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Accessibility statement for the GOV.UK Brand Guidelines website

This accessibility statement applies to govuk-brand-guidelines.service.gov.uk.

This website is run by the Government Digital Service (GDS). 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)

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We’re not aware of any accessibility issues on this website.

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, email govuk-brand-team@dsit.gov.uk.

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

GDS 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 fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 7 October 2025. It was last reviewed on 17 October 2025.

This website was last tested on 30 September 2025 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

The test was carried out by an accessibility specialist within GDS. A manual audit of five representative pages of the website was carried out to the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.