NEWENT TOWN COUNCIL and BURIAL AUTHORITY
Accessibility Statement
Policy Adopted on 17th March 2026
Reviewed March 2027
To be reviewed annually
Accessibility Statement for Newent Town Council
This website is run by Newent Town Council. 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 settings
- Zoom in up to 300% without text spilling off the screen
- Navigate most of the website using only a keyboard
- Navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
- Listen to most of the website using a screen reader
We aim to make the website as accessible as possible and are continually working to improve accessibility.
How Accessible This Website Is
We know some parts of this website may not be fully accessible.
- Some older PDF documents may not be fully accessible to screen reader software
- Some scanned documents (such as historic minutes) may not be text based
- Some third-party content or embedded content may not fully meet accessibility standards
We are reviewing older documents and aim to ensure that all new content published meets accessibility standards. We are working to improve accessibility and prioritise fixes where possible.
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed above.
What To Do If You Cannot Access Information
If you need information on this website in a different format (for example, accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille), please contact the Town Clerk through the details below.
Email: townclerk@newenttowncouncil.gov.uk
Telephone: 01531820638
Address: Annexe Building, Rear of Community Centre, Newent, GL18 1BD.
We will consider your request and aim to respond within 14 days.
Reporting Accessibility Problems
We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page of thing we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact the Town Clerk using the details above.
Enforcement Procedure
The Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) for advice and support.
Website: https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com
Telephone: 0808 800 0082
Newent Town Council is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Preparation of This Accessibility Statement
This statement was prepared on 03/03/2026
It was last reviewed
This website was tested internally by Newent Town Council.