Public sector website and mobile application accessibility monitoring
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Learn how the Government Digital Service is monitoring accessibility under the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No.2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 4
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-16
- Category
- Governance & assurance
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
Learn how the Government Digital Service is monitoring accessibility under the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No.2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- How we sample
- Organisation lists
- Technical standard for digital accessibility
- How we test
- Simplified testing
- Detailed auditing
- What happens after a test
- Disproportionate burden claims and assessment
- Third party content
- Receiving complaints
Source and licence
Government Digital Service
AttributionGovernment Digital Service, ‘Public sector website and mobile application accessibility monitoring’ (updated 30 September 2024), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.016/09/2026