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Accessibility Statement

Accessibility Statement

Accessibility Statement for Essex Victims' Gateway

This accessibility statement applies to Essex Victims' Gateway

Accessibility Statement for Essex Victims' Gateway

This accessibility statement applies to the entire Essex Victims' Gateway website.

This website is run by the office of the Essex Victims' Gateway charity. 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 using browser or device settings
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or 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.

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

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille please contact us.

We’ll consider your request and get back to you as soon as possible.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact us. If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

Enforcement procedure

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’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Contacting us

If you need to contact us via phone, or another method we will endeavour to meet accessibility requirements, wherever possible.

Find out how to contact us here.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

West Mercia PCC is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with 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 in the table at the bottom of the page.

Non-accessible content

Certain interactions on mobile devices

Certain mobile screen sizes cause issues with interacting with certain elements. This is currently being worked on.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 12/03/2026. It was last reviewed on 18/03/2026. The website was last tested on 18/03/2026. The test was carried out by Formation Media.

The website was tested for compliance with WCAG 2.2 Level AA accessibility
We tested the website by using a combination of automated accessibility tools as well as manually testing page templates for screenreader compatibility, keyboard controls, and other possible issues not covered by accessibility tools.