as per the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. 

Compliance status 

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard , due to the non-compliances listed below. 

Non-accessible content 

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons: 

  • Some text elements do not have sufficient colour contrast against the background.  This fails WCAG 2.2 AAA contrast ratio thresholds.   

Unfortunately, this problem is related to a part of the platform provided by Lincolnshire County Council that the Parish Council cannot change.  We aim to make our website as accessible as possible within the limitations of the platform.   

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

PDFs and other documents 

Some of Grimoldby and Manby Parish Council’s older PDF documents are inaccessible and do not meet accessibility standards.  

We are prioritising making PDFs accessible, working backwards in date order. 

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018  if they are not essential to providing our services . 

We provide training and guidance to help all document creators develop accessible documents.  

Our plan is to ensure that all essential PDFs are converted into an accessible format by 31st December 2026. 

We are working towards ensuring that, wherever possible, content from a PDF or other document is shown on a HTML web page either instead of or in addition to the PDF/other document. We plan to complete this by 31st December 2026, and will focus on documents that: 

  • contain information on how users can access our service 

  • are most frequently downloaded 

  • contain information that has a statutory requirement 

Live video 

We do not currently post live video streams on our website. If we were to do this in the future we do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations .  

What we are doing to improve accessibility 

We are using the Wave Evaluation Tool   to continually identify and fix issues as they arise. 

Preparation of this accessibility statement 

This statement was prepared on 7th March 2026.  This website was tested on 12th February 2026 against the WCAG 2.2 AAA standard.  The test was carried out by MGC Websites.  Only a handful of issues were found.  Feedback was provided on how compliance could be increased leading to several improvements and a better understanding of best practice going forwards.  You can read the full accessibility test report  by clicking on the following link: https://grimoldby-manby.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/141/accessibility-test-results-march-2026 .  Issues with a high rating cannot be fixed by the Parish Council as they are a part of the platform provided by Lincolnshire County Council to which the Parish Council has no access.  Issues with a medium rating (orange) have been fixed. 

We aim to make our website as accessible as possible within the limitations of the platform.  We welcome feedback from users experiencing accessibility issues which will help us improve the site for all our users.   

This website will continue to be reviewed periodically by Council staff using a free web accessibility checker and an independent annual check will also be undertaken.  This statement was last reviewed by Council on 18th March 2026 and will be reviewed by it annually.