Access for everyone
Accessibility statement
SEBP wants people to be able to understand and use policing evidence, whatever technology, language or access need they bring.
- Target
- WCAG 2.2 AA
- Last reviewed
- 21 August 2026
- Current stage
- Design preview
Using this website
Designed for clear reading and predictable navigation.
We are building and testing the redesigned website to work with keyboards, screen readers, browser zoom and voice-control software. Our target is that readers can:
- skip directly to the main content and move through pages in a logical order
- zoom to 400% and reflow content without scrolling in two directions
- recognise keyboard focus and use controls with comfortable touch targets
- pause moving news, or avoid motion when your device requests reduced motion
- read articles with clear headings, short sections and a limited line length
- understand meaningful images from their alternative text and credits
Cognitive and neuroinclusive access
Clear structure, restrained movement and useful visual explanation.
SEBP’s prototype standard combines WCAG 2.2 with the W3C Cognitive Accessibility guidance and GOV.UK inclusive-design principles. It does not rely on an unverified estimate of neurodivergence in policing.
- use predictable page structures and keep the primary action obvious
- provide a checked summary before long or complex research detail
- break information into clearly labelled sections with visible progress and status
- use literal language, explain specialist terms and avoid avoidable cognitive load
- use charts and images to clarify meaning, always with a text and data alternative
- avoid colour-only meaning, time pressure, flashing and unnecessary movement
- make automatic updates controllable and preserve the reader’s place
- test with neurodivergent officers, staff, researchers and members—not only automated tools
The site will not depend on a complicated personal reading-mode panel. Clear, accessible presentation is the default experience.
Language access
English plus 16 translated language options.
The language control in the header offers Welsh, Polish, Romanian, Ukrainian, French, Arabic, Bengali, Punjabi, Urdu, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, simplified and traditional Chinese, Lithuanian and Russian.
Translated pages are clearly labelled. English remains the checked source of record, especially for names, figures and research conclusions. Automatic versions are excluded from search indexing until a moderator has reviewed them.
Listening
Relevant research articles have an audio-ready format.
Where available, a reviewed MP3 can be played online or downloaded. Until a recording is commissioned, supported browsers can use an on-device voice and everyone can open the same curated listening script as text.
Audio is never published automatically: a moderator must check pronunciation, emphasis, factual meaning and the matching transcript first.
Known limitations
This preview has not yet had an independent accessibility audit.
We are not claiming full WCAG 2.2 AA conformance at this stage. Areas that still need formal testing include:
- screen-reader and voice-control testing across supported browser combinations
- third-party video player controls and captions
- the accuracy and reading order of future documents uploaded by editors
- human review of automatic translations and recorded audio editions
Tell us what is not working
Report an accessibility problem.
Email info@sebp.police.uk with the page address, what you were trying to do and the browser or assistive technology you were using. We will use that information to investigate and improve the service.