Accessibility statement for scotlawcom.gov.uk

This accessibility statement applies to the Scottish Law Commission website, www.scotlawcom.gov.uk.

This website is run by the Scottish Law Commission.

We want as many people as possible to be able to use the website. For example, that means that you should be able to:

  • Zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
  • Navigate most of the website using a keyboard or text recognition software
  • Listen to most of the website using a screen reader

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:

  • Most older pdf documents 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, contact our website team at info@scotlawcom.gov.uk.

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

  • email info@scotlawcom.gov.uk
  • call 0131 244 6605
  • Write to us at Website Accessibility, Scottish Law Commission, Parliament House, 11 Parliament Square, Edinburgh EH1 1RQ

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 Scottish Law Commission 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 partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the exemption listed below.

Non-accessible content

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

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 if they’re not essential to providing our services. For example, we do not plan to fix our archive of reports and discussion papers published prior to that date.

Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 12 December 2023 following a self-assessment conducted by the Scottish Law Commission.