Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to www.sussex-pcc.gov.uk.

This website is run by The Office of the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner. 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 modify the line height or spacing of text
  • most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
  • live video streams do not have captions
  • you cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader
  • there’s a limit to how far you can magnify the map on our ‘contact us’ page

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: [provide both details of how to report these issues to your organisation, and contact details for the unit or person responsible for dealing with these reports].

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

  • email pcc@sussex-pcc.gov.uk
  • call 01273 481561
  • Please address any queries to Isabel FitzGibbon, Digital & Marketing Manager

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 28 days.

If you cannot view the map on our ‘contact us’ page, call or email us: SPCC - Contact the PCC for directions.

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

The Office of the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner 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 compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard. 

Non-accessible content

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations:

Non-compliance issues have been rectified, we will update this section if any further come to light. 

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services. For example, we do not plan to fix [example of non-essential document].

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

Live video

We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

To improve accessibility on the website, we have worked to rectify issues historically flagged as non-compliant. 

Refresher guidance has been provided to all members of the OSPCC with access to uploading PDFs and content to the website to ensure that standards do not slip with multiple staff members updating the website.

The Digital Marketing Manager will continue to work with Thco (website developer) to ensure that the site continues to meet WCAG 2.2 AA standards and will seek to use alternative tools (historically have used WAVE) to run accessibility tests.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 11th December 2025 It was last reviewed on 28 January 2026.

This website was last tested on 11th December 2025 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

This test was carried out by the Cabinet Offices Government Digital Services team who highlighted the issues raised in the 'Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations' section. This test was not across the entire site, only specific pages.

The whole website was tested through WAVE on 11th December 2025 by Thco Ltd, however the OSPCC is awaiting a re-test by Thco using alternative testing methods that is more accurate and reliable than WAVE.