Accessibility statement for North East Migration Partnership website

This accessibility statement applies to www.nemp.org.uk.

This website is run by Middlesbrough 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 using browser or device settings
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

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

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 this website are not fully accessible:

  • You cannot zoom in to 400% and still view the website correctly
  • The colour contrast of certain elements is not sufficient
  • The skip to content button is not working correctly
  • Headings are not always the correct size
  • The size of the find my location symbol is not big enough
  • Some images do not have adequate alternative text in place
  • The forward arrow to navigate through pages is missing discernible text

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: The Digital Team at Middlesbrough Council.

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 15 working days.

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).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Middlesbrough 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

The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 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

  • When you zoom in on this website to 400% to magnify the text the header stays in place meaning that the rest of the website can not be viewed. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.10 (reflow).

    We plan rebuild the website header by end of November 2025, to allow those users who need to zoom in to 400% to be able to fully view and operate this website.
  • White text is used against a green background, in various places the contrast of these two colours is not sufficient, meaning some users may struggle to read the content of this website. This fails WCAG 2.2. success criterion 1.4.3 (minimum contrast).

    The green colour will be changed by end of November 2025 so an accessible contrast is achieved.
  • The skip to content button is not working, when clicked it doesn’t take a user to the main content of the page. . This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.1 (bypass blocks).

    This element will be rebuilt by end of November 2025 so it functions correctly.
  • Some of the headings in place on this website are not added in the correct size text, this may make it difficult for some users to navigate certain pages. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.6 (headings and labels).

    The size of all headings will be checked and replaced with the correct size by end of November 2025.
  • The size of the find my location symbol is not big enough (minimum 24px), this may make it difficult for some users to select that option. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.5.8 (minimum target size).

    This symbol will be made bigger so it is above 24px by the end of November 2025.
  • Some images across the website are missing alternative text. This may make it difficult for some users to understand the purpose of the image. This fails WCAG 2.2. success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content)

    All images will be checked and alternative text will be added where required by end of November 2025.
  • When navigating through some pages that have multiple pages of results, the forward arrow is missing discernible text. This may make it difficult for some users to understand the purpose of that element and not be able to navigate the website correctly. This fails WCAG 2.2. success criterion 1.4.1.

    The required text will be added to the arrow element by the end of November 2025.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We want this website to be accessible for all, we carry out regular manual and automated testing.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 11/06/2020. It was last reviewed on 18/08/2025.

This website was last tested on 18/08/2025 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

The test was carried out by the Digital Team at Middlesbrough Council. The most viewed pages were tested using automated tools and manual testing.