Accessibility statement for UK Market Conformity Assessment Bodies service
This statement applies to the UK Market Conformity Assessment Bodies (UKMCAB) service at https://find-a-conformity-assessment-body.service.gov.uk/.
This website is operated by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS). We aim to make it accessible to as many users as possible. To achieve this, you should be able to:
- change colors, 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,
- and, listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA, Talkback and Voiceover)
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
AbilityNet (opens in a new tab) has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
How accessible the UK Market Conformity Assessment Bodies is
Parts of UK Market Conformity Assessment Bodies service are not fully accessible. For example, the focus order is wrong when user selects any option within the page.
Feedback and contact information
If you find any problems that are not listed on this page or think we are not meeting the accessibility requirements, contact opss.enquiries@businessandtrade.gov.uk.
If you request a response, we’ll aim to reply within 3 working days.
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) (opens in a new tab).
Technical information about the accessibility of the UK Market Conformity Assessment Bodies
OPSS is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Compliance status
The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.
The UK Market Conformity Assessment Bodies is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed in the non-accessible content section.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
- Selecting options alter the focus order and focus jumps to the top of the page when an option is selected. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.3 (Focus Order).
- Status Messages for various user actions are missing. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.3 (Status Messages).
- Collapsed form options, hidden links and unnecessary sorting details are read along with no information on sorted data values. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships).
Disproportionate burden
Not applicable.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
The UKMCAB service allows the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS) and other governmental departments to upload documents they provided to share information regarding Conformity Assessment Bodies (CAB's). The third party content is neither funded nor developed by OPSS and it is not under its control. As such it is exempt under section 4(2)(e) of the accessibility regulations.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We encourage businesses to ensure that the documents they upload to the UK Market Conformity Assessment Bodies are accessible.
We also plan to fix the existing accessibility issues soon to remove the barriers for differently abled people.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on Friday 17th September 2024. It was last reviewed on 17th September 2024.
This website was last tested in September 2024. The test was carried out by TestingXperts. The most viewed pages were tested using automated testing tools and by manual methods by our testing team to check the compliance of the website with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.
Last updated 9th October 2024