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Accessibility Statement

Accessibility statement for Wokingham-tc.gov.uk

This website is run by Wokingham Town Council. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. The theme used for this Website is WCAG compliant see WCAG Compliant Theme for more details. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
  • 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 aren’t fully accessible:

  • most older PDF documents aren’t fully accessible to screen reader software
  • there’s a limit to how far you can magnify the map on our ‘Contact us’ page, which is provided by a third party (Google)

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

What to do if you cannot access parts of this website

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

email – [email protected]
call 0118 9783185

We’ll consider your request and get back to you within 10 working days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that aren’t listed on this page or think we’re not meeting the requirements of the accessibility regulations,

contact: [email protected]
Phone: 0118 978 3185
or visit –

Wokingham Town Council
The Town Hall,
Market Place,
Wokingham
RG40 1AS

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing 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

Wokingham 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.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non accessible content

Some pages may contain attachments which are not currently compliant, such as:

  • Older PDF files such as Meeting Minutes and Agendas published before 23rd September 2018.
  • Videos.
  • Content produced by third parties or using third party software.
  • Forms – we currently link to some external 3rd party forms. These will be transitioned to the internal, compliant forms by September 2025

We may have some scanned PDF documents on our website e.g our Annual Governance and Accountability Returns (AGARs). Scanned documents doe not comply with the Accessibilty Regulations 2018, but these documents can be provided in an alternative format or on alternative media on request.

Noncompliance with the accessibility regulations

We will do all we can to identify content that is non-compliant.

How we tested this website

This website was last tested in April 202. The test was carried out by our website developers, Aubergine 262 Ltd.

We tested:

  • our main website platform, available at Wokingham-tc.gov.uk

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We plan to improve accessibility on this website by addressing non-compliance issues (where possible) by September 2025.

We will provide staff training to ensure that all new content added meets accessibility criteria.

We also run monthly and quarterly reports to identify and address accessibility issues.

This statement was prepared on 9 July 2019. It was last updated on 15th April 2025