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Written question asked by Lord Shinkwin (Conservative) on Monday, 12 October 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 October 2020. It was answered by Lord True (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 October 2020 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Public Sector: Internet

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of public sector bodies’ compliance with the Public Sector (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018, now that the 23 September 2020 deadline has passed.

Answer

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is testing websites in accordance with the Accessibility Regulations.

GDS will periodically publish information about their monitoring. GDS will also, on behalf of the Minister for the Cabinet Office, publish a list of websites with non-compliant accessibility statements.

GDS encourages organisations to engage with them to increase the accessibility of their websites for users.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL9070
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Internet Public sector
Legislation
Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018
Link
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