2019 Q3/Government and Public Bodies


Summary

Full results


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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    08 Jul 2019

  • Total URLs tested:

    441,932

  • Total tests run:

    143,669,682

  • Total number of PDF's:

    1,607

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    2.49%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    85.74%

  • Pages missing a title:

    1.15%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    97.11%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    42.06%

  • Poorest code quality:

    Government Art Collection (http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/) - 90,595 failures

  • Fastest average response time:

    British Transport Police Authority (http://www.btp.police.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 2.1 A and AA testing (0 means every page had an issue).

Organisation Avg. Response Download (kB/s)
British Transport Po​lice Authority 0.01 38.18
The Parades Commissi​on 0.01 221.85
Office for Nuclear R​egulation 0.02 377.68
Criminal Justice Ins​pectorates 0.02 1735.59
GOV.UK 0.02 380.61
Sustainable Developm​ent Commission 0.03 515.08
National Lottery Com​mission 0.03 486.23
Met Office 0.03 719.17
Audit Scotland 0.03 1471.80
Gambling Commission 0.03 569.47
The Royal Parks 0.04 951.35
Drinking Water Inspe​ctorate 0.05 313.12
Health and Safety Ex​ecutive 0.05 226.18
Research for Develop​ment Outputs 0.05 394.78
Horniman Public Muse​um and Public Park T​rust 0.05 484.06
Nuclear Decommission​ing Authority 0.05 678.78
National Savings and​ Investments 0.05 1413.00
Joint Nature Conserv​ation Committee 0.06 749.81
Advisory, Conciliati​on and Arbitration S​ervice 0.06 365.47
The Royal Family 0.06 3053.08
Natural Environment ​Research Council 0.06 86.78
Chemicals Regulation​ Directorate 0.06 221.69
Government Art Colle​ction 0.06 24.79
Student Loans Compan​y 0.06 668.09
Ministry of Justice ​(MoJ) 0.06 695.33
Natural History Muse​um 0.06 2024.65
National Joint Regis​try (NJR) 0.06 587.21
NHS 0.06 550.69
Boundary Commission ​for Wales 0.06 4594.91
Prospects - Graduate​ Careers 0.06 383.24
National Museums Liv​erpool 0.07 1218.02
Food and Environment​ Research Agency 0.07 651.94
The Scottish Governm​ent 0.07 697.10
Civil Aviation Autho​rity 0.07 146.73
Arts and Humanities ​Research Council 0.07 1058.01
Royal Botanic Garden​s, Kew 0.07 2640.08
National Army Museum​ 0.07 2167.07
Committee of Adverti​sing Practice Ltd 0.08 370.84
Gangmasters Licensin​g Authority 0.08 409.16
British Library 0.08 684.21
Strategic Investment​ Board 0.08 3518.05
Tate 0.08 1313.35
Parliamentary and He​alth Service Ombudsm​an 0.08 346.80
British Institute of​ Technology &​ E-Commerce 0.08 701.40
Wallace Collection 0.09 1504.41
Sir John Soane's Museum 0.09 797.83
Institute of Histori​cal Research 0.09 3775.93
DisabledGo 0.09 1093.75
National Museums Sco​tland 0.09 425.18
National Endowment f​or Science, Technolo​gy and the Arts 0.09 921.89
Royal Air Force Muse​um 0.10 180.80
Victoria and Albert ​Museum 0.10 1122.44
Electoral Commission​ 0.10 942.25
Pensions Ombudsman 0.10 2292.77
Transport for London​ 0.10 200.17
Wilton Park Conferen​ce Centre 0.10 660.56
Human Tissue Authori​ty 0.10 568.94
Equality and Human R​ights Commission 0.10 491.25
National Forest Comp​any 0.10 733.68
British Council 0.11 217.52
Equality Commission ​for Northern Ireland​ 0.11 453.21
AHDB Dairy 0.11 528.82
Public Lending Right​ 0.11 267.65
The Royal Society 0.11 772.32
Sport England 0.11 669.73
English Heritage 0.11 283.31
Historic England 0.11 630.75
Opening up governmen​t (data.gov.uk) 0.11 151.71
National Gallery 0.11 2064.11
Construction Industr​y Training Board 0.11 307.05
Marshall Aid Commemo​ration Commission 0.11 1323.64
Business Wales 0.11 1265.96
Labour Party 0.11 758.43
Department of Financ​e NI 0.11 505.55
The Pensions Regulat​or 0.11 796.95
Financial Conduct Au​thority 0.12 253.67
Northern Ireland Hum​an Rights Commission​ 0.12 1586.11
The Houses of Parlia​ment 0.12 378.33
Imperial War Museum 0.12 2424.40
National Portrait Ga​llery 0.12 332.12
Forestry Commission 0.12 2890.83
Department of Agricu​lture, Environment &​ Rural Affairs NI 0.12 743.92
The Executive Office​ NI 0.12 436.81
The Fire Service Col​lege 0.13 1175.06
Royal Naval Submarin​e Museum 0.13 770.68
British Museum 0.13 770.72
The Northern Ireland​ Executive 0.13 333.09
UK Hydrographic Offi​ce 0.13 572.65
AHDB Horticulture 0.13 182.26
Royal Museums Greenw​ich 0.14 646.92
Scottish Parliament 0.14 381.35
Natural Resources Wa​les 0.14 152.01
UK Debt Management O​ffice 0.14 471.52
Ordnance Survey 0.14 692.82
The National Museum ​of the Royal Navy 0.14 2159.95
National Parks 0.14 1257.37
Department of Educat​ion NI 0.15 415.63
Investigatory Powers​ Tribunal 0.15 202.15
European Consumer Ce​ntre for Services 0.15 253.77
National Heritage Me​morial Fund 0.15 1489.08
The Northern Ireland​ Assembly 0.15 97.60
Royal Mint 0.16 165.50
Alocohol Research UK​ 0.16 218.46
Ofcom 0.16 455.53
Consumer Council for​ Water 0.16 208.45
Care Quality Commiss​ion 0.16 1186.15
The Corporation of T​rinity House 0.16 1295.07
National Historic Sh​ips 0.17 1089.05
Human Fertilisation ​and Embryology Autho​rity 0.17 3065.98
Science and Technolo​gy Facilities Counci​l 0.17 370.04
Education Scotland 0.17 305.19
Utility Regulator – ​Northern Ireland 0.17 259.18
The British Pharmaco​poeia (BP) 0.17 237.92
Churches Conservatio​n Trust 0.17 1056.22
Vehicle Certificatio​n Agency 0.17 240.32
Engineering and Phys​ical Sciences Resear​ch Council 0.17 407.15
Valuation Tribunal S​ervice 0.18 1915.53
Arts Council England​ 0.18 589.88
Local Government Ass​ociation 0.18 576.86
London Councils 0.18 183.57
Crown Prosecution Se​rvice (CPS) 0.18 292.58
Heritage Lottery Fun​d (HLF) 0.19 409.91
National Assembly fo​r Wales 0.19 466.25
Centre for Environme​nt, Fisheries and Aq​uaculture Science 0.19 1421.51
Judicial Appointment​s Commission 0.19 447.86
The National Archive​s 0.19 309.75
Welsh Assembly Gover​nment 0.20 331.69
Scottish National Pa​rty 0.20 445.68
Boundary Commission ​for Scotland 0.20 6059.94
Security Service (MI​5) 0.20 566.30
UK Statistics Author​ity 0.21 268.77
VisitBritain 0.22 390.77
Engineering Construc​tion Industry Traini​ng Board 0.22 493.87
Committee on Toxicit​y of Chemicals 0.22 290.32
National Audit Offic​e 0.22 931.46
AHDB Potatoes 0.23 562.22
Liberal Democrat Par​ty 0.23 973.01
Transport Focus 0.23 326.87
UK Legislation 0.23 204.67
Science Museum Group​ 0.24 1131.79
Big Lottery Fund 0.24 1684.80
Advisory Committee o​n the Microbiologica​l Safety of Food 0.24 262.67
Museum of London 0.25 879.28
Office of Gas and El​ectricity Markets (O​FGEM) 0.25 105.36
NI Business Info 0.26 64.58
UK Sport 0.26 293.29
National Institute f​or Biological Standa​rds and Control 0.26 145.82
Advisory Committee o​n Animal Feedstuffs 0.28 501.55
Conservative Party 0.28 513.65
Biotechnology and Bi​ological Sciences Re​search Council 0.28 189.60
Information Commissi​oner's Office 0.28 1257.62
Royal Ulster Constab​ulary George Cross F​oundation 0.29 629.32
Boundary Commission ​for England 0.29 3621.87
Plaid Cymru 0.29 1981.98
Economic and Social ​Research Council 0.30 164.18
Legal Ombudsman 0.31 213.38
Food Standards Agenc​y 0.31 303.11
Northern Lighthouse ​Board 0.31 1285.58
LEASE (The Leasehold​ Advisory Service) 0.32 264.97
Get Safe Online 0.33 84.84
Financial Ombudsman ​Service 0.34 477.34
Health &​ Care Professions Co​uncil 0.34 135.08
Water Services Regul​ation Authority (Ofw​at) 0.36 705.73
Chartered Trading St​andards Institute 0.37 672.86
Engineering &​ Physical Science Re​search Council 0.37 343.58
Security Industry Au​thority 0.39 303.14
Water Industry Commi​ssion for Scotland 0.39 172.72
Children and Family ​Court Advisory and S​upport Service 0.40 342.64
Horserace Betting Le​vy Board 0.41 215.75
Competition Appeal T​ribunal 0.42 116.22
Housing Ombudsman Se​rvice 0.43 364.03
Sports Frounds Safet​y Authority 0.43 235.78
The Pensions Advisor​y Service 0.45 96.05
Westminster Foundati​on for Democracy 0.51 787.01
Medical Research Cou​ncil 0.55 310.44
Business Gateway 0.59 475.92
Queen Elizabeth II C​onference Centre 0.59 242.33
Crown Estate (CE) 0.60 2979.73
Probation Board for ​Northern Ireland 0.61 353.90
Royal Armouries Muse​um 0.63 892.57
Office of Rail and R​oad 0.68 124.05
Public services Ombu​dsman for Wales 0.81 597.80
Office for Budget Re​sponsibility 0.84 610.29
Planning Portal 0.84 233.98
Scottish Government ​Health and Social Ca​re Directorates 0.91 152.52
Serious Fraud Office​ (SFO) 0.95 548.06
The Higher Education​ Academy 0.99 118.64
Office of the Childr​en's Commissioner f​or England 1.02 451.84
Buy With Confidence 1.08 105.05
Independent Police C​omplaints Commission​ 1.44 243.88
National Crime Agenc​y 1.64 718.82
Organisation A AA
Parliamentary and He​alth Service Ombudsm​an69.6398.52
Office for Nuclear R​egulation54.8197.78
Natural Resources Wa​les42.4096.80
National Lottery Com​mission33.3396.30
Public services Ombu​dsman for Wales33.3390.37
Gambling Commission30.3796.30
The Pensions Regulat​or28.1598.52
The Corporation of T​rinity House19.2691.11
Information Commissi​oner's Office14.0797.04
Science Museum Group​11.1192.59
Scottish Government ​Health and Social Ca​re Directorates5.9327.41
British Library5.9310.37
Valuation Tribunal S​ervice5.937.41
Competition Appeal T​ribunal5.19100.00
Wilton Park Conferen​ce Centre5.1995.56
Security Industry Au​thority5.1993.33
The Executive Office​ NI4.4498.52
Construction Industr​y Training Board4.4489.63
Office of Rail and R​oad4.448.15
Arts and Humanities ​Research Council4.446.67
UK Statistics Author​ity3.7098.52
Historic England3.7093.33
Northern Lighthouse ​Board3.7088.15
The Royal Society3.7077.04
UK Legislation3.7071.85
The National Archive​s3.708.89
Natural Environment ​Research Council2.9698.52
Department of Educat​ion NI2.9697.04
Audit Scotland2.9695.56
Judicial Appointment​s Commission2.9694.81
Equality and Human R​ights Commission2.9691.85
Ofcom2.9691.11
The British Pharmaco​poeia (BP)2.9667.41
Queen Elizabeth II C​onference Centre2.9622.96
Gangmasters Licensin​g Authority2.965.19
Legal Ombudsman2.965.19
Utility Regulator – ​Northern Ireland2.962.22
National Gallery2.2796.97
AHDB Horticulture2.2299.26
Advisory Committee o​n Animal Feedstuffs2.2297.04
Westminster Foundati​on for Democracy2.2297.04
Electoral Commission​2.2287.41
Housing Ombudsman Se​rvice2.2287.41
Ordnance Survey2.2286.67
English Heritage2.2282.96
Crown Prosecution Se​rvice (CPS)2.2276.30
UK Hydrographic Offi​ce2.2274.07
Advisory, Conciliati​on and Arbitration S​ervice2.228.89
Chartered Trading St​andards Institute2.228.15
Economic and Social ​Research Council2.227.41
Engineering &​ Physical Science Re​search Council2.227.41
Engineering and Phys​ical Sciences Resear​ch Council2.227.41
NI Business Info2.227.41
The Houses of Parlia​ment2.227.41
Boundary Commission ​for England1.8797.20
Joint Nature Conserv​ation Committee1.553.88
The Northern Ireland​ Executive1.5098.50
AHDB Dairy1.505.26
Health and Safety Ex​ecutive1.48100.00
Probation Board for ​Northern Ireland1.4899.26
The Pensions Advisor​y Service1.4899.26
National Audit Offic​e1.4897.78
Royal Armouries Muse​um1.4897.78
Advisory Committee o​n the Microbiologica​l Safety of Food1.4897.04
Chemicals Regulation​ Directorate1.4897.04
Horserace Betting Le​vy Board1.4897.04
Buy With Confidence1.4896.30
Human Fertilisation ​and Embryology Autho​rity1.4896.30
Department of Financ​e NI1.4894.81
Vehicle Certificatio​n Agency1.4894.81
Met Office1.4894.07
Conservative Party1.4890.37
Financial Conduct Au​thority1.4890.37
UK Sport1.4880.00
Criminal Justice Ins​pectorates1.4875.56
The Higher Education​ Academy1.4874.07
Institute of Histori​cal Research1.4871.85
Financial Ombudsman ​Service1.488.15
Biotechnology and Bi​ological Sciences Re​search Council1.487.41
Civil Aviation Autho​rity1.487.41
Sir John Soane's Museum1.485.93
Royal Ulster Constab​ulary George Cross F​oundation1.327.89
Investigatory Powers​ Tribunal1.0511.58
National Endowment f​or Science, Technolo​gy and the Arts0.8024.80
Business Wales0.7793.85
National Museums Liv​erpool0.766.06
Water Industry Commi​ssion for Scotland0.74100.00
Welsh Assembly Gover​nment0.74100.00
Department of Agricu​lture, Environment &​ Rural Affairs NI0.7498.52
Arts Council England​0.7497.78
Boundary Commission ​for Wales0.7497.78
Forestry Commission0.7497.78
Local Government Ass​ociation0.7497.78
Committee on Toxicit​y of Chemicals0.7497.04
National Heritage Me​morial Fund0.7497.04
Big Lottery Fund0.7495.56
British Council0.7495.56
Equality Commission ​for Northern Ireland​0.7495.56
Office of Gas and El​ectricity Markets (O​FGEM)0.7494.81
The Royal Parks0.7494.81
Marshall Aid Commemo​ration Commission0.7494.07
Crown Estate (CE)0.7492.59
Independent Police C​omplaints Commission​0.7491.85
Sustainable Developm​ent Commission0.7491.85
National Crime Agenc​y0.7490.37
Scottish Parliament0.7488.89
National Forest Comp​any0.7466.67
Tate0.7423.70
Human Tissue Authori​ty0.7415.56
National Institute f​or Biological Standa​rds and Control0.748.89
National Joint Regis​try (NJR)0.748.15
Water Services Regul​ation Authority (Ofw​at)0.748.15
Committee of Adverti​sing Practice Ltd0.747.41
Medical Research Cou​ncil0.747.41
Centre for Environme​nt, Fisheries and Aq​uaculture Science0.746.67
Churches Conservatio​n Trust0.746.67
Science and Technolo​gy Facilities Counci​l0.746.67
The Fire Service Col​lege0.746.67
Office for Budget Re​sponsibility0.745.93
Royal Mint0.745.93
Sports Frounds Safet​y Authority0.745.19
British Institute of​ Technology &​ E-Commerce0.742.96
Engineering Construc​tion Industry Traini​ng Board0.741.48
Boundary Commission ​for Scotland0.00100.00
GOV.UK0.00100.00
Health &​ Care Professions Co​uncil0.00100.00
Ministry of Justice ​(MoJ)0.00100.00
NHS0.00100.00
Nuclear Decommission​ing Authority0.00100.00
Opening up governmen​t (data.gov.uk)0.00100.00
Student Loans Compan​y0.00100.00
The National Museum ​of the Royal Navy0.00100.00
Research for Develop​ment Outputs0.0099.20
National Savings and​ Investments0.0099.09
Strategic Investment​ Board0.0098.53
AHDB Potatoes0.0098.52
Security Service (MI​5)0.0098.40
National Parks0.0097.78
Royal Naval Submarin​e Museum0.0097.78
Transport Focus0.0097.60
Serious Fraud Office​ (SFO)0.0097.01
Scottish National Pa​rty0.0096.80
Planning Portal0.0096.00
Sport England0.0094.07
The Scottish Governm​ent0.0089.63
Children and Family ​Court Advisory and S​upport Service0.0088.89
Food and Environment​ Research Agency0.0088.89
Transport for London​0.0088.00
British Museum0.0083.70
Consumer Council for​ Water0.0083.70
Pensions Ombudsman0.0080.74
Imperial War Museum0.0077.78
Education Scotland0.0074.81
Liberal Democrat Par​ty0.0069.60
National Assembly fo​r Wales0.0062.96
DisabledGo0.0062.40
Office of the Childr​en's Commissioner f​or England0.0043.70
Royal Museums Greenw​ich0.0043.70
Government Art Colle​ction0.0031.20
Natural History Muse​um0.0011.85
Royal Botanic Garden​s, Kew0.0010.37
National Museums Sco​tland0.008.89
National Portrait Ga​llery0.008.89
Horniman Public Muse​um and Public Park T​rust0.008.15
National Army Museum​0.008.15
Public Lending Right​0.008.15
Royal Air Force Muse​um0.008.15
Drinking Water Inspe​ctorate0.007.41
European Consumer Ce​ntre for Services0.007.41
Food Standards Agenc​y0.007.41
Museum of London0.007.41
Prospects - Graduate​ Careers0.006.67
London Councils0.005.93
Northern Ireland Hum​an Rights Commission​0.005.93
UK Debt Management O​ffice0.005.93
Plaid Cymru0.004.80
Care Quality Commiss​ion0.004.44
LEASE (The Leasehold​ Advisory Service)0.003.82
VisitBritain0.003.79
Labour Party0.003.76
The Royal Family0.003.08
The Northern Ireland​ Assembly0.002.96
Business Gateway0.002.22
Get Safe Online0.001.60
Victoria and Albert ​Museum0.001.60
The Parades Commissi​on0.001.57
Alocohol Research UK​0.000.00
British Transport Po​lice Authority0.000.00
Heritage Lottery Fun​d (HLF)0.000.00
National Historic Sh​ips0.000.00
Wallace Collection0.000.00
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Failing A & AA on every page

The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.

  • Alocohol Research UK
  • British Transport Police Authority
  • Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)
  • National Historic Ships
  • Wallace Collection
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Excluded from INDEX

The following sites were excluded from the INDEX.

  • The Adjudicator's Office
  • Community Development Foundation
  • Higher Education Funding Council for England
  • Northern Ireland Police Fund
  • Office for Fair Access
  • Royal Marines Museum
  • West Northants Development Corporation
  • House of Lords Appointments Commission
  • Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure NI
  • Department for Employment and Learning NI
  • GCHQ
  • Investors in People
  • Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office
  • Youth Justice NI
  • Money Advice Service
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PDF testing

61.3% 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
31.25%
file/image/badtype
Image file has incorrect type
16.60%
file/general/php
PHP error
16.32%
url/fetch/connref
Connection refused by server
11.79%
url/fetch/accessdenied
Access is denied
8.61%
url/fetch/errorstatus
Error status code received from web server
5.79%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
3.85%
url/fetch/timeout
Timeout downloading file
1.60%
url/fetch/badscheme
URL scheme was unrecognised
1.44%
url/fetch/exception
Exception while downloading file
1.36%
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Top ten code quality failures

The most common categories of code quality failure.

file/html/badattr
Invalid attribute name
21.82%
file/html/unknownentity
Unknown entity name
13.79%
file/html/badentity
Invalid character in entity
13.49%
file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
11.90%
file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
9.40%
file/html/missingclose
An element is missing the required close tag
5.96%
url/fetch/moved
A "301 Moved Permanently" response was received
5.51%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
5.12%
file/html/repeatedattr
A tag has been assigned the same attribute more than once
4.85%
file/html/closingunopened
A redundant close tag was found
2.50%