Linton Parish Council Website

Linton Parish Council is committed to ensuring that our website is accessible to as many people as possible, regardless of ability, technology or circumstance.

This accessibility statement applies to the Linton Parish Council website.

We are continually working to improve the accessibility and usability of our website so that everyone can access the information and services we provide. We aim to make our website as easy to use as possible and are committed to continually reviewing and improving its accessibility.

 

🌐 Using This Website

We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. This means you should be able to:

✔ Change colours, contrast levels and fonts using your browser or device settings.

✔ Zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen.

✔ Navigate most of the website using only a keyboard.

✔ Navigate most of the website using speech recognition software.

✔ Listen to most of the website using a screen reader, including the latest versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver.

We have also written the content of this website in plain English wherever possible to make information easier to understand.

If you need help making your device easier to use because of a disability, we recommend visiting AbilityNet, which provides practical advice on improving accessibility for computers, tablets and mobile devices.

 

📋 How Accessible IsThis Website

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

For example:

• Some older PDF documents may not be fully accessible to screen reader software.
• Some older documents and images may not yet contain appropriate alternative text.
• Some third-party content may not fully meet current accessibility standards.

We are committed to reviewing and improving these areas whenever content is updated.

 

📞 Feedback and Contact Information

If you experience difficulty accessing any information on this website or require information in an alternative format, such as:

📄 Accessible PDF

🔍 Large print

📖 Easy Read

🎧 Audio recording

⠿ Braille

please contact us.

Linton Parish Council

📧 Email: lintonpc@sherriebabington.co.uk

📞 Telephone: 01634 867173

📍 Postal Address:

Linton Parish Council
4 Birkhall Close
Chatham
Kent
ME5 7QD

We will consider your request and aim to respond within 15 working days.

 

⚖️ Enforcement Procedure

If you are not happy with how we respond to your accessibility request, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) for independent advice and support.

 

💻 Technical Information About This Website's Accessibility

Linton Parish Council is committed to making its website accessible in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

We are working towards ensuring our website meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2 AA standard wherever reasonably practicable.

 

✅ Compliance Status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2 AA, due to the non-compliances listed below.

 

⚠️ Non-accessible Content

The content listed below is currently known to be inaccessible:

• Some older PDF documents are not fully accessible.
• Some older images do not yet contain descriptive alternative text.
• Some embedded third-party content may not fully comply with accessibility standards.
• Some historic pages may contain formatting that does not fully meet current accessibility guidance.

We are continually reviewing and updating website content to improve accessibility wherever possible.

 

📝 Reporting Accessibility Problems

We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website.

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact the Parish Clerk using the contact details above.

We welcome your feedback and will do our best to resolve any issues as quickly as possible.

 

📅 Preparation of this Accessibility Statement

This statement was prepared to support the accessibility requirements of the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

 

Linton Parish Council is committed to reviewing this statement regularly to ensure it remains accurate and reflects any improvements made to the website.

This statement was reviewed on 8th July 2026.