1. HM Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex
  2. Accessibility statement

Accessibility statement

Introduction

This accessibility statement applies to east-sussex-lieutenancy.org.uk.

This website is run by the East Sussex Lieutenancy. 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
  • 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
  • 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

To the best of our knowledge, the website is fully accessible.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to maintain the full accessibility of this website. If you find any problems or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact:

Email: lord.lieutenant@eastsussex.gov.uk

Lieutenancy Officer
East Sussex County Council
Lieutenancy Office – C3E
County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent
Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1UE

Phone: 01273 336125

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

The Lieutenancy of East Sussex is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

This website is fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard.


Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 28 June 2023 and it was last reviewed on 29 June 2023. 

This website was last tested on 29 June 2023.

How we test this website

We use an automated accessibility audit tool, Silktide to check the accessibility of our website.  We routinely carry out manual checks on a proportion of our pages to identify issues that can't be detected automatically.