This accessibility statement applies to the investportsmouth.co.uk website.
This website has been developed to comply with the WCAG 2.2 AA standard for accessibility as a minimum.
This website is run by Portsmouth City 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 400% 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 have made the website text as simple as possible to understand and aim to adhere to the national average reading age of 9.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of the website are not fully accessible:
- some link text is not descriptive
- some images do not contain alternative text
- some embedded elements have low contrast ratio and/or repetitive links
Feedback and contact information
If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact Tim Raw.
- Email: tim.raw@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
- Call: 07901 100537
If you need information on this website in a different format, please contact tim.raw@portsmouthcc.gov.uk, indicating:
- Content title and the website address (URL) if relevant.
- Your name and email address.
- The format you need – for example, plain text, braille, BSL, large print or audio CD
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.
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Portsmouth City Council 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-compliance(s) and/or the exemptions listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
The content listed below is not compliant with the accessibility regulations:
- Some images do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content).
- Some hyperlinks may use non-descriptive text such as ‘click here’ or ‘read more’, which does not meet the success criterion 2.4.4 (Link Purpose – In Context) of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2,
- Some embedded elements on our website may have insufficient colour contrast and/or contain repetitive links, which may not meet the success criteria 1.4.3 (Contrast – Minimum) and 2.4.4 (Link Purpose – In Context) of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2.
We aim to fix the above issues by 30 September 2025.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 19 January 2022. It was last reviewed on 15 July 2025.
This website was last tested on 19 February 2025. This test was carried out by Portsmouth City Council’s in-house development team with in-depth knowledge of the WCAG 2.2 AA standard and completed using assistive tools such as the WAVE Evaluation Tool.
We tested a sample of pages, including the website’s most popular pages (informed by Google Analytics).