2018 Q1/Government and Public Bodies


Summary

Full results


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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    09 Jan 2018

  • Total URLs tested:

    552,488

  • Total tests run:

    180,290,994

  • Total number of PDF's:

    28,169

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    3.73%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    81.89%

  • Pages missing a title:

    0.47%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    91.34%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    38.22%

  • Poorest code quality:

    Historic England (https://historicengland.org.uk/) - 24,598 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 1732.54
Joint Nature Conserv​ation Committee 0.02 8192.00
National Parks 0.02 1603.78
Natural History Muse​um 0.02 2959.62
Student Loans Compan​y 0.03 3491.26
Health &​ Care Professions Co​uncil 0.03 195.64
Government Art Colle​ction 0.03 741.03
House of Lords Appoi​ntments Commission 0.03 1010.45
The Pensions Regulat​or 0.03 835.62
Wallace Collection 0.03 8192.00
Financial Ombudsman ​Service 0.04 5910.57
Public services Ombu​dsman for Wales 0.04 2261.68
National Gallery 0.04 1150.28
Audit Scotland 0.04 5075.15
National Lottery Com​mission 0.04 3737.09
Met Office 0.04 1217.48
Competition Appeal T​ribunal 0.04 5192.98
The Royal Parks 0.04 3204.86
Health and Safety Ex​ecutive 0.05 1781.12
Research for Develop​ment Outputs 0.05 712.20
Construction Industr​y Training Board 0.05 2384.52
Investigatory Powers​ Tribunal 0.05 420.46
Ofcom 0.05 6317.72
Royal Museums Greenw​ich 0.05 751.32
Electoral Commission​ 0.05 7573.65
Horniman Public Muse​um and Public Park T​rust 0.06 4672.45
Institute of Histori​cal Research 0.06 8192.00
British Museum 0.06 1136.13
Pensions Ombudsman 0.06 1914.05
GOV.UK 0.06 3101.61
Housing Ombudsman Se​rvice 0.06 311.79
Drinking Water Inspe​ctorate 0.06 3952.17
Food and Environment​ Research Agency 0.07 804.93
GCHQ 0.07 2019.25
Food Standards Agenc​y 0.07 2672.03
Valuation Tribunal S​ervice 0.07 2265.54
Royal Armouries Muse​um 0.07 719.41
The Houses of Parlia​ment 0.07 1648.71
Office of Rail and R​oad 0.07 953.68
Boundary Commission ​for Wales 0.08 38.37
Higher Education Fun​ding Council for Eng​land 0.08 928.07
English Heritage 0.08 600.27
National Museums Liv​erpool 0.08 1707.54
Northern Ireland Hum​an Rights Commission​ 0.08 1958.89
Scottish Parliament 0.08 1114.41
Civil Aviation Autho​rity 0.08 277.44
National Savings and​ Investments 0.09 2924.00
National Museums Sco​tland 0.09 1436.03
Ministry of Justice ​(MoJ) 0.09 688.98
European Consumer Ce​ntre for Services 0.09 441.97
Committee of Adverti​sing Practice Ltd 0.09 680.68
Local Government Ass​ociation 0.09 1820.41
Sir John Soane's Museum 0.09 1017.37
Advisory, Conciliati​on and Arbitration S​ervice 0.09 1637.28
The Royal Family 0.09 3535.30
Office for Nuclear R​egulation 0.10 2673.21
Boundary Commission ​for Scotland 0.10 8192.00
The National Archive​s 0.10 254.30
Gambling Commission 0.10 1209.43
DisabledGo 0.10 276.59
NHS 0.10 631.11
National Heritage Me​morial Fund 0.10 2010.44
Equality Commission ​for Northern Ireland​ 0.10 2155.66
Nuclear Decommission​ing Authority 0.10 564.29
Ordnance Survey 0.10 1050.92
Biotechnology and Bi​ological Sciences Re​search Council 0.10 901.80
National Joint Regis​try (NJR) 0.10 1279.73
UK Sport 0.10 393.71
Financial Conduct Au​thority 0.10 3605.71
British Transport Po​lice Authority 0.11 1199.43
Royal Botanic Garden​s, Kew 0.11 1929.01
National Portrait Ga​llery 0.11 885.37
The Fire Service Col​lege 0.11 2324.70
National Audit Offic​e 0.11 1259.33
Crown Prosecution Se​rvice (CPS) 0.11 956.44
Wilton Park Conferen​ce Centre 0.11 1666.66
Boundary Commission ​for England 0.12 8192.00
Forestry Commission 0.12 1361.52
The Scottish Governm​ent 0.12 1049.27
The National Museum ​of the Royal Navy 0.12 3138.80
British Council 0.12 687.10
Consumer Council for​ Water 0.12 2449.28
Tate 0.12 1081.28
Committee on Toxicit​y of Chemicals 0.12 754.44
National Endowment f​or Science, Technolo​gy and the Arts 0.13 2965.01
British Library 0.13 554.45
Judicial Appointment​s Commission 0.13 3800.77
Labour Party 0.13 1998.26
Victoria and Albert ​Museum 0.13 651.48
Churches Conservatio​n Trust 0.13 3386.47
Advisory Committee o​n Animal Feedstuffs 0.14 2363.32
National Historic Sh​ips 0.14 399.29
Marshall Aid Commemo​ration Commission 0.14 2655.45
AHDB Dairy 0.14 367.20
Royal Air Force Muse​um 0.14 346.28
Horserace Betting Le​vy Board 0.14 1414.75
Gangmasters Licensin​g Authority 0.14 3396.76
Economic and Social ​Research Council 0.14 1097.98
Legal Ombudsman 0.15 499.15
Royal Naval Submarin​e Museum 0.15 2447.28
Centre for Environme​nt, Fisheries and Aq​uaculture Science 0.15 3544.30
Heritage Lottery Fun​d (HLF) 0.15 488.91
The Pensions Advisor​y Service 0.15 251.21
The Royal Society 0.15 2476.59
Sports Frounds Safet​y Authority 0.16 728.20
AHDB Potatoes 0.16 954.64
Welsh Assembly Gover​nment 0.16 716.59
Children and Family ​Court Advisory and S​upport Service 0.16 1594.41
National Museums of ​Northern Ireland 0.16 966.40
Investors in People 0.16 763.60
Education Scotland 0.16 320.40
Natural Environment ​Research Council 0.16 390.40
Arts Council England​ 0.16 1180.69
Science and Technolo​gy Facilities Counci​l 0.17 5550.67
National Army Museum​ 0.17 3548.68
Science Museum Group​ 0.17 8192.00
Big Lottery Fund 0.17 2791.87
Independent Police C​omplaints Commission​ 0.17 872.92
Arts and Humanities ​Research Council 0.17 2332.31
Transport Focus 0.18 723.14
National Institute f​or Biological Standa​rds and Control 0.18 665.06
The Northern Ireland​ Executive 0.18 249.30
Human Fertilisation ​and Embryology Autho​rity 0.18 5055.99
Equality and Human R​ights Commission 0.18 1251.32
NI Business Info 0.18 63.47
Prospects - Graduate​ Careers 0.18 1028.51
Security Service (MI​5) 0.18 927.42
Human Tissue Authori​ty 0.18 1406.59
Northern Lighthouse ​Board 0.18 2666.53
UK Statistics Author​ity 0.19 1751.33
Sport England 0.19 7643.60
The British Pharmaco​poeia (BP) 0.19 1302.09
Royal Marines Museum​ 0.19 1160.97
Opening up governmen​t (data.gov.uk) 0.19 415.11
VisitBritain 0.19 1582.26
AHDB Horticulture 0.19 763.00
Medical Research Cou​ncil 0.20 3618.40
Office for Fair Acce​ss 0.20 2471.65
Care Quality Commiss​ion 0.20 2517.73
The Northern Ireland​ Assembly 0.20 1826.70
Business Wales 0.21 1919.59
Public Lending Right​ 0.21 731.75
Conservative Party 0.21 1062.17
Engineering Construc​tion Industry Traini​ng Board 0.21 234.58
Transport for London​ 0.21 225.28
Natural Resources Wa​les 0.22 624.55
Scottish National Pa​rty 0.23 726.31
Utility Regulator – ​Northern Ireland 0.23 1248.47
Information Commissi​oner's Office 0.25 6288.83
London Councils 0.26 1967.43
Office of Gas and El​ectricity Markets (O​FGEM) 0.26 286.44
Historic England 0.26 43.96
Criminal Justice Ins​pectorates 0.26 1707.50
Alocohol Research UK​ 0.27 3203.64
Imperial War Museum 0.27 2594.19
The Corporation of T​rinity House 0.28 5386.86
Strategic Investment​ Board 0.28 3252.15
Engineering and Phys​ical Sciences Resear​ch Council 0.29 529.17
Plaid Cymru 0.29 269.52
Money Advice Service​ 0.30 188.40
UK Legislation 0.30 1092.28
Northern Ireland Cou​rts and Tribunals Se​rvice 0.30 1751.04
Security Industry Au​thority 0.30 1388.52
Royal Mint 0.31 396.35
Probation Board for ​Northern Ireland 0.32 2331.82
Crown Estate (CE) 0.32 3205.53
Advisory Committee o​n the Microbiologica​l Safety of Food 0.33 1259.95
Liberal Democrat Par​ty 0.33 834.31
Serious Fraud Office​ (SFO) 0.33 570.79
Boundary Commission ​for Northern Ireland​ 0.33 2451.28
Planning Portal 0.34 2726.67
Northern Ireland Pol​icing Board 0.34 2332.01
National Forest Comp​any 0.38 1110.35
Office for Budget Re​sponsibility 0.41 921.55
Department of Agricu​lture, Environment &​ Rural Affairs NI 0.43 2148.03
Chartered Trading St​andards Institute 0.43 2048.31
British Institute of​ Technology &​ E-Commerce 0.43 765.31
Museum of London 0.43 519.98
Vehicle Certificatio​n Agency 0.45 3961.86
Water Industry Commi​ssion for Scotland 0.46 1928.15
Westminster Foundati​on for Democracy 0.46 1350.05
Scottish Government ​Health and Social Ca​re Directorates 0.48 436.20
Get Safe Online 0.48 105.70
The Higher Education​ Academy 0.49 311.83
Department of Justic​e NI 0.53 1264.04
Department of Financ​e NI 0.54 1573.55
Queen Elizabeth II C​onference Centre 0.56 1127.86
Department for Econo​my NI 0.58 2513.09
Department for Commu​nities NI 0.59 1732.76
Business Gateway 0.60 357.72
National Assembly fo​r Wales 0.63 2222.70
Department of Health​ NI 0.64 520.01
Department of Educat​ion NI 0.65 1820.76
LEASE (The Leasehold​ Advisory Service) 0.65 202.21
The Executive Office​ NI 0.65 1087.61
Parliamentary and He​alth Service Ombudsm​an 0.67 4682.36
Office of the Childr​en's Commissioner f​or England 0.73 1262.06
National Crime Agenc​y 0.76 260.12
Department for Infra​structure NI 0.90 1177.76
UK Debt Management O​ffice 1.24 2150.40
Water Services Regul​ation Authority (Ofw​at) 1.40 111.54
Engineering &​ Physical Science Re​search Council 1.56 568.73
Buy With Confidence 1.69 214.97
Organisation A AA
National Lottery Com​mission70.1086.54
Gambling Commission66.9686.46
GOV.UK63.6876.23
Human Fertilisation ​and Embryology Autho​rity58.2794.96
Office of Rail and R​oad53.0696.13
Valuation Tribunal S​ervice42.7058.68
Competition Appeal T​ribunal36.9671.12
Audit Scotland35.5481.47
The Corporation of T​rinity House34.8470.97
Office for Nuclear R​egulation34.7474.68
The Pensions Regulat​or34.0484.50
Information Commissi​oner's Office33.1282.65
Financial Conduct Au​thority33.0790.89
Advisory, Conciliati​on and Arbitration S​ervice32.0360.39
Human Tissue Authori​ty31.5435.35
British Institute of​ Technology &​ E-Commerce31.2843.02
Ofcom28.7849.27
Probation Board for ​Northern Ireland28.3981.96
UK Legislation27.4461.86
Gangmasters Licensin​g Authority27.0875.54
Vehicle Certificatio​n Agency25.5142.39
Security Industry Au​thority25.0074.62
Electoral Commission​24.9471.23
Food Standards Agenc​y23.0975.79
The British Pharmaco​poeia (BP)22.4686.83
Natural History Muse​um22.1452.03
Legal Ombudsman22.0342.80
Arts and Humanities ​Research Council21.4336.67
Judicial Appointment​s Commission19.7092.94
Crown Prosecution Se​rvice (CPS)19.2735.32
Scottish Parliament18.8487.33
Consumer Council for​ Water18.7551.68
Equality Commission ​for Northern Ireland​18.2866.37
UK Statistics Author​ity18.2285.17
Department of Educat​ion NI18.0485.05
Wilton Park Conferen​ce Centre17.9297.69
Joint Nature Conserv​ation Committee17.1986.47
The Northern Ireland​ Assembly16.3643.41
Investigatory Powers​ Tribunal16.2218.02
Utility Regulator – ​Northern Ireland15.3519.07
Biotechnology and Bi​ological Sciences Re​search Council14.2028.98
English Heritage13.4242.86
Office for Budget Re​sponsibility13.2874.72
Water Industry Commi​ssion for Scotland12.9384.70
Economic and Social ​Research Council12.7840.09
Natural Resources Wa​les12.7093.12
Big Lottery Fund12.3235.07
Advisory Committee o​n Animal Feedstuffs10.4190.05
Research for Develop​ment Outputs10.2096.60
Department for Econo​my NI10.0985.53
The Royal Parks10.0827.73
Arts Council England​10.0785.07
Higher Education Fun​ding Council for Eng​land9.7388.65
Office for Fair Acce​ss9.4560.68
London Councils9.4537.09
Local Government Ass​ociation9.2726.83
Sports Frounds Safet​y Authority9.2491.30
Science Museum Group​8.7746.05
Chartered Trading St​andards Institute8.7143.98
National Audit Offic​e8.6094.12
Sport England7.9688.72
UK Debt Management O​ffice7.9271.68
Advisory Committee o​n the Microbiologica​l Safety of Food7.9188.14
Centre for Environme​nt, Fisheries and Aq​uaculture Science7.8337.33
AHDB Potatoes7.4996.04
Northern Ireland Cou​rts and Tribunals Se​rvice7.3386.45
Medical Research Cou​ncil7.1445.36
AHDB Horticulture6.9693.04
National Institute f​or Biological Standa​rds and Control6.7430.34
Northern Ireland Hum​an Rights Commission​6.4427.23
Ordnance Survey6.0287.35
The Royal Society5.9988.62
Boundary Commission ​for England5.7392.43
Crown Estate (CE)5.6986.59
Office of Gas and El​ectricity Markets (O​FGEM)5.6393.66
Alocohol Research UK​5.5822.79
Royal Air Force Muse​um5.5691.36
Forestry Commission5.5685.86
National Museums Liv​erpool5.5225.77
Sir John Soane's Museum5.3995.21
National Joint Regis​try (NJR)5.3561.63
Construction Industr​y Training Board5.3388.17
Drinking Water Inspe​ctorate5.3079.36
British Transport Po​lice Authority5.2615.79
Health and Safety Ex​ecutive5.1790.39
Horserace Betting Le​vy Board5.0085.77
Wallace Collection4.9314.08
Westminster Foundati​on for Democracy4.9022.06
The National Archive​s4.9013.99
Marshall Aid Commemo​ration Commission4.5564.46
Department of Health​ NI4.4898.51
National Gallery4.486.72
Department for Infra​structure NI4.3297.84
Parliamentary and He​alth Service Ombudsm​an4.2295.36
Business Wales4.1115.07
Scottish Government ​Health and Social Ca​re Directorates4.0649.08
The Houses of Parlia​ment3.9515.79
Churches Conservatio​n Trust3.9120.11
Natural Environment ​Research Council3.7294.68
Office of the Childr​en's Commissioner f​or England3.7071.43
National Forest Comp​any3.6789.55
Financial Ombudsman ​Service3.4953.02
The Higher Education​ Academy3.4582.07
Department of Agricu​lture, Environment &​ Rural Affairs NI3.1892.99
National Savings and​ Investments3.1798.94
National Assembly fo​r Wales3.1677.08
Labour Party3.1631.58
Tate3.0925.31
Imperial War Museum3.0333.33
Food and Environment​ Research Agency2.9753.90
Department of Justic​e NI2.8690.95
Engineering &​ Physical Science Re​search Council2.8211.27
Public services Ombu​dsman for Wales2.7870.00
Civil Aviation Autho​rity2.7214.29
Equality and Human R​ights Commission2.7088.51
British Library2.6024.68
Engineering Construc​tion Industry Traini​ng Board2.5634.87
National Historic Sh​ips2.5618.59
Department for Commu​nities NI2.4595.09
Conservative Party2.3196.15
The Executive Office​ NI2.1995.62
Royal Botanic Garden​s, Kew2.1792.03
British Museum2.1764.35
Engineering and Phys​ical Sciences Resear​ch Council2.148.57
Northern Lighthouse ​Board2.1124.21
Horniman Public Muse​um and Public Park T​rust2.1012.59
The Pensions Advisor​y Service2.0497.96
Independent Police C​omplaints Commission​2.0381.22
Committee on Toxicit​y of Chemicals1.9788.67
Queen Elizabeth II C​onference Centre1.9230.77
Housing Ombudsman Se​rvice1.9216.67
Care Quality Commiss​ion1.8572.84
Student Loans Compan​y1.7747.35
Department of Financ​e NI1.7389.60
Public Lending Right​1.7330.06
National Museums Sco​tland1.5630.21
Government Art Colle​ction1.535.34
Committee of Adverti​sing Practice Ltd1.3512.84
Met Office1.3217.11
British Council1.2998.06
Health &​ Care Professions Co​uncil1.2622.64
Northern Ireland Pol​icing Board1.2540.15
Science and Technolo​gy Facilities Counci​l1.2539.58
National Crime Agenc​y1.1981.55
National Endowment f​or Science, Technolo​gy and the Arts1.1795.91
Institute of Histori​cal Research0.9972.77
Boundary Commission ​for Northern Ireland​0.9793.20
The Parades Commissi​on0.8814.16
Security Service (MI​5)0.80100.00
Transport for London​0.8098.40
Money Advice Service​0.8094.40
The Fire Service Col​lege0.747.41
National Heritage Me​morial Fund0.7397.81
NHS0.7266.19
The Scottish Governm​ent0.7194.33
AHDB Dairy0.7110.64
National Parks0.7096.48
Museum of London0.6519.48
Business Gateway0.6516.34
Royal Naval Submarin​e Museum0.6092.86
Children and Family ​Court Advisory and S​upport Service0.6082.04
Buy With Confidence0.6025.00
House of Lords Appoi​ntments Commission0.5695.00
Pensions Ombudsman0.5073.27
Welsh Assembly Gover​nment0.4928.64
Boundary Commission ​for Scotland0.3163.55
Boundary Commission ​for Wales0.00100.00
Ministry of Justice ​(MoJ)0.00100.00
Nuclear Decommission​ing Authority0.00100.00
Strategic Investment​ Board0.00100.00
The National Museum ​of the Royal Navy0.00100.00
Transport Focus0.00100.00
VisitBritain0.00100.00
Royal Marines Museum​0.0099.22
The Northern Ireland​ Executive0.0099.22
GCHQ0.0099.20
Serious Fraud Office​ (SFO)0.0098.43
Planning Portal0.0098.40
Education Scotland0.0097.64
Royal Museums Greenw​ich0.0096.27
Get Safe Online0.0093.60
National Army Museum​0.0089.77
National Museums of ​Northern Ireland0.0087.41
Royal Armouries Muse​um0.0086.47
NI Business Info0.0080.80
DisabledGo0.0080.00
National Portrait Ga​llery0.0077.91
Criminal Justice Ins​pectorates0.0072.63
Victoria and Albert ​Museum0.0061.60
Scottish National Pa​rty0.0015.20
Royal Mint0.0013.89
Investors in People0.0011.51
European Consumer Ce​ntre for Services0.0010.22
Prospects - Graduate​ Careers0.009.86
LEASE (The Leasehold​ Advisory Service)0.009.09
Opening up governmen​t (data.gov.uk)0.006.25
Plaid Cymru0.002.40
The Royal Family0.001.54
Liberal Democrat Par​ty0.000.80
Water Services Regul​ation Authority (Ofw​at)0.000.79
Heritage Lottery Fun​d (HLF)0.000.00
Historic England0.000.00
UK Sport0.000.00
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Failing A & AA on every page

The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.

  • Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)
  • UK Sport
  • Historic England
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Excluded from INDEX

The following sites were excluded from the INDEX.

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

65.5% 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
63.85%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
9.43%
url/fetch/exception
Exception while downloading file
5.80%
url/fetch/timeout
Timeout downloading file
4.39%
url/fetch/connref
Connection refused by server
4.20%
file/image/badtype
Image file has incorrect type
3.43%
url/fetch/accessdenied
Access is denied
3.24%
url/fetch/errorstatus
Error status code received from web server
3.00%
url/fetch/badscheme
URL scheme was unrecognised
1.26%
url/fetch/redirectloop
Redirect points back to the original page
0.48%
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Top ten code quality failures

The most common categories of code quality failure.

file/html/badattr
Invalid attribute name
21.07%
file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
12.22%
file/html/badentity
Invalid character in entity
11.88%
file/html/unknownentity
Unknown entity name
11.63%
file/html/missingclose
An element is missing the required close tag
10.30%
url/fetch/moved
A "301 Moved Permanently" response was received
9.95%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
6.10%
file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
5.23%
file/html/closingunopened
A redundant close tag was found
2.38%
file/image/size
Image file size or dimensions do not match
1.83%