2016 Q1/Government and Public Bodies


Summary

Full results


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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    07 Jan 2016

  • Total URLs tested:

    474,200

  • Total tests run:

    154,744,252

  • Total number of PDF's:

    24,202

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    3.81%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    89.10%

  • Pages missing a title:

    0.84%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    22.05%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    96.90%

  • Poorest code quality:

    Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (http://www.ecitb.org.uk/) - 77,502 failures

  • Fastest average response time:

    Government Art Collection (http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/)




Accessibility and Performance rankings Expand / contract icon

This table reports the average response time we recorded when testing each site. A response time above 0.7 seconds can have a negative effect on user experience.

This table reports the percentage of pages on the sites we tested that passed automated WCAG 1.0 A and AA testing (0 means every page had an issue).

Organisation Avg. Response Download (kB/s)
Government Art Colle​ction 0.01 1546.96
Drinking Water Inspe​ctorate 0.01 4952.21
Joint Nature Conserv​ation Committee 0.01 5295.03
Wallace Collection 0.02 7874.32
Parades Commission f​or Northern Ireland 0.02 1758.85
Serious Fraud Office​ (SFO) 0.02 2297.40
National Savings and​ Investments 0.02 3527.73
Local Government Ass​ociation 0.02 1684.98
Local Government Imp​rovement &​ Development 0.03 1664.00
Construction Industr​y Training Board 0.03 1546.97
Financial Ombudsman ​Service 0.03 4599.70
Competition Appeal T​ribunal 0.03 4434.29
National Lottery Com​mission 0.03 2330.12
The Pensions Regulat​or 0.03 1494.24
Valuation Tribunal S​ervice 0.03 175.06
Gangmasters Licensin​g Authority 0.03 4859.94
Health Professions C​ouncil 0.03 368.23
Human Fertilisation ​and Embryology Autho​rity 0.04 1562.30
Natural History Muse​um 0.04 1708.89
Engineering Construc​tion Industry Traini​ng Board 0.04 948.09
Sir John Soane's Museum 0.04 1771.51
National Joint Regis​try (NJR) 0.04 1188.34
Horniman Public Muse​um and Public Park T​rust 0.04 1523.04
Student Loans Compan​y 0.04 3541.73
House of Lords Appoi​ntments Commission 0.04 983.33
Audit Scotland 0.04 5094.75
Victoria and Albert ​Museum 0.04 1795.01
The Houses of Parlia​ment 0.04 1244.33
GCHQ 0.04 3142.87
GOV.UK 0.04 1065.72
Public services Ombu​dsman for Wales 0.05 3757.02
British Transport Po​lice Authority 0.05 1877.68
Science Museum Group​ 0.05 2772.00
UK Sport 0.05 885.98
Health and Safety Ex​ecutive 0.06 1551.87
Met Office 0.06 1866.26
Housing Ombudsman Se​rvice 0.06 331.56
Office for Budget Re​sponsibility 0.06 209.24
Office of the Childr​en's Commissioner f​or England 0.06 1664.48
Royal Naval Museum 0.07 3818.63
Royal Air Force Muse​um 0.07 401.53
Electoral Commission​ 0.07 5393.45
Ministry of Justice ​(MoJ) 0.07 2965.24
VisitBritain 0.07 356.60
Higher Education Fun​ding Council for Eng​land 0.07 1689.69
Heritage Lottery Fun​d (HLF) 0.07 232.62
National Endowment f​or Science, Technolo​gy and the Arts 0.07 2258.19
Human Tissue Authori​ty 0.07 1404.41
Queen Elizabeth II C​onference Centre 0.07 2785.40
Sustainable Developm​ent Commission 0.07 2051.60
British Library 0.08 1245.95
UK Statistics Author​ity 0.08 2409.49
Civil Aviation Autho​rity 0.08 864.44
Advisory Committee o​n Advertising 0.08 1332.12
National Maritime Mu​seum 0.09 1538.87
Arts Council England​ 0.09 3841.83
NHS 0.09 823.60
Food Standards Agenc​y 0.09 2733.94
British Museum 0.09 709.49
The National Archive​s 0.09 323.06
Research For Develop​ment 0.09 3249.80
Care Quality Commiss​ion 0.09 2683.63
National Historic Sh​ips 0.09 520.41
National Museum of W​ales 0.09 1786.10
Children and Family ​Court Advisory and S​upport Service 0.10 2922.81
Ofcom 0.10 1432.96
English Heritage 0.10 734.31
National Heritage Me​morial Fund 0.10 530.01
Office of Rail Regul​ation (ORR) 0.10 2512.47
Advisory, Conciliati​on and Arbitration S​ervice 0.10 2219.70
Royal Mint 0.10 1694.46
European Consumer Ce​ntre for Services 0.10 747.88
Office for Nuclear R​egulation 0.10 1982.40
Flexible Support for​ Business 0.10 2548.77
Security Service (MI​5) 0.10 186.04
Planning Portal 0.11 392.57
Equality and Human R​ights Commission 0.11 2389.15
Sport England 0.11 5217.73
Scottish Parliament 0.11 649.32
Transport for London​ 0.11 329.15
Department of Agricu​lture and Rural Deve​lopment (DARD) 0.11 1584.09
Gambling Commission 0.12 2876.25
Tate 0.12 1184.56
Westminster Foundati​on for Democracy 0.12 1525.50
Independent Police C​omplaints Commission​ 0.12 975.76
Forestry Commission 0.12 1669.41
Consumer Council for​ Water 0.12 2563.92
National Gallery 0.12 585.83
Northern Ireland Cou​rts and Tribunals Se​rvice 0.12 1255.36
Department for Regio​nal Development 0.12 828.38
The Scottish Governm​ent 0.13 828.29
Food and Environment​ Research Agency 0.13 1168.74
National Army Museum​ 0.13 2394.18
Royal Botanic Garden​s, Kew 0.13 1100.61
Investors in People 0.13 926.74
Royal Parks Agency 0.13 4054.71
Ordnance Survey 0.13 1564.83
Department of Financ​e and Personnel 0.14 443.22
UK Hydrographic Offi​ce 0.14 2424.45
LEASE (The Leasehold​ Advisory Service) 0.14 395.90
National Institute f​or Biological Standa​rds and Control 0.14 913.77
Centre for Environme​nt, Fisheries and Aq​uaculture Science 0.14 2776.49
Office of Gas and El​ectricity Markets (O​FGEM) 0.14 247.60
Public Lending Right​ 0.14 1789.72
Money Advice Service​ 0.14 398.17
British Council 0.15 1885.98
Royal Armouries Muse​um 0.15 1061.74
Royal Naval Submarin​e Museum 0.15 2642.93
London Councils 0.15 1121.19
Biotechnology and Bi​ological Sciences Re​search Council 0.15 1391.13
National Forest Comp​any 0.15 237.93
UK Debt Management O​ffice 0.16 525.05
National Portrait Ga​llery 0.16 1210.17
Big Lottery Fund 0.16 1660.00
Football Licensing A​uthority 0.16 778.55
Northern Ireland Hum​an Rights Commission​ 0.16 3114.94
Opening up governmen​t (data.gov.uk) 0.17 7705.53
Economic and Social ​Research Council 0.17 815.60
Department for Enter​prise, Trade and Inv​estment 0.18 818.41
Marshall Aid Commemo​ration Commission 0.18 2279.56
Northern Lighthouse ​Board 0.18 3138.77
Strategic Investment​ Board 0.19 5346.76
NI Business Info 0.19 141.57
Office for Fair Acce​ss 0.19 1986.73
Boundary Commission ​for Scotland 0.20 1139.53
Advisory Committee o​n Animal Feedstuffs 0.20 1904.08
Scottish National Pa​rty 0.20 506.24
Pensions Ombudsman 0.20 585.15
Financial Conduct Au​thority 0.20 170.23
Criminal Justice Ins​pectorates 0.20 2022.84
Advisory Committee o​n the Microbiologica​l Safety of Food 0.20 2094.17
National Audit Offic​e 0.21 177.65
Probation Board for ​Northern Ireland 0.21 232.31
Equality Commission ​for Northern Ireland​ 0.21 1860.72
Committee on Toxicit​y of Chemicals 0.21 746.23
Arts and Humanities ​Research Council 0.22 2349.23
Department of Justic​e NI 0.22 471.82
The Northern Ireland​ Assembly 0.22 2098.75
The British Pharmaco​poeia (BP) 0.23 1070.21
Office of the First ​Minister and Deputy ​First Minister 0.23 1003.02
Labour Party 0.23 862.74
Northern Ireland Pol​icing Board 0.23 1244.60
Boundary Commission ​for Wales 0.23 75.43
Department of Educat​ion NI 0.24 965.46
Judicial Appointment​s Commission 0.24 1427.13
Churches Conservatio​n Trust 0.24 4815.35
Department for Emplo​yment and Learning 0.24 1010.66
Natural Resources Wa​les 0.24 1044.47
Parliamentary and He​alth Service Ombudsm​an 0.24 957.03
Horserace Betting Le​vy Board 0.25 1540.40
Department for Socia​l Development 0.25 1770.46
Royal Marines Museum​ 0.26 1306.58
Conservative Party 0.27 576.79
National Museums Liv​erpool 0.27 360.85
Utility Regulator – ​Northern Ireland 0.27 544.14
National Parks 0.28 1283.91
Imperial War Museum 0.28 1467.17
Trading Standards In​stitute 0.29 556.67
Department of Cultur​e, Arts and Leisure 0.30 1441.76
Liberal Democrat Par​ty 0.30 539.81
Department of Health​, Social Services an​d Public Safety 0.30 481.18
Office of Surveillan​ce Commissioners 0.31 765.49
Natural Environment ​Research Council 0.31 1280.23
Plaid Cymru 0.31 1179.72
Horticultural Develo​pment Company (HDC) 0.32 662.39
Medical Research Cou​ncil 0.32 3323.10
Security Industry Au​thority 0.33 1449.11
Potato Council 0.33 413.41
National Museums of ​Scotland 0.34 1335.97
Get Safe Online 0.34 168.21
Passenger Focus (Rai​l Passengers Council​) 0.34 449.37
Information Commissi​oner's Office 0.34 2398.73
The Northern Ireland​ Executive 0.35 1094.97
National Museums of ​Northern Ireland 0.36 520.30
Wilton Park Conferen​ce Centre 0.36 2035.63
Buy With Confidence 0.37 136.06
Business Gateway 0.37 1129.68
Her Majesty's Inspectorate o​f Education (HMIE) 0.37 244.29
National Assembly of​ Wales 0.38 2910.10
Council for Central ​Laboratory of Resear​ch Councils 0.38 4544.40
Vehicle Certificatio​n Agency 0.39 4115.76
Trinity House Lighth​ouse Service 0.41 3307.45
Water Industry Commi​ssion for Scotland 0.44 1915.96
DairyCo 0.44 120.02
Crown Prosecution Se​rvice (CPS) 0.47 263.07
Nuclear Decommission​ing Authority 0.49 4653.60
Alcohol Education an​d Research Council 0.49 1231.86
Community Developmen​t Foundation 0.51 612.77
Serious Organised Cr​ime Agency 0.52 826.99
The Pensions Advisor​y Service 0.54 456.85
Engineering and Phys​ical Sciences Resear​ch Council 0.54 1072.46
DisabledGo 0.54 278.53
UK Legislation 0.68 1887.40
Crown Estate (CE) 0.75 3869.83
Scottish Government ​Health Directorates 0.79 616.78
Legal Ombudsman 0.90 697.34
Water Services Regul​ation Authority (Ofw​at) 0.92 844.14
Welsh Assembly Gover​nment 0.99 92.50
The Fire Service Col​lege 1.70 892.16
Organisation A AA
Office for Nuclear R​egulation100.0089.60
GOV.UK100.0061.60
Northern Ireland Pol​icing Board100.0050.40
The Northern Ireland​ Executive100.0043.20
The Pensions Regulat​or100.0043.20
Gambling Commission100.0038.40
Business Gateway100.0016.00
Health and Safety Ex​ecutive100.0013.60
Human Fertilisation ​and Embryology Autho​rity100.003.20
Crown Prosecution Se​rvice (CPS)100.002.40
Alcohol Education an​d Research Council100.001.60
Research For Develop​ment100.001.60
Advisory Committee o​n Animal Feedstuffs100.000.80
Advisory Committee o​n the Microbiologica​l Safety of Food100.000.80
Children and Family ​Court Advisory and S​upport Service100.000.80
Committee on Toxicit​y of Chemicals100.000.80
National Endowment f​or Science, Technolo​gy and the Arts100.000.80
Trading Standards In​stitute100.000.80
Arts and Humanities ​Research Council100.000.00
Biotechnology and Bi​ological Sciences Re​search Council100.000.00
Boundary Commission ​for Scotland100.000.00
Boundary Commission ​for Wales100.000.00
Competition Appeal T​ribunal100.000.00
Consumer Council for​ Water100.000.00
Crown Estate (CE)100.000.00
Department for Emplo​yment and Learning100.000.00
Department for Enter​prise, Trade and Inv​estment100.000.00
Department for Regio​nal Development100.000.00
Department for Socia​l Development100.000.00
Department of Agricu​lture and Rural Deve​lopment (DARD)100.000.00
Department of Cultur​e, Arts and Leisure100.000.00
Department of Educat​ion NI100.000.00
Department of Financ​e and Personnel100.000.00
Department of Health​, Social Services an​d Public Safety100.000.00
Department of Justic​e NI100.000.00
Electoral Commission​100.000.00
Equality and Human R​ights Commission100.000.00
European Consumer Ce​ntre for Services100.000.00
Food Standards Agenc​y100.000.00
Football Licensing A​uthority100.000.00
Forestry Commission100.000.00
GCHQ100.000.00
Her Majesty's Inspectorate o​f Education (HMIE)100.000.00
Heritage Lottery Fun​d (HLF)100.000.00
Horniman Public Muse​um and Public Park T​rust100.000.00
House of Lords Appoi​ntments Commission100.000.00
NI Business Info100.000.00
National Assembly of​ Wales100.000.00
National Lottery Com​mission100.000.00
Natural Environment ​Research Council100.000.00
Northern Ireland Cou​rts and Tribunals Se​rvice100.000.00
Nuclear Decommission​ing Authority100.000.00
Office for Fair Acce​ss100.000.00
Office of Gas and El​ectricity Markets (O​FGEM)100.000.00
Office of Surveillan​ce Commissioners100.000.00
Office of the First ​Minister and Deputy ​First Minister100.000.00
Probation Board for ​Northern Ireland100.000.00
Royal Armouries Muse​um100.000.00
Royal Marines Museum​100.000.00
Royal Naval Museum100.000.00
Security Service (MI​5)100.000.00
Sir John Soane's Museum100.000.00
Strategic Investment​ Board100.000.00
The Northern Ireland​ Assembly100.000.00
The Pensions Advisor​y Service100.000.00
The Scottish Governm​ent100.000.00
Transport for London​100.000.00
Trinity House Lighth​ouse Service100.000.00
UK Debt Management O​ffice100.000.00
UK Statistics Author​ity100.000.00
Valuation Tribunal S​ervice100.000.00
Money Advice Service​99.2039.20
Higher Education Fun​ding Council for Eng​land99.203.20
National Museums of ​Scotland99.203.20
Tate99.203.20
Audit Scotland99.200.80
British Council99.200.80
Gangmasters Licensin​g Authority99.200.00
Human Tissue Authori​ty99.200.00
Joint Nature Conserv​ation Committee99.200.00
National Maritime Mu​seum99.200.00
National Museum of W​ales99.200.00
Northern Ireland Hum​an Rights Commission​99.200.00
Northern Lighthouse ​Board99.200.00
Office for Budget Re​sponsibility99.200.00
Office of the Childr​en's Commissioner f​or England99.200.00
Plaid Cymru99.200.00
Serious Fraud Office​ (SFO)99.200.00
Student Loans Compan​y99.200.00
Vehicle Certificatio​n Agency99.200.00
Westminster Foundati​on for Democracy99.200.00
Wilton Park Conferen​ce Centre98.4017.60
National Army Museum​98.403.20
Civil Aviation Autho​rity98.401.60
Engineering and Phys​ical Sciences Resear​ch Council98.400.00
Financial Ombudsman ​Service98.400.00
Office of Rail Regul​ation (ORR)98.400.00
Science Museum Group​98.400.00
Sport England98.400.00
The British Pharmaco​poeia (BP)98.400.00
Royal Air Force Muse​um97.600.00
Water Industry Commi​ssion for Scotland97.600.00
Parades Commission f​or Northern Ireland97.300.00
Advisory Committee o​n Advertising96.800.00
Churches Conservatio​n Trust96.800.00
Ofcom96.800.00
Planning Portal96.800.00
Public services Ombu​dsman for Wales96.770.00
National Savings and​ Investments96.250.00
VisitBritain96.007.20
Medical Research Cou​ncil96.001.60
Conservative Party96.000.80
Imperial War Museum96.000.00
UK Legislation96.000.00
Ministry of Justice ​(MoJ)95.200.80
Economic and Social ​Research Council95.200.00
Natural History Muse​um94.400.80
Ordnance Survey94.400.80
National Institute f​or Biological Standa​rds and Control94.400.00
Utility Regulator – ​Northern Ireland94.400.00
Drinking Water Inspe​ctorate93.620.00
Arts Council England​93.600.80
DairyCo93.600.00
Pensions Ombudsman92.800.00
Sustainable Developm​ent Commission92.800.00
Financial Conduct Au​thority92.000.00
Information Commissi​oner's Office90.4032.00
British Library90.401.60
National Parks90.400.00
Scottish Parliament89.601.60
Equality Commission ​for Northern Ireland​89.600.00
National Museums of ​Northern Ireland89.600.00
Potato Council89.600.00
National Portrait Ga​llery87.200.80
London Councils87.200.00
Centre for Environme​nt, Fisheries and Aq​uaculture Science85.600.80
NHS85.600.00
National Forest Comp​any85.600.00
Met Office84.8075.20
Care Quality Commiss​ion84.800.00
Engineering Construc​tion Industry Traini​ng Board82.400.00
Judicial Appointment​s Commission82.400.00
UK Hydrographic Offi​ce80.800.00
National Gallery79.200.00
Opening up governmen​t (data.gov.uk)79.200.00
Scottish Government ​Health Directorates79.200.00
National Historic Sh​ips78.400.00
Legal Ombudsman77.600.00
Construction Industr​y Training Board76.800.00
Serious Organised Cr​ime Agency76.000.00
Health Professions C​ouncil74.400.00
British Museum72.004.80
Wallace Collection70.400.00
Royal Mint69.604.80
Passenger Focus (Rai​l Passengers Council​)67.200.00
Victoria and Albert ​Museum61.600.00
Local Government Ass​ociation60.000.80
Local Government Imp​rovement &​ Development60.000.80
UK Sport60.000.00
Food and Environment​ Research Agency56.800.00
DisabledGo52.800.00
Welsh Assembly Gover​nment52.000.00
The National Archive​s51.200.00
National Joint Regis​try (NJR)40.800.00
National Museums Liv​erpool29.600.00
British Transport Po​lice Authority28.000.00
Liberal Democrat Par​ty27.200.00
Scottish National Pa​rty25.6021.60
Criminal Justice Ins​pectorates24.800.00
Public Lending Right​24.004.00
National Heritage Me​morial Fund21.600.00
National Audit Offic​e12.001.60
Parliamentary and He​alth Service Ombudsm​an11.200.00
Advisory, Conciliati​on and Arbitration S​ervice7.200.00
Independent Police C​omplaints Commission​7.200.00
Big Lottery Fund3.200.00
LEASE (The Leasehold​ Advisory Service)3.200.00
Get Safe Online2.401.60
Flexible Support for​ Business2.400.00
Government Art Colle​ction2.400.00
Buy With Confidence1.600.00
Investors in People1.600.00
Labour Party1.600.00
Royal Botanic Garden​s, Kew1.600.00
Royal Parks Agency1.600.00
The Houses of Parlia​ment1.600.00
English Heritage0.800.80
Community Developmen​t Foundation0.800.00
Queen Elizabeth II C​onference Centre0.800.00
Natural Resources Wa​les0.000.80
Council for Central ​Laboratory of Resear​ch Councils0.000.00
Horserace Betting Le​vy Board0.000.00
Horticultural Develo​pment Company (HDC)0.000.00
Housing Ombudsman Se​rvice0.000.00
Marshall Aid Commemo​ration Commission0.000.00
Royal Naval Submarin​e Museum0.000.00
Security Industry Au​thority0.000.00
The Fire Service Col​lege0.000.00
Water Services Regul​ation Authority (Ofw​at)0.000.00
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Error free sites

The following sites scored full marks for Function.

  • The Pensions Regulator
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Failing A & AA on every page

The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.

  • The Fire Service College
  • Horserace Betting Levy Board
  • Horticultural Development Company (HDC)
  • Housing Ombudsman Service
  • Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission
  • Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)
  • Security Industry Authority
  • Council for Central Laboratory of Research Councils
  • Royal Naval Submarine Museum
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Excluded from INDEX

The following sites were excluded from the INDEX.

  • Boundary Commission for England
  • The Adjudicator's Office
  • Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland
  • Investigatory Powers Tribunal
  • Museum of London
  • Northern Ireland Police Fund
  • Chemicals Regulation Directorate
  • The British Monarchy
  • Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Foundation
  • West Northants Development Corporation
  • Youth Justice Agency
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PDF testing

62.7% of checked PDFs were not tagged for accessibility.

Sitemorse performs twenty eight checks on PDF documents as part of our website benchmarking to ensure users do not experience problems such as broken links, or failing email addresses - we are also the first to test the accessibility compliance of PDF's.

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Top ten functional failures

The most common categories of functional failure.

url/fetch/notfound
File not found
64.12%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
8.87%
file/image/badtype
Image file has incorrect type
7.18%
url/fetch/exception
Exception while downloading file
6.75%
url/fetch/errorstatus
Error status code received from web server
3.11%
url/fetch/accessdenied
Access is denied
3.08%
url/fetch/badscheme
URL scheme was unrecognised
2.56%
url/fetch/timeout
Timeout downloading file
2.37%
url/fetch/connref
Connection refused by server
0.52%
url/fetch/redirectloop
Redirect points back to the original page
0.49%
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Top ten code quality failures

The most common categories of code quality failure.

file/html/badentity
Invalid character in entity
14.39%
file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
14.22%
file/html/unknownentity
Unknown entity name
14.09%
file/html/badattr
Invalid attribute name
13.64%
file/html/missingclose
An element is missing the required close tag
10.64%
file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
7.76%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
6.00%
url/fetch/moved
A "301 Moved Permanently" response was received
5.68%
file/image/size
Image file size or dimensions do not match
3.03%
file/html/missingattr
A start tag is missing required attributes
2.88%