Accessibility statement for the Record Your Catch service

This service is part of the wider GOV.UK website. There’s a separate accessibility statement for the main GOV.UK website. This page only contains information about the Record Your Catch service, available at: https://record-catch.service.gov.uk/

Using this service

This service is run by the Marine Management Organisation. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this service. For example, that means you should be able to:

zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
get from the start of the service to the end using just a keyboard
get from the start of the service to the end using speech recognition software
listen to the service using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

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

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

How accessible this service is

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

on some pages descriptions are not given for screen readers
the page title element does not follow convention on some pages
focus is not always moved to the appropriate control
some of the more complex form controls may not be accessible to screen readers and keyboard users
buttons are displayed as links in certain circumstances
some colours used do not have a high enough contrast ratio
the heading structure is inconsistent on the sign in pages

Feedback and contact information

If you have difficulty using this service, contact us by:

call 0300 0203 788

As part of providing this service, we may need to send you messages or documents. We’ll ask you how you want us to send messages or documents to you but contact us if you need them in a different format. For example, large print, audio recording or braille.

Reporting accessibility problems with this service

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this service. If you find any problems that are not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: Stace Oliver stace.oliver@marinemanagement.org.uk

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 by phone or visiting us in person

We provide a text relay service for people who are deaf, hearing impaired or have a speech impediment.
Our offices have audio induction loops, or if you contact us before your visit, we can arrange a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter to help you complete the service in person.
Find out how to contact us: Contact your local Marine Management Organisation office

Technical information about this service’s accessibility

The Marine Management Organisation is committed to making this service 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 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non accessible content

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

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

on some pages descriptions are not given for screen readers (WCAG success criterion 1.3.1, 2.4.6, 2.4.9, 4.1.2)
the page title element does not follow convention on some pages (WCAG success criterion 2.4.2)
focus is not always moved to the appropriate control (WCAG success criterion 2.4.3, 4.1.1)
some of the more complex form controls may not be accessible to screen readers and keyboard users (WCAG success criteria 2.1.1, 4.1.2)
buttons are displayed as links in certain circumstances (WCAG success criterion 3.2.3)
some colours used do not have a high enough contrast ratio (WCAG success criterion 1.4.3, 1.4.11)
the heading structure is inconsistent on the sign in pages (WCAG success criteria 2.4.10)

We intend to fix these problems as soon as possible.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are continuously working to fix and retest any accessibility issues we find.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was last reviewed on 10 March 2021.
This service was last tested on 12 July 2019. The test was carried out by Digital Accessibility Centre.