2017 Q3/Government and Public Bodies


Summary

Full results


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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    11 Jul 2017

  • Total URLs tested:

    530,837

  • Total tests run:

    173,229,641

  • Total number of PDF's:

    27,216

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    3.47%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    82.66%

  • Pages missing a title:

    0.73%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    91.68%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    37.01%

  • Poorest code quality:

    NI Business Info (http://www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk/) - 90,782 failures

  • Fastest average response time:

    The Parades Commission (http://www.paradescommission.org/)




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 2.0 A and AA testing (0 means every page had an issue).

Organisation Avg. Response Download (kB/s)
The Parades Commissi​on 0.01 1096.10
Government Art Colle​ction 0.01 362.20
Drinking Water Inspe​ctorate 0.01 5482.04
Wallace Collection 0.01 8192.00
Joint Nature Conserv​ation Committee 0.02 8192.00
Student Loans Compan​y 0.02 3226.73
Royal Mint 0.02 1326.38
Higher Education Fun​ding Council for Eng​land 0.03 1268.35
Competition Appeal T​ribunal 0.03 3839.71
Health &​ Care Professions Co​uncil 0.03 178.87
Natural History Muse​um 0.03 2551.61
British Transport Po​lice Authority 0.03 1304.03
House of Lords Appoi​ntments Commission 0.03 989.63
GOV.UK 0.03 1315.10
Public services Ombu​dsman for Wales 0.03 4099.65
The Pensions Regulat​or 0.03 933.38
Research for Develop​ment Outputs 0.03 735.27
Parliamentary and He​alth Service Ombudsm​an 0.04 4205.60
Electoral Commission​ 0.04 7139.64
National Lottery Com​mission 0.04 5222.46
Gambling Commission 0.04 5036.33
Construction Industr​y Training Board 0.04 3096.58
Audit Scotland 0.04 5033.01
Ofcom 0.04 5378.45
Sir John Soane's Museum 0.04 1140.11
National Historic Sh​ips 0.05 451.75
Housing Ombudsman Se​rvice 0.05 204.93
Investigatory Powers​ Tribunal 0.05 374.62
Crown Prosecution Se​rvice (CPS) 0.05 415.53
Met Office 0.05 512.34
The Royal Parks 0.05 4775.60
Civil Aviation Autho​rity 0.05 270.50
National Museums Liv​erpool 0.05 1596.57
Boundary Commission ​for Wales 0.06 43.98
Financial Ombudsman ​Service 0.06 3403.21
Health and Safety Ex​ecutive 0.06 1759.21
Horniman Public Muse​um and Public Park T​rust 0.06 4125.27
The Houses of Parlia​ment 0.06 1644.08
Royal Botanic Garden​s, Kew 0.06 1117.32
Royal Armouries Muse​um 0.07 1356.48
Food and Environment​ Research Agency 0.07 806.70
Nuclear Decommission​ing Authority 0.07 776.48
Food Standards Agenc​y 0.07 1733.22
The National Museum ​of the Royal Navy 0.07 3479.43
Sustainable Developm​ent Commission 0.07 1678.20
British Museum 0.07 1562.32
Valuation Tribunal S​ervice 0.07 2278.89
Local Government Ass​ociation 0.07 2381.05
The Royal Family 0.07 4107.86
European Consumer Ce​ntre for Services 0.08 563.64
The National Archive​s 0.08 236.25
Ministry of Justice ​(MoJ) 0.08 243.38
Committee on Toxicit​y of Chemicals 0.09 577.70
AHDB Dairy 0.09 399.50
Institute of Histori​cal Research 0.09 3545.99
Advisory, Conciliati​on and Arbitration S​ervice 0.09 1611.89
National Joint Regis​try (NJR) 0.09 1370.79
Boundary Commission ​for Scotland 0.09 8192.00
Office of Rail and R​oad 0.09 1022.00
GCHQ 0.09 2423.93
Office for Nuclear R​egulation 0.09 1791.26
National Museums Sco​tland 0.09 1219.21
Scottish Parliament 0.09 1345.94
Tate 0.09 1827.99
Human Tissue Authori​ty 0.09 1404.35
Ordnance Survey 0.09 1053.95
The Northern Ireland​ Assembly 0.10 2238.28
Financial Conduct Au​thority 0.10 3095.21
VisitBritain 0.10 1233.67
The Royal Society 0.10 1996.92
National Endowment f​or Science, Technolo​gy and the Arts 0.10 3121.41
Boundary Commission ​for England 0.10 3130.59
National Heritage Me​morial Fund 0.10 2218.24
Public Lending Right​ 0.10 888.91
Children and Family ​Court Advisory and S​upport Service 0.10 653.36
Equality Commission ​for Northern Ireland​ 0.11 2102.80
Northern Ireland Cou​rts and Tribunals Se​rvice 0.11 1811.21
Prospects - Graduate​ Careers 0.11 665.12
Centre for Environme​nt, Fisheries and Aq​uaculture Science 0.11 697.14
Churches Conservatio​n Trust 0.11 2491.84
British Council 0.11 720.65
DisabledGo 0.11 396.03
Royal Air Force Muse​um 0.12 341.46
Consumer Council for​ Water 0.12 2306.26
Royal Museums Greenw​ich 0.12 950.02
The Pensions Advisor​y Service 0.12 253.90
Criminal Justice Ins​pectorates 0.12 2029.17
UK Debt Management O​ffice 0.12 918.27
Heritage Lottery Fun​d (HLF) 0.12 625.95
Department for Commu​nities NI 0.12 1174.43
The Scottish Governm​ent 0.12 1232.10
Northern Ireland Hum​an Rights Commission​ 0.12 2648.81
National Parks 0.12 1493.85
National Audit Offic​e 0.12 798.46
Independent Police C​omplaints Commission​ 0.13 954.43
Transport for London​ 0.13 238.40
UK Statistics Author​ity 0.14 1240.54
Big Lottery Fund 0.14 2921.40
Security Service (MI​5) 0.14 874.48
National Gallery 0.14 501.52
Forestry Commission 0.14 1493.62
Department of Financ​e NI 0.14 1496.80
Marshall Aid Commemo​ration Commission 0.15 2763.92
Wilton Park Conferen​ce Centre 0.15 1541.39
British Library 0.15 579.89
Victoria and Albert ​Museum 0.15 454.19
Education Scotland 0.16 364.96
Welsh Assembly Gover​nment 0.16 731.79
Care Quality Commiss​ion 0.16 2556.96
Sports Frounds Safet​y Authority 0.16 709.58
Engineering Construc​tion Industry Traini​ng Board 0.16 287.04
Business Wales 0.16 3173.88
NHS 0.17 662.38
Investors in People 0.17 662.90
Advisory Committee o​n Animal Feedstuffs 0.17 2132.72
London Councils 0.17 2221.66
Horserace Betting Le​vy Board 0.18 1456.54
The Fire Service Col​lege 0.18 1655.87
Northern Lighthouse ​Board 0.18 2985.09
Transport Focus 0.19 647.80
Equality and Human R​ights Commission 0.19 1675.89
Serious Fraud Office​ (SFO) 0.19 664.87
Biotechnology and Bi​ological Sciences Re​search Council 0.19 774.95
Human Fertilisation ​and Embryology Autho​rity 0.19 4123.64
Arts Council England​ 0.19 2138.32
Museum of London 0.19 600.32
Sport England 0.20 5043.18
Money Advice Service​ 0.20 207.54
Office for Fair Acce​ss 0.21 2465.25
The British Pharmaco​poeia (BP) 0.21 915.35
Liberal Democrat Par​ty 0.21 631.88
Natural Resources Wa​les 0.22 754.01
Planning Portal 0.22 2648.87
Medical Research Cou​ncil 0.22 3721.75
NI Business Info 0.22 30.82
British Institute of​ Technology &​ E-Commerce 0.23 1265.87
National Institute f​or Biological Standa​rds and Control 0.23 793.07
The Corporation of T​rinity House 0.23 4415.77
Gangmasters Licensin​g Authority 0.23 2169.44
Utility Regulator – ​Northern Ireland 0.23 1892.33
National Portrait Ga​llery 0.23 993.01
Scottish National Pa​rty 0.23 847.60
Probation Board for ​Northern Ireland 0.24 2936.14
Chartered Trading St​andards Institute 0.24 2796.86
Conservative Party 0.24 917.23
National Savings and​ Investments 0.24 2695.58
The Executive Office​ NI 0.24 2683.75
Security Industry Au​thority 0.24 1061.12
Historic England 0.25 59.39
Arts and Humanities ​Research Council 0.26 2034.77
Committee of Adverti​sing Practice Ltd 0.26 405.67
Strategic Investment​ Board 0.26 3019.92
Pensions Ombudsman 0.27 1497.45
Northern Ireland Pol​icing Board 0.27 3008.76
Opening up governmen​t (data.gov.uk) 0.28 715.13
Advisory Committee o​n the Microbiologica​l Safety of Food 0.28 1982.17
Plaid Cymru 0.28 1261.14
Royal Marines Museum​ 0.28 1311.93
Alocohol Research UK​ 0.29 3031.19
Natural Environment ​Research Council 0.29 303.08
Labour Party 0.30 1374.57
Economic and Social ​Research Council 0.30 772.29
Boundary Commission ​for Northern Ireland​ 0.31 1154.35
Office of Gas and El​ectricity Markets (O​FGEM) 0.31 318.48
National Forest Comp​any 0.32 852.94
Office of Surveillan​ce Commissioners 0.33 524.07
Queen Elizabeth II C​onference Centre 0.33 1147.07
Imperial War Museum 0.33 2689.01
Scottish Government ​Health and Social Ca​re Directorates 0.34 505.54
Vehicle Certificatio​n Agency 0.34 2580.94
Judicial Appointment​s Commission 0.36 3121.78
LEASE (The Leasehold​ Advisory Service) 0.36 320.58
Information Commissi​oner's Office 0.38 4492.95
The Higher Education​ Academy 0.38 393.35
Office for Budget Re​sponsibility 0.39 798.45
UK Sport 0.40 881.42
Office of the Childr​en's Commissioner f​or England 0.41 2175.52
Science and Technolo​gy Facilities Counci​l 0.44 6585.43
Get Safe Online 0.44 97.24
National Museums of ​Northern Ireland 0.47 364.89
Water Industry Commi​ssion for Scotland 0.47 1875.72
Engineering and Phys​ical Sciences Resear​ch Council 0.48 683.57
Westminster Foundati​on for Democracy 0.48 720.52
National Army Museum​ 0.49 307.15
Department of Health​ NI 0.51 569.19
Department for Econo​my NI 0.52 2691.91
Business Gateway 0.53 765.60
National Crime Agenc​y 0.53 316.51
AHDB Potatoes 0.54 247.85
AHDB Horticulture 0.54 124.03
Department of Agricu​lture, Environment &​ Rural Affairs NI 0.55 2396.53
Legal Ombudsman 0.60 765.74
Royal Naval Submarin​e Museum 0.61 1823.72
National Assembly fo​r Wales 0.62 2031.36
Department of Justic​e NI 0.62 1812.46
English Heritage 0.63 692.83
Department of Educat​ion NI 0.63 2208.67
Department for Infra​structure NI 0.64 999.14
Engineering &​ Physical Science Re​search Council 0.68 773.95
Crown Estate (CE) 0.73 2395.11
The Northern Ireland​ Executive 0.84 168.98
Water Services Regul​ation Authority (Ofw​at) 1.07 147.83
UK Legislation 1.07 618.49
Buy With Confidence 1.25 14.82
Organisation A AA
National Lottery Com​mission72.5686.20
Gambling Commission66.6185.02
Human Fertilisation ​and Embryology Autho​rity59.2098.40
Office of Rail and R​oad53.4496.56
Valuation Tribunal S​ervice43.3057.26
Audit Scotland41.3685.95
Advisory, Conciliati​on and Arbitration S​ervice39.8169.67
The Corporation of T​rinity House35.9571.24
Chartered Trading St​andards Institute34.9866.50
The Pensions Regulat​or33.6382.88
Northern Ireland Cou​rts and Tribunals Se​rvice33.4481.10
Financial Conduct Au​thority30.7292.38
Legal Ombudsman28.2769.83
Ofcom27.8850.60
UK Legislation27.7554.45
Probation Board for ​Northern Ireland27.5581.92
Competition Appeal T​ribunal27.4961.26
Food Standards Agenc​y26.4776.89
Vehicle Certificatio​n Agency25.8736.82
Biotechnology and Bi​ological Sciences Re​search Council25.6343.28
Health and Safety Ex​ecutive25.3090.78
Electoral Commission​25.0071.39
Security Industry Au​thority24.8272.99
Information Commissi​oner's Office23.2082.40
The Northern Ireland​ Assembly22.7545.26
Judicial Appointment​s Commission21.3592.13
British Institute of​ Technology &​ E-Commerce20.6337.57
Wilton Park Conferen​ce Centre20.5996.47
The National Archive​s19.7619.16
Consumer Council for​ Water18.3749.49
Human Tissue Authori​ty18.2739.87
Investigatory Powers​ Tribunal18.1816.16
Arts and Humanities ​Research Council18.0435.57
Equality Commission ​for Northern Ireland​17.6967.69
Utility Regulator – ​Northern Ireland17.5322.71
Joint Nature Conserv​ation Committee17.4386.86
Department of Educat​ion NI15.7488.83
Advisory Committee o​n Animal Feedstuffs15.6990.59
Office for Budget Re​sponsibility15.4174.75
The British Pharmaco​poeia (BP)14.6785.33
English Heritage14.4143.23
Natural History Muse​um14.0048.00
Water Industry Commi​ssion for Scotland13.7688.53
Big Lottery Fund13.3931.70
Scottish Parliament12.5093.04
Crown Prosecution Se​rvice (CPS)12.2379.66
Office for Nuclear R​egulation11.9278.59
Economic and Social ​Research Council11.3334.48
National Institute f​or Biological Standa​rds and Control10.8132.97
Higher Education Fun​ding Council for Eng​land10.7191.33
Sport England10.5385.26
The Executive Office​ NI10.1888.62
Office for Fair Acce​ss9.9863.47
Arts Council England​9.2781.47
Scottish Government ​Health and Social Ca​re Directorates9.1852.13
GOV.UK9.0997.40
Research for Develop​ment Outputs8.7897.97
Drinking Water Inspe​ctorate8.5980.46
Local Government Ass​ociation8.3817.96
Department for Infra​structure NI8.2899.31
Boundary Commission ​for England7.6490.42
UK Sport7.5948.97
The Royal Parks7.5273.01
Serious Fraud Office​ (SFO)7.3598.53
Centre for Environme​nt, Fisheries and Aq​uaculture Science7.1436.19
AHDB Potatoes7.1196.44
Ordnance Survey7.1090.53
Medical Research Cou​ncil7.0744.52
Westminster Foundati​on for Democracy6.9324.26
Office of Gas and El​ectricity Markets (O​FGEM)6.7192.62
Natural Resources Wa​les6.6792.78
UK Statistics Author​ity6.5789.39
Imperial War Museum6.4439.60
Department of Health​ NI6.4399.29
Construction Industr​y Training Board6.1979.05
Department for Econo​my NI6.1287.76
Northern Ireland Hum​an Rights Commission​5.9937.33
Gangmasters Licensin​g Authority5.9749.06
Committee on Toxicit​y of Chemicals5.7788.94
Marshall Aid Commemo​ration Commission5.7665.43
Department of Justic​e NI5.6786.60
Alocohol Research UK​5.3121.74
Horserace Betting Le​vy Board5.2483.87
British Transport Po​lice Authority5.2316.86
National Savings and​ Investments5.0898.48
Sir John Soane's Museum5.0095.62
Royal Air Force Muse​um5.0091.25
Crown Estate (CE)4.5587.27
National Museums Liv​erpool4.3829.38
British Museum4.3563.59
Parliamentary and He​alth Service Ombudsm​an4.3396.10
National Forest Comp​any4.2988.57
Wallace Collection4.2918.57
National Joint Regis​try (NJR)4.2760.05
The Houses of Parlia​ment4.1113.01
Department of Agricu​lture, Environment &​ Rural Affairs NI3.8093.67
Financial Ombudsman ​Service3.7792.45
Equality and Human R​ights Commission3.6189.16
National Audit Offic​e3.4297.26
Public services Ombu​dsman for Wales3.3167.29
National Historic Sh​ips3.2715.69
Department of Financ​e NI3.2492.43
Natural Environment ​Research Council3.2195.19
Science and Technolo​gy Facilities Counci​l3.1542.91
Forestry Commission2.9893.45
Sports Frounds Safet​y Authority2.8490.91
Student Loans Compan​y2.8255.65
Food and Environment​ Research Agency2.7226.53
Civil Aviation Autho​rity2.7212.93
Housing Ombudsman Se​rvice2.6814.09
Engineering Construc​tion Industry Traini​ng Board2.5535.20
Queen Elizabeth II C​onference Centre2.5521.66
Advisory Committee o​n the Microbiologica​l Safety of Food2.5084.17
Institute of Histori​cal Research2.4572.55
Conservative Party2.3389.92
Education Scotland2.3195.38
National Gallery2.319.23
Northern Lighthouse ​Board2.1523.12
Office of the Childr​en's Commissioner f​or England2.1417.11
Horniman Public Muse​um and Public Park T​rust2.1315.60
Royal Mint2.0585.62
National Museums Sco​tland1.9937.31
British Library1.9925.17
National Assembly fo​r Wales1.8381.65
Office of Surveillan​ce Commissioners1.7972.32
Criminal Justice Ins​pectorates1.7682.04
National Crime Agenc​y1.7378.61
Independent Police C​omplaints Commission​1.7080.83
Money Advice Service​1.6096.00
Government Art Colle​ction1.554.65
Care Quality Commiss​ion1.5472.62
Welsh Assembly Gover​nment1.4521.26
Museum of London1.4512.32
Engineering and Phys​ical Sciences Resear​ch Council1.446.47
Investors in People1.4312.14
Engineering &​ Physical Science Re​search Council1.437.14
The Pensions Advisor​y Service1.3897.24
Boundary Commission ​for Northern Ireland​1.3697.28
National Endowment f​or Science, Technolo​gy and the Arts1.3096.10
Health &​ Care Professions Co​uncil1.2523.12
Royal Naval Submarin​e Museum1.2094.01
Pensions Ombudsman1.0075.00
The Higher Education​ Academy0.9991.58
Northern Ireland Pol​icing Board0.9175.55
Transport for London​0.80100.00
Opening up governmen​t (data.gov.uk)0.758.96
National Heritage Me​morial Fund0.7498.53
The Scottish Governm​ent0.7293.48
National Parks0.7197.16
Royal Botanic Garden​s, Kew0.7196.45
NHS0.7195.00
Business Wales0.7129.29
AHDB Dairy0.7113.57
LEASE (The Leasehold​ Advisory Service)0.7110.00
Committee of Adverti​sing Practice Ltd0.719.22
Churches Conservatio​n Trust0.6810.96
National Portrait Ga​llery0.6769.13
Business Gateway0.6714.67
The Parades Commissi​on0.669.87
Sustainable Developm​ent Commission0.6478.85
Department for Commu​nities NI0.6296.88
The Royal Society0.6092.77
Public Lending Right​0.5889.26
Buy With Confidence0.5828.90
House of Lords Appoi​ntments Commission0.5695.00
Boundary Commission ​for Scotland0.4941.38
Children and Family ​Court Advisory and S​upport Service0.3881.30
Boundary Commission ​for Wales0.00100.00
Ministry of Justice ​(MoJ)0.00100.00
Nuclear Decommission​ing Authority0.00100.00
Security Service (MI​5)0.00100.00
Strategic Investment​ Board0.00100.00
The National Museum ​of the Royal Navy0.00100.00
The Northern Ireland​ Executive0.00100.00
Transport Focus0.00100.00
VisitBritain0.00100.00
British Council0.0099.30
AHDB Horticulture0.0099.26
Royal Marines Museum​0.0099.23
GCHQ0.0098.46
Planning Portal0.0098.40
Royal Museums Greenw​ich0.0096.20
National Army Museum​0.0096.00
Get Safe Online0.0091.34
NI Business Info0.0080.80
Royal Armouries Muse​um0.0080.69
Tate0.0065.69
Met Office0.0050.34
DisabledGo0.0048.80
National Museums of ​Northern Ireland0.0031.69
Victoria and Albert ​Museum0.0029.60
The Royal Family0.0018.52
Scottish National Pa​rty0.0018.40
Prospects - Graduate​ Careers0.0012.33
European Consumer Ce​ntre for Services0.0010.22
Labour Party0.006.67
The Fire Service Col​lege0.006.02
Historic England0.002.40
Liberal Democrat Par​ty0.002.40
London Councils0.001.53
Plaid Cymru0.000.80
Water Services Regul​ation Authority (Ofw​at)0.000.79
Heritage Lottery Fun​d (HLF)0.000.00
UK Debt Management O​ffice0.000.00
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Failing A & AA on every page

The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.

  • UK Debt Management Office
  • Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)
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Excluded from INDEX

The following sites were excluded from the INDEX.

  • The Adjudicator's Office
  • Community Development Foundation
  • Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure NI
  • Department for Employment and Learning NI
  • Northern Ireland Police Fund
  • Chemicals Regulation Directorate
  • Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Foundation
  • UK Hydrographic Office
  • West Northants Development Corporation
  • Science Museum Group
  • Youth Justice NI
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PDF testing

65.2% 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
66.18%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
10.35%
url/fetch/connref
Connection refused by server
4.70%
url/fetch/errorstatus
Error status code received from web server
4.50%
url/fetch/accessdenied
Access is denied
3.82%
file/image/badtype
Image file has incorrect type
3.36%
url/fetch/timeout
Timeout downloading file
2.52%
url/fetch/badscheme
URL scheme was unrecognised
1.67%
url/fetch/exception
Exception while downloading file
0.95%
url/fetch/unknownstatus
Unknown status code received from web server
0.58%
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Top ten code quality failures

The most common categories of code quality failure.

file/html/badattr
Invalid attribute name
14.74%
file/html/repeatedattr
A tag has been assigned the same attribute more than once
14.04%
file/html/unknownentity
Unknown entity name
11.46%
file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
10.83%
file/html/badentity
Invalid character in entity
10.73%
file/html/missingclose
An element is missing the required close tag
10.27%
url/fetch/moved
A "301 Moved Permanently" response was received
8.23%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
5.79%
file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
4.80%
file/html/closingunopened
A redundant close tag was found
2.24%