Accessibility Statemen

Our commitment

We aim to ensure that our website is usable and accessible for all visitors. We are actively working to improve the accessibility of our site and to comply, so far as is reasonably practicable, with recognised accessibility standards.

We seek to follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, aiming for Level AA compliance where reasonably achievable.

Accessibility features

We have designed our website to support accessibility best practices, including:

1. * clear and consistent navigation;
2. * readable fonts and sufficient colour contrast;
3. * responsive design suitable for different devices and screen sizes;
4. * compatibility with modern web browsers and assistive technologies.

Known limitations

While we aim to make our website as accessible as possible, some parts of the site may not yet be fully accessible. For example:

1. * some documents or images may not have full text alternatives.
2. * third-party content or plugins may not fully meet accessibility standards.

We are working to address these issues as part of ongoing website improvements.

Feedback and contact information

If you experience any difficulty accessing content on our website or if you require information in an alternative format, please contact us, and we will do our best to assist you.

Email: office@greatnorthbc.co.uk

Please include details of the page you were trying to access and the issue you encountered.

Enforcement procedure

We aim to respond to accessibility-related enquiries within a reasonable timeframe.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may wish to seek independent advice or raise the matter with the **Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)**.

Ongoing improvement

We regularly review our website to identify opportunities to improve accessibility and usability. This statement will be updated as our website develops.