Accessibility Statement

We want everyone who visits our website to be able to access the full range of services available, regardless of their skill or technology.

This website launched in September 2023.

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

What to do if you have problems or queries

If you have any accessibility problems or feedback, please visit our contact page

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the accessibility regulations. If you’re not happy with how we respond, please contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Durham Business Growth is committed to making our website accessible, in accordance with The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Under the Equality Act 2010 we must ensure we do not unlawfully discriminate in our service delivery and make reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities where necessary. We are constantly working to improve the accessibility and usability of our site.

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

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

Fix duplicate IDs WCAG 2.0 A 4.1.1

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs/documents (pre September 2018): PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 or documents that are not essential to providing our services
pre-recorded audio and video published before 23 September 2020
live audio and video
interactive maps unless they provide core information

How we test the site

We re-assess a website or system for accessibility whenever it undergoes a major modification.

We check all new content we add.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared December 2023.