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Accessibility statement

This accessibility statement applies to netregs.org.uk

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 as most older PDF documents, audio and video are not fully accessible to screen reader software.

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements or if you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, contact netregs@sepa.org.uk for Scotland and netregs@daera-ni.gov.uk for Northern Ireland. We’ll consider your request and aim to reply as promptly as possible.

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

Netregs is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No.2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

This website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2 AA standard.

This website is partially compliant with the WCAG version 2.2 AA standard, due to the “non-compliances and exemptions” listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Some PDFs and Word documents are not accessible.

  • Some images within word or PDF documents do not have appropriate text alternatives. People using assistive technologies may not be able to access the information. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content)
  • Some images within word or PDF documents may contain inappropriate text alternatives. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content)
  • Some decorative images within word or PDF documents may contain alternative text. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content)
  • Some elements within word or PDF documents do not have sufficient colour contrast. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.3 (contrast (minimum))
  • Some PDF documents do not include titles describing their topic or purpose. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.2 (page titled)
  • Certain links within word or PDF documents use general link text like ‘Click here’ with no surrounding context as to the purpose or destination of the link. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.4 (link purpose)
  • Certain links within word or PDF documents lack an accessible name. Screen readers won’t read what the link does so will read out the whole URL instead. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.4 (link purpose)
  • Some of our PDFs and Word documents published before September 2018 are essential to providing our services

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 and audio and video published before September 2020, unless users need them to use a service. Accessible documentation can be requested.

Third party documents

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix any third-party content that is neither funded nor developed by Netregs, nor under the control of Netregs.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 6th February 2026. It was last reviewed on 13 February 2026.

This website was last tested in February 2026 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

Sample pages from the NetRegs website were selected for testing – these pages were considered to be representative of the website and its content and functionality. Pages selected for testing included:

The test was carried out by the NetRegs team and SEPA. The website was tested using the following automated testing tools by our website team.