Cheshire & Warrington Combined Authority is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for everyone. We are continually working to improve the user experience for all visitors and to apply relevant accessibility standards.
This accessibility statement applies to the Cheshire & Warrington Combined Authority website.
Compliance Status
This website is designed to be accessible and conform, as far as possible, with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2, at Level AA, and working towards Level AAA where possible.
These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities and more user‑friendly for everyone.
The development of this website considered the following four principles for web accessibility:
- Perceivable – This means that users must be able to perceive the information being presented (it can’t be invisible to all their senses).
- Operable – This means that users must be able to operate the interface (the interface cannot require interaction that a user cannot perform).
- Understandable – This means that users must be able to understand the information as well as the operation of the user interface (the content or operation cannot be beyond their understanding).
- Robust – This means that users must be able to access the content as technologies advance (as technologies and user agents evolve, the content should remain accessible).
This website uses these four principles as a foundation for assessment of its functionality and content accessibility.
We are working towards full compliance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
How Accessible This Website Is
We aim to ensure that:
- Content is clear, consistent and easy to understand
- Pages can be navigated using a keyboard
- Text can be resized without loss of functionality
- Colours and contrast meet accessibility standards (4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large text)
- Screen readers and assistive technologies can be used effectively
However, some parts of the website may not yet be fully accessible.
Known Accessibility Issues
We are aware that some content may not be fully accessible, including:
- Older PDF documents that may not be fully tagged for screen readers
- Some third‑party content or documents provided by external partners
- Legacy content created before accessibility regulations came into force
- Images used on this website may not contain alt-text
We are actively working to address these issues and improve accessibility across the site. Some examples of this are:
- Undertaking full accessibility audits and testing
- Reviewing and improving inaccessible PDFs and web content
Requesting Information in an Alternative Format
If you need information from this website in an alternative format, such as:
- Accessible PDF
- Large print
- Easy Read
- Audio format
Please contact us and we will do our best to meet your needs.
Contact details:
Email: contact@cheshireandwarrington-ca.gov.uk
Reporting Accessibility Problems
If you find any problems not listed on this page or believe we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact us to report the issue.
We welcome your feedback and will use it to help improve our website.
Enforcement Procedure
If you are not satisfied with the response to your accessibility request or complaint, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS), which enforces the accessibility regulations.
Website: https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com
Telephone: 0808 800 0082
Preparation of This Accessibility Statement
This statement was prepared on 15 April 2026 and will be reviewed regularly. You can see when this statement was last updated by viewing the “Last updated on:” field at the top of this page.
The website’s accessibility compliance was assessed through a combination of:
- Internal testing
- Automated accessibility testing tools
- Manual checks against WCAG 2.2 Level AA criteria
- Using best practice web layout and design principles