Accessibility statement

This website is run by Laverstoke and Freefolk Parish Council.

1. Our Commitment

Laverstoke & Freefolk Parish Council is committed to ensuring that its website is accessible to as many people as possible. This means you should be able to:

    • change colours, contrast levels and fonts
    • zoom in 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
    • listen to most of the website using a screen reader

    We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2 AA standard, as required by law.

    2. How accessible this website is

    We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

    • Some of our older PDF documents may not be fully accessible
    • Some images may not have meaningful alternative text
    • Some tables in older minutes or financial documents may not be fully tagged

    3. Feedback and contact information

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

    We’ll consider your request and get back to you as soon as possible.

    4. Reporting accessibility problems with this website

    If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting requirements, contact: 

    Parish Clerk, Laverstoke & Freefolk Parish council, Lady Rose Hall, Laverstoke Lane, Whitchurch, Hants. RG28 7NY


    Email: clerk@laverstokeandfreefolk.org.uk

    Subject line: Website Accessibility Issue

    5. Enforcement procedure

    If you’re unhappy with our response, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

    Telephone: 0808 800 0082

    6. Technical information about this website’s accessibility

    This website is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standards.

    7. Non-Accessible Content

    • Older PDFs may not be accessible
    • Some scanned documents may not be accessible

    8. What we’re doing to improve accessibility

    • Reviewing new documents for accessibility
    • Adding alt text to images
    • improving staff training

    9. Preparation of this accessibility statement

    This statement was prepared on 29 November 2025.

    Testing on 28 November 25 was carried out by Elpatech Ltd using WAVE standalone API and Testing Engine.