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Using our documents

The Migration Advisory Committee publishes documents in a range of formats, including: PDF, Word, Excel, CSV, ODT and ODS.

We want as many people as possible to be able to use those documents. For example, when we produce a document, we make sure to, where possible:

• provide a plain text webpage (鈥楬TML鈥�) option
• tag headings and other parts of the document properly, so screen readers can understand the page structure
• make sure we include alternative text alongside non-decorative images, so people who can鈥檛 see them can understand what they鈥檙e there for
• avoid using tables, except when we鈥檙e presenting data
• use plain English

How accessible our documents are

New documents we publish and documents you need to download or fill in to access one of the services we provide should be fully accessible.

However, we know that some of our older documents (published before 23 September 2018) are not accessible. For example, some of them:

• are photocopies or in a print format and aren鈥檛 marked up in a way that allows screen reader users to understand them
• aren鈥檛 tagged up properly - for example, they don鈥檛 contain proper headings

We don鈥檛 currently have plans to make these documents accessible, but if you need to access information in them, you can contact us and ask for an alternative format.

What to do if you can鈥檛 use one of our documents

If you need a document we鈥檝e published in a different format, please contact us:

Email: [email protected]

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As part of providing documents in another way, we will need to send you messages or documents. Tell us how you want us to send messages and documents to you. Tell us if you need them in a different format, for example large print, audio recording or braille.

Reporting accessibility problems with one of our documents

We鈥檙e always looking to improve the accessibility of our documents. If you find any problems that aren鈥檛 listed on this page or you think we鈥檙e not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact us:

Email: [email protected]

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Enforcement procedure

In England, Wales and Scotland, 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 鈥榓ccessibility regulations鈥�). If you鈥檙e not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the .

In Northern Ireland, the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the 鈥榓ccessibility regulations鈥�). If you鈥檙e not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the .

Technical information about the accessibility of our documents

The Migration Advisory Committee is committed to making our documents accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

The documents the Migration Advisory Committee publishes are partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 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

Some of our documents are not properly tagged, or do not use accessible headings or structures. This means that they do not meet the success criteria for navigation set out in standard 1.3.1 of the .

We plan to tag and use accessible headings and structures in all documents published after 23 September 2018 by September 2020.

When we publish new documents, we鈥檒l make sure our use of tagging, headings and content structures meets accessibility standards.

Some of our documents include diagrams and other visual elements presented without a text alternative. This means that they do not meet the success criteria for perception set out in standard 1.1.1 of the .

We plan to add text alternatives to visual elements in all documents produced after 23 September 2018, that fail to meet the accessibility guidelines, by September 2020. When we publish new documents, we鈥檒l make sure our use of diagrams and other visual elements meet accessibility standards.

Content that鈥檚 not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

Some of our documents were produced in a print format before 23 September 2018. This type of document cannot be read by screen readers and other forms of assistive technology, so it fails to meet the success criteria for perception set out in standard 1.1.1 of the .

Some of our documents produced before 23 September 2018 are not properly tagged, or do not use accessible headings or structures. This means that they do not meet the success criteria for navigation set out in standard 1.3.1 of the .

Some of our documents produced before 23 September 2018 are essential to providing our services. For example, we may still have some PDFs with information on how users can access our services, and forms that are not accessible. By September 2020, we plan to either fix these or replace them with accessible HTML pages.

The accessibility regulations don鈥檛 require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they鈥檙e not essential to providing our services. We don鈥檛 plan to fix:

• consultation responses
• independent reports
• corporate reports
• correspondence
• research and statistics
• transparency data
• Freedom of Information releases

Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.

You can request details of any information excluded from the scope of the Regulations by contacting us:

Email: [email protected]

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How we tested our documents

The website was and is currently being tested for compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines V2.1 level A and level AA, and these tests have been carried out internally. The Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) approach was used in deciding on a sample of pages to test.

What we鈥檙e doing to improve accessibility

We鈥檙e improving accessibility by carrying out accessibility checks on all our new documents.

We鈥檙e reviewing the accessibility of older documents that are covered by the accessibility regulations, starting with the ones which are being used the most and getting the highest number of unique page views.

We鈥檙e training our staff to create accessible documents. We are implementing processes and requirements to ensure that all publications must meet the accessibility requirements in WCAG 2.1. .