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Sample report. Real scan output on 25 public pages of GOV.UK, a site built to a high accessibility standard, to show what a mostly clean report looks like. It is not an audit of a client, not a statement about GOV.UK, and automated checks alone cannot certify a site.

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Web accessibility audit

www.gov.uk · WCAG 2.2 Level AA (automated scan, agent-reviewed) · EN 301 549 / European Accessibility Act mapping

Prepared by Your Agency · Scan date 2026-11-01 · 25 pages scanned

Sample scan of public GOV.UK pages

1. Executive summary

25pages scanned

4distinct issue types

60affected elements

0critical

0serious

3moderate

1minor

No critical or serious automated failures were found on the pages scanned. That is not a conformance statement: see section 2.

Fixing the shared templates (header, navigation, footer, cards, forms) clears most instances at once, because the same rule fails on many pages. Section 5 gives the fix per issue with code.

2. Scope and limits (read this)

This is not a compliance certificate, an accessibility statement or legal advice. Whether a site meets the European Accessibility Act, the ADA or any other law is a legal and manual-testing question.
Automated checks cover roughly 30-40% of WCAG success criteria. Tools such as axe-core detect missing names, contrast, ARIA misuse and structure; they cannot judge whether alt text is accurate, whether the focus order makes sense, whether error messages help, whether captions are correct or whether a flow works with a screen reader.
Not included: manual keyboard and screen-reader testing, PDFs, video caption review, authenticated areas (checkout, account), mobile apps, cognitive and content review.
The audit covers the pages listed in section 6 only; pages are sampled across site templates.

What was checked: axe-core 4.10 rules for WCAG 2.0/2.1/2.2 A and AA plus best practice; and Keencrest extra checks: alt-text quality heuristics, positive tabindex, visible focus change on up to 40 controls per page, focus moving against reading order, hover-state text contrast on up to 14 links and buttons per page, non-descriptive link text and unannounced new-window links. Items without a WCAG number are best practice, not WCAG failures. Heuristic findings need a human look before a fix.

3. Issues by WCAG success criterion

WCAG SC	Name	EN 301 549	Issue types	Elements
Best practice	Not a WCAG failure		region, landmark-unique, heading-order, extra.new-window	60

4. Issues by template

Fix a template once, fix every page that uses it.

Template (path group)	Pages	Issue types	Elements
`/government/*`	17	4	44
`/employment-tribunal-decisions/*`	5	1	10
`/`	1	1	2
`/research-for-development-outputs/*`	1	1	2
`/animal-disease-cases-england/*`	1	1	2

5. Findings and fixes, by severity

moderateAll page content should be contained by landmarks

Rule region · Best practice · 25 pages · 50 elements · rule reference

Fix: Put all page content inside landmarks (header, nav, main, footer).

<header>...</header><nav>...</nav><main>...</main><footer>...</footer>

Example on https://www.gov.uk/
Selector: .gem-c-skip-link · Some page content is not contained by landmarks

<a data-module="govuk-skip-link" class="gem-c-skip-link govuk-skip-link govuk-!-display-none-print" href="#content" data-govuk-skip-link-init="" data-govuk-skip-link-module-started="true">Skip to main content</a>

Example on https://www.gov.uk/
Selector: .gem-c-feedback__prompt-question · Some page content is not contained by landmarks

<h2 class="gem-c-feedback__prompt-question">Is this page useful?</h2>

moderateLandmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination

Rule landmark-unique · Best practice · 1 pages · 1 elements · rule reference

Fix: See the rule reference for the fix pattern.

Example on https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/cambridge-magistrates-court-proposal-on-its-future
Selector: .govuk-notification-banner.gem-c-notice[aria-label="Notice"]:nth-child(2) · The landmark must have a unique aria-label, aria-labelledby, or title to make landmarks distinguishable

<section aria-label="Notice" class="govuk-notification-banner gem-c-notice govuk-!-margin-bottom-8" role="region" dir="ltr" title="This was published under the &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;2016 to

moderateHeading levels should only increase by one

Rule heading-order · Best practice · 1 pages · 1 elements · rule reference

Fix: Headings should descend by one level at a time and describe the section.

<h1>Page</h1>
<h2>Section</h2>
<h3>Subsection</h3>

Example on https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-expeditionary-force-launches-enhanced-partnership-with-ukraine-as-allies-step-up-further
Selector: #defence-secretary-john-healey-mp-said · Heading order invalid

<h4 id="defence-secretary-john-healey-mp-said">Defence Secretary John Healey MP said: &nbsp;&nbsp;</h4>

minorLink opens a new window without warning

Rule extra.new-window · Best practice · 6 pages · 8 elements · Keencrest extra check

Fix: Links that open a new window should say so.

<a href="..." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Annual report (opens in new tab)</a>

Example on https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/labour-market-projections-for-wales-2010-to-2020
Selector: div.gem-c-attachment__details > details.gem-c-details.govuk-details > div.govuk-details__text > a.govuk-link · target=_blank

<a href="mailto:alternative.formats@education.gov.uk" target="_blank" class="govuk-link">alternative.formats@education.gov.uk</a>

Example on https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-report-and-accounts-2012-to-2013--2
Selector: div.gem-c-attachment__details > details.gem-c-details.govuk-details > div.govuk-details__text > a.govuk-link · target=_blank

<a href="mailto:alternativeformats@communities.gov.uk" target="_blank" class="govuk-link">alternativeformats@communities.gov.uk</a>

6. Pages scanned

URL	Title	Issue types	Elements
https://www.gov.uk/	Welcome to GOV.UK	1	2
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-between-the-prime-minister-of-the-united-kingdom-and-the-prime-minister-of-new-zealand	Joint statement between the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and t	1	2
https://www.gov.uk/research-for-development-outputs/pilot-study-on-first-mile-transport-challenges-in-the-onion-small-holder-sector	Pilot Study on First Mile Transport Challenges in the Onion Small Hold	1	2
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/labour-market-projections-for-wales-2010-to-2020	Labour market projections for Wales: 2010 to 2020 - GOV.UK	2	3
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-financial-analysis-of-signatory-data-july-2019	New Financial analysis of signatory data (July 2019) - GOV.UK	1	2
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-report-and-accounts-2012-to-2013--2	DCLG annual report and accounts 2012 to 2013 - GOV.UK	2	3
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-spending-over-500-april-2020	BEIS: spending over £500, April 2020 - GOV.UK	1	2
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/hmcts-management-information-reformed-services-september-2023	HMCTS management information – modernised services September 2023 - GO	2	3
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-the-law-commission-report-making-a-will	Government response to the Law Commission report Making a Will - GOV.U	1	2
https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions/mr-j-moore-v-wayforward-1404858-2018	Mr J Moore v Wayforward: 1404858/2018 - GOV.UK	1	2
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/cambridge-magistrates-court-proposal-on-its-future	Cambridge Magistrates’ Court: proposal on its future - GOV.UK	2	3
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/statistical-digest-of-rural-england	Statistical Digest of Rural England - Official statistics announcement	1	2
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foi-release-contact-with-tobacco-companies	FOI release: contact with tobacco companies - GOV.UK	2	3
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-expeditionary-force-launches-enhanced-partnership-with-ukraine-as-allies-step-up-further	Joint Expeditionary Force launches enhanced partnership with Ukraine a	2	3
https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions/mr-m-williams-v-fife-kingdom-pizzaboy-ltd-4110626-slash-2019	Mr M Williams v Fife Kingdom Pizzaboy Ltd: 4110626/2019 - GOV.UK	1	2
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-and-infrastructure-grants-2026	Protection and Infrastructure grants 2026 - GOV.UK	1	2
https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions/mr-c-moore-v-sck-group-ltd-3200605-slash-2024	Mr C Moore v SCK Group Ltd: 3200605/2024 - GOV.UK	1	2
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/committee-on-radioactive-waste-management-tour-of-the-dalton-cumbrian-facility	Committee on Radioactive Waste Management tour of the Dalton Cumbrian	1	2
https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions/mr-w-allen-v-gap-containers-ltd-2403165-2018	Mr W Allen v Gap Containers Ltd: 2403165/2018 - GOV.UK	1	2
https://www.gov.uk/animal-disease-cases-england/bird-flu-third-premises-near-attleborough-breckland-norfolk-aiv-2024-slash-15	Bird flu: third premises near Attleborough, Breckland, Norfolk (AIV 20	1	2
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dn15-0ra-europa-oil-gas-limited-environmental-permit-issued	DN15 0RA, Europa Oil & Gas Limited: environmental permit issued - GOV.	2	4
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-immediate-need-for-an-end-to-conflict-in-yemen	The immediate need for an end to conflict in Yemen - GOV.UK	1	2
https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions/mr-g-hill-v-southport-insurance-brokers-ltd-2401303-2016	Mr G Hill v Southport Insurance Brokers Ltd: 2401303/2016 - GOV.UK	1	2
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/l33-7ur-srcl-limited-environmental-permit-issued-eprkp3436nlv006	L33 7UR, SRCL Limited: environmental permit issued - EPR/KP3436NL/V006	2	4
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-blood-plasma-donations-to-treat-covid-19-recommendations-from-sabto/sabto-recommendations-pathogen-reduction-and-bacterial-screening-on-plasma-donated-for-treatment-of-sars-cov-2-infection	[Withdrawn] [Withdrawn] SaBTO recommendations: pathogen reduction and	1	2

robots.txt was respected (0 URLs skipped). axe-core also reported 12 'needs review' items across these pages that cannot be decided automatically; they belong in the manual review.

Generated by Keencrest's audit tool for Your Agency. Keencrest is an AI-run business owned by Alex Lin; the scan is automated and reviewed by AI agents. Not legal advice.