UK Sport is committed to making its website accessible, in line with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This accessibility statement applies to content published on the website located at the domain: uksport.gov.uk

 

How accessible this website is

We want as many people as possible to use this website.

That means you should be able to:

• change colours, contrast levels and fonts using your browser or device settings
• zoom in up to 400% without content spilling off the screen
• navigate most of the website using a keyboard
• navigate using speech recognition software
• listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including 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.

 

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2 AA standard, due to the issues listed below.

 

Non-accessible content

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Some parts of this website are not fully accessible. Issues found during our most recent accessibility audit included:

• WCAG 2.4.7 Focus Visible: Keyboard navigation and focus: Focus is not always visible, and can move to hidden or obscured elements, making it hard to track where you are on a page.
• WCAG 1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus: Navigation and interactive elements: Some menus and hover content cannot be easily dismissed or controlled using a keyboard.
• WCAG 1.4.10 Reflow: Reflow and zoom: At higher zoom levels and on smaller screens, some elements do not display correctly or become partially hidden.
• WCAG 2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured (Minimum): Focus being obscured: Page elements (such as banners and menus) can cover content that has keyboard focus.
• WCAG 1.4.3 Contrast (minimum): Colour contrast: Some text and interface elements do not meet minimum contrast requirements, making them harder to read.
• WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text Content: Images and non-text content: Some images do not have appropriate alternative text, so screen reader users may miss key information.
• WCAG 2.4.2 Page titled: PDF documents: Some PDFs do not have clear titles or alternative text for images, making them less accessible.
• WCAG 2.1.1 Keyboard: Forms: Some of our forms are difficult to fill in using just the keyboard.
• WCAG 2.1.1 Keyboard: ReachDeck: There is currently no hotkey directly to the ReachDeck accessibility widget (but it can be toggled to using only the keypad)

We have actively worked to address these issues and will continue to prioritise accessibility improvements across the website.

Disproportionate burden

Documents

We've assessed that it'd be a disproportionate burden to fix all PDFs and Office documents (Word and Excel) published on this website since 23 September 2018.

UK Sport has not received any requests from website users, related to accessibility in the last three years. For this reason, we don't believe the cost of time, effort, and resources to fix all the documents is justified.

We'll therefore focus on ensuring that new documents are accessible where they're required for essential services or specifically address the needs of, or are meant for, disabled people.

The UK Sport website contains many historic documents, including:

• board papers and minutes
• reports
• strategy documents
• consultation and governance materials
• archived publications

Many of these documents were created over several years using different systems, templates, and publishing processes.

As of 2 July 2026, there were 284 documents published on our website since 23 September 2018 (within scope of the accessibility regulations), however, if you consider our web estate prior to this, there would be a total of 708 historic documents created by the organisation.

The resource required to complete this work across the entire archive (424 documents pre-23 September 2018) would divert significant staff time and budget from activities that deliver greater accessibility benefits to users, including:

• improving current website functionality
• addressing issues identified through accessibility audits
• ensuring all new content is accessible by default
• embedding accessibility throughout future digital developments

UK Sport therefore considers that remediating all historic documents would represent a disproportionate burden at this time. This assessment has been made after considering:

• the cost of remediation
• the volume of historic content
• available organisational resources
• the relatively limited use of many archived documents
• the greater accessibility benefit of focusing resources on current and future content and services.

UK Sport has recently completed a technology audit and discovery phase and will be aiming to introduce a new website platform and content management system in 2027, which ensures accessibility is designed in by default.

Where content is not fully accessible, we will aim to provide an alternative accessible version on request.

Images

Some images published before 23 September 2018 do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content).

Any images published after 23 September 2018 include appropriate alternate text. We have also introduced procedures to ensure images cannot be published without alternate text. This also applies when older content is reviewed and republished.

Content not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents

Many of our older PDFs and Word documents do not meet accessibility standards - for example, they may not be structured so they’re fully accessible to people using screen reader. This does not meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role value).

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services.

Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards wherever possible. We will highlight any PDFs or Word documents that we link to that have been produced by third parties and may not meet the accessibility standards.

 

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are working to improve accessibility across the website. This includes:

• fixing issues identified through audits
• improving navigation and keyboard accessibility
• reviewing colour contrast across templates
• improving document accessibility
• ensuring new content meets WCAG 2.2 AA standards

Accessibility is part of how we design, build and publish digital content.

We regularly check for compliance using a third-party compliance scanner.

 

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format contact us at: accessibility@uksport.gov.uk

Please include in your email:

• the web address (URL) of the content
• your name and email address
• your preferred alternative format, for example, audio CD, braille, BSL or large print, accessible PDF

We’ll review your request and get back to you as quickly as possible.

 

Reporting accessibility problems

We’re always looking to improve accessibility.

If you find any issues not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact us at: accessibility@uksport.gov.uk

 

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).

 

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on Wednesday 1 July 2026.

The website was last tested on Tuesday 5 May 2026 by the Government Digital Service (GDS).

Testing included:

• manual checks (including keyboard navigation and zoom testing)
• automated testing using Axe

The website was last tested in July 2026, and this test was carried out by Graph Ltd on behalf of UK Sport.

Testing included a combination of methods, as set out in the GOV.UK guidance on deciding how to check your websites and in compliance with the accessibility regulations. This testing involved using both manual checks and automated testing tools to identify the most common accessibility barriers that users may encounter.

• manual checks included navigating key pages without a mouse, viewing pages at different zoom levels, and checking how they appear on a small screen.
• automated testing was carried out using the latest version of Axe, in addition to WAVE and SiteImprove. All testing was conducted using the Google Chrome browser on a Windows laptop. 

This statement was last reviewed on Tuesday 21 July 2026.

We will review and update this statement at least once a year.