accessibility

We want to ensure that our site is highly accessible and easy to use. This will allow our visitors to discover the information they require quickly and easily. We want our site to be visible to as many people as possible, across a variety of different browsers and devices.

Standards Compliance

This website adheres to UK Government and W3C guidelines for XHTML and CSS.

• XHTML 1.0
• CSS 2.1

Keyboard shortcuts

Our site features keyboard shortcuts that follow the UK government standard. To use keyboard shortcuts:

• In Internet Explorer, hold Alt and press the shortcut key, then press Enter
• In Firefox, hold Alt and Shift and press the shortcut key

The shortcuts are:

• 1 - Go to the home page
• 3 - Go to the site map
• 9 - Contact us
• 0 - Go to accessibility information for the site (this page)

Resizing the text

To increase the text size, use one of the following methods:

• Internet Explorer: click 'View' > then 'Text size'
• Firefox: click 'View' > then 'Text size'
• Opera: click 'File' > then 'Preferences' > then 'Fonts' > then select the 'minimum font size' (pixels).
• If you have a mouse with a wheel, scroll whilst holding down the control key
• Or alternatively, hold 'control' and use the '+' or '-' buttons to zoom in and out. Use 'control' and '0' to return to the original state.

Further information

If you have any questions or comments about this site, or accessibility standards, please contact us