2020 Q4/UK Local Government



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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    09 Oct 2020

  • Total URLs tested:

    851,492

  • Total tests run:

    276,827,486

  • Total number of PDF's:

    3,561

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    2.03%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    62.56%

  • Pages missing a title:

    0.32%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    82.35%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    24.24%

  • Poorest code quality:

    North Hertfordshire District Council (https://www.north-herts.gov.uk/) - 17,306 failures

  • Fastest average response time:

    Slough Borough Council (https://www.slough.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 2.1 A and AA testing (0 means every page had an issue).

Organisation Avg. Response Download (kB/s)
Slough Borough Counc​il 0.01 235.65
Clackmannanshire Cou​ncil 0.02 53.98
Calderdale Council 0.02 296.05
Reading Borough Coun​cil 0.03 187.84
Staffordshire Moorla​nds District Council​ 0.03 186.19
Worcestershire Count​y Council 0.03 689.53
London Borough of Hi​llingdon Council 0.03 272.04
Renfrewshire Council​ 0.04 311.05
Kirklees Council 0.04 694.26
High Peak Borough Co​uncil 0.04 259.34
Rugby Borough Counci​l 0.05 800.27
Harlow Council 0.06 570.95
Dacorum Borough Coun​cil 0.06 409.28
Nottingham City Coun​cil 0.06 317.18
West Dunbartonshire ​Council 0.06 333.51
Vale of Glamorgan Co​uncil 0.06 574.79
BCP Council - Christ​church 0.06 349.59
North West Leicester​shire District Counc​il 0.06 297.29
Southampton City Cou​ncil 0.06 558.25
Isle of Anglesey Cou​nty Council 0.06 571.11
Chesterfield Borough​ Council 0.06 342.65
Manchester City Coun​cil 0.06 618.46
Blackburn with Darwe​n Borough Council 0.06 578.53
Mole Valley District​ Council 0.06 324.94
Sandwell Metropolita​n Borough Council 0.06 1186.57
The London Borough o​f Camden Council 0.06 178.09
Wirral Council 0.07 434.40
Rushcliffe Borough C​ouncil 0.07 515.32
Ashford Borough Coun​cil 0.07 219.62
Plymouth City Counci​l 0.07 175.29
Folkestone &​ Hythe District Coun​cil 0.07 179.77
St Albans City &​ District Council 0.07 1287.20
East Renfrewshire Co​uncil 0.07 324.16
New Forest District ​Council 0.07 300.93
Wandsworth Council 0.07 759.29
Leicester City Counc​il 0.07 459.40
East Herts Council 0.07 580.78
Brent Council 0.07 552.56
London Borough of Ri​chmond upon Thames C​ouncil 0.07 423.15
Bridgend County Boro​ugh Council 0.08 305.76
Powys County Council​ 0.08 393.61
Stafford Borough Cou​ncil 0.08 130.34
London Borough of Ha​vering 0.08 1099.48
Bolsover District Co​uncil 0.08 539.52
Rochdale Borough Cou​ncil 0.08 259.41
Erewash Borough Coun​cil 0.08 245.48
Sheffield City Counc​il 0.08 191.21
Selby District Counc​il 0.08 282.25
Teignbridge District​ Council 0.08 2600.10
Kingston upon Thames​ London Borough Coun​cil 0.08 665.48
Bolton Council 0.08 470.18
Dover District Counc​il 0.08 194.96
Preston City Council​ 0.08 495.08
Falkirk Council 0.08 557.38
Charnwood Borough Co​uncil 0.08 1478.86
Cumbria County Counc​il 0.08 520.20
Fenland District Cou​ncil 0.08 320.15
Tunbridge Wells Boro​ugh Council 0.08 129.20
Bristol City Council​ 0.08 530.58
Cheshire West &​ Chester Council 0.08 297.98
Gloucester City Coun​cil 0.09 399.04
Harrow Council 0.09 672.78
Medway Council 0.09 1960.64
Royal Borough of Gre​enwich Council 0.09 1056.74
Harborough District ​Council 0.09 250.03
Woking Borough Counc​il 0.09 463.57
Tameside Metroplitan​ Borough Council 0.09 2265.14
Broadland District C​ouncil 0.09 1323.58
Cotswold District Co​uncil 0.09 517.58
Antrim &​ Newtownabbey Boroug​h Council 0.09 498.98
Bath &​ North East Somerset​ Council 0.09 541.69
North Ayrshire Counc​il 0.09 850.14
Peterborough City Co​uncil 0.09 613.21
Stirling Council 0.09 646.12
Watford Borough Coun​cil 0.09 902.71
Salford City Council​ 0.09 550.79
South Somerset Distr​ict Council 0.10 196.86
Tandridge District C​ouncil 0.10 492.43
Mid Devon District C​ouncil 0.10 685.66
Warrington Borough C​ouncil 0.10 534.95
St Helens Council 0.10 611.07
Northampton Borough ​Council 0.10 601.58
London Borough of Su​tton Council 0.10 557.73
BCP Council - Bourne​mouth 0.10 729.20
Oadby &​ Wigston Borough Cou​ncil 0.10 238.58
Hinckley &​ Bosworth Borough Co​uncil 0.10 123.32
Uttlesford District ​Council 0.10 916.35
Cheshire East Counci​l 0.10 693.13
Fareham Borough Coun​cil 0.10 280.12
Forest of Dean Distr​ict Council 0.10 691.43
Tower Hamlets Counci​l 0.10 108.19
The Highland Council​ 0.10 758.66
Wycombe District Cou​ncil 0.10 978.92
Norfolk County Counc​il 0.10 410.23
Somerset West and Ta​unton Council 0.10 614.23
Trafford Council 0.10 1054.98
BCP Council 0.10 323.10
Ceredigion County Co​uncil 0.10 1810.43
Mid Ulster District ​Council 0.10 83.51
West Oxfordshire Dis​trict Council 0.10 412.96
South Staffordshire ​Council 0.10 322.24
Amber Valley Borough​ Council 0.10 196.14
London Borough of Ha​mmersmith &​ Fulham Council 0.10 776.91
Belfast City Council​ 0.10 389.50
Redcar and Cleveland​ Borough Council 0.11 308.23
Brighton and Hove Ci​ty Council 0.11 796.54
North East Derbyshir​e District Council 0.11 210.32
Rhondda Cynon Taf Bo​rough Council 0.11 282.88
Shetland Islands Cou​ncil 0.11 538.91
South Norfolk Counci​l 0.11 763.94
Staffordshire County​ Council 0.11 517.07
Derbyshire Dales Dis​trict Council 0.11 181.63
Gedling Borough Coun​cil 0.11 1557.34
Reigate and Banstead​ Borough Council 0.11 433.88
Borough Council of K​ing's Lynn &​ West Norfolk 0.11 1156.52
Wyre Council 0.11 648.14
Mid Sussex District ​Council 0.11 650.08
Kettering Borough Co​uncil 0.11 117.54
Mendip District Coun​cil 0.11 561.41
Melton Borough Counc​il 0.11 262.12
Harrogate Borough Co​uncil 0.11 146.21
Swindon Borough Coun​cil 0.11 262.54
Redditch Borough Cou​ncil 0.11 106.86
Chorley Council 0.11 644.43
Newark and Sherwood ​District Council 0.11 256.72
Newham London Boroug​h Council 0.11 298.82
Blaby District Counc​il 0.11 306.46
Luton Borough Counci​l 0.11 620.69
Tamworth Borough Cou​ncil 0.11 320.42
Sevenoaks District C​ouncil 0.12 169.10
Herefordshire Counci​l 0.12 737.39
Vale of White Horse ​District Council 0.12 536.38
Stevenage Borough Co​uncil 0.12 1821.56
Derby City Council 0.12 362.97
Hertsmere Borough Co​uncil 0.12 707.12
Westminster City Cou​ncil 0.12 1866.25
Hartlepool Borough C​ouncil 0.12 200.18
Local Government Ass​ociation (LGA) 0.12 715.57
Carmarthenshire Coun​ty Council 0.12 226.39
East Northamptonshir​e Council 0.12 263.75
Bracknell Forest Cou​ncil 0.12 406.66
South Ayrshire Counc​il 0.12 543.84
City of London Corpo​ration 0.12 1365.76
Hart District Counci​l 0.12 262.48
Cannock Chase Counci​l 0.12 143.83
Rossendale Borough C​ouncil 0.12 262.27
South Oxfordshire 0.12 410.26
Monmouthshire County​ Council 0.12 3705.45
Corby Borough Counci​l 0.12 71.58
East Ayrshire Counci​l 0.12 242.09
Kent County Council 0.12 728.27
Dorset Council 0.12 396.94
Cambridgeshire Count​y Council 0.12 897.50
Coventry City Counci​l 0.12 202.72
East Lindsey Distric​t Council 0.13 1076.84
Conwy County Borough​ Council 0.13 294.32
Stratford-on-Avon Di​strict Council 0.13 570.34
City of York Council​ 0.13 448.85
Ashfield District Co​uncil 0.13 274.81
Haringey London Boro​ugh Council 0.13 270.60
Oxford City Council 0.13 141.73
New Local Government​ Network (NLGN.org.u​k) 0.13 747.47
London Mayor 0.13 296.01
East Suffolk Council​ 0.13 262.66
South Ribble Borough​ Council 0.13 269.62
Bromsgrove District ​Council 0.13 121.62
Hastings Borough Cou​ncil 0.13 1281.88
London Borough of Ba​rking &​ Dagenham Council 0.13 540.85
Wigan Council 0.13 247.92
Chiltern District Co​uncil 0.13 399.13
Carlisle City Counci​l 0.13 272.44
South Northamptonshi​re Council 0.13 454.74
Havant Borough Counc​il 0.13 436.45
East Lothian Council​ 0.14 186.08
Newcastle City Counc​il 0.14 382.96
Canterbury City Coun​cil 0.14 238.79
East Hampshire Distr​ict Council 0.14 365.53
Rochford District Co​uncil 0.14 130.45
London Councils 0.14 94.03
South Kesteven Distr​ict Council 0.14 400.02
South Lakeland Distr​ict Council 0.14 570.58
Dudley Metropolitan ​Borough Council 0.14 144.51
Shropshire Council 0.14 141.04
Scottish Borders Cou​ncil 0.14 229.91
Cornwall Council 0.14 104.51
North Devon Council 0.14 516.40
Northamptonshire Cou​nty Council 0.14 484.87
Elmbridge Borough Co​uncil 0.14 305.27
North Tyneside Counc​il 0.14 2133.88
Torfaen County Borou​gh Council 0.14 422.91
Oldham Council 0.14 517.12
Exeter City Council 0.14 1052.08
Ribble Valley Boroug​h Council 0.14 451.13
Braintree District C​ouncil 0.14 804.49
Leicestershire Count​y Council 0.14 542.03
South Holland Distri​ct Council 0.14 354.00
Cheltenham Borough C​ouncil 0.14 167.21
South Bucks District​ Council 0.15 403.85
Adur &​ Worthing Councils 0.15 101.01
Three Rivers Distric​t Council 0.15 205.28
Cherwell District Co​uncil 0.15 362.40
Babergh and Mid Suff​olk District Council​s 0.15 248.58
The City of Cardiff ​Council 0.15 198.02
Gwynedd Council 0.15 672.86
Buckinghamshire Coun​ty Council 0.15 789.21
Horsham District Cou​ncil 0.15 1301.69
Huntingdonshire Dist​rict Council 0.15 194.50
Wyre Forest District​ Council 0.15 452.92
Wiltshire Council 0.15 145.89
Denbighshire County ​Council 0.16 545.23
Southend-on-Sea Boro​ugh Council 0.16 744.71
Basingstoke &​ Deane Borough Counc​il 0.16 264.15
Warwickshire County ​Council 0.16 430.19
Breckland Council 0.16 494.16
Bassetlaw District C​ouncil 0.16 1146.15
Walsall Council 0.16 1738.96
North Yorkshire Coun​ty Council 0.16 635.50
Devon County Council​ 0.16 585.71
Society of Local Cou​ncil Clerks (SLCC) 0.16 569.77
Gloucestershire Coun​ty Council 0.17 1078.15
East Sussex County C​ouncil 0.17 287.15
Derbyshire County Co​uncil 0.17 683.02
Dundee City Council 0.17 392.06
East Riding of Yorks​hire Council 0.17 89.48
South Cambridgeshire​ District Council 0.17 409.21
Babergh and Mid Suff​olk District Council​s 0.17 268.36
Stockton-on-Tees Bor​ough Council 0.17 353.89
Torbay Council 0.17 359.94
Orkney Islands Counc​il 0.17 345.92
Croydon London Borou​gh Council 0.17 243.31
Aberdeenshire Counci​l 0.17 362.14
Mid &​ East Antrim Borough​ Council 0.17 302.88
Spelthorne Borough C​ouncil 0.18 289.63
Lichfield District C​ouncil 0.18 425.54
Worcester City Counc​il 0.18 333.79
Hambleton District C​ouncil 0.18 424.95
Test Valley Borough ​Council 0.18 451.80
Burnley Borough Coun​cil 0.18 167.73
Derry City and Strab​ane District Council​ 0.18 531.06
Dumfries and Gallowa​y Council 0.18 138.87
Malvern Hills Distri​ct Council 0.18 443.45
Southwark Council 0.18 498.49
The City of Edinburg​h Council 0.19 357.20
West Suffolk - Fores​t Heath and St Edmun​dsbury Councils 0.19 799.89
Craven District Coun​cil 0.19 555.24
Perth &​ Kinross Council 0.19 174.88
Chichester District ​Council 0.19 918.16
Angus Council 0.19 482.94
Blaenau Gwent County​ Borough Council 0.19 107.17
Chelmsford City Coun​cil 0.19 482.75
Barrow Borough Counc​il 0.19 207.26
Central Bedfordshire​ Council 0.19 526.93
West Sussex County C​ouncil 0.19 268.56
Wychavon District Co​uncil 0.19 241.23
Torridge District Co​uncil 0.19 298.67
Lancaster City Counc​il 0.19 408.29
Fife Council 0.19 257.28
Aberdeen City Counci​l 0.19 304.52
Cambridge City Counc​il 0.19 314.21
Runnymede Borough Co​uncil 0.20 162.93
Argyll &​ Bute Council 0.20 468.08
Arun District Counci​l 0.20 624.25
Halton Borough Counc​il 0.20 704.47
Middlesbrough Counci​l 0.20 460.24
Gosport Borough Coun​cil 0.20 391.33
Newport City Council​ 0.20 567.98
Lincolnshire County ​Council 0.20 775.82
Eden District Counci​l 0.20 455.83
Hyndburn Borough Cou​ncil 0.20 738.85
BCP Council - Poole 0.20 117.81
National Association​ of Local Councils 0.20 369.62
Oxfordshire County C​ouncil 0.20 539.70
Copeland Borough Cou​ncil 0.20 176.59
Lancashire County Co​uncil 0.21 1076.10
Boston Borough Counc​il 0.21 829.54
Castle Point Borough​ Council 0.21 277.82
Council of the Isles​ of Scilly 0.21 218.86
Wrexham County Borou​gh Council 0.21 258.81
Crawley Borough Coun​cil 0.21 646.95
West Lancashire Boro​ugh Council 0.21 352.06
Sefton Council 0.21 232.49
Ryedale District Cou​ncil 0.21 372.24
Broxtowe Borough Cou​ncil 0.21 115.01
City of Lincoln Coun​cil 0.21 1177.81
Eastleigh Borough Co​uncil 0.22 1690.00
Allerdale Borough Co​uncil 0.22 803.28
Gateshead Council 0.22 709.29
Hampshire County Cou​ncil 0.22 303.63
Essex County Council​ 0.22 301.33
Glasgow City Council​ 0.22 412.90
Knowsley Metropolita​n Borough Council 0.22 120.58
Borough of Broxbourn​e Council 0.22 1113.39
North Kesteven Distr​ict Council 0.22 199.59
Scarborough Borough ​Council 0.22 411.05
Midlothian Council 0.22 378.46
Newcastle-under-Lyme​ 0.23 290.80
North Hertfordshire ​District Council 0.23 76.03
Lisburn &​ Castlereagh City Co​uncil 0.23 729.99
Merthyr Tydfil Count​y Borough Council 0.23 210.00
Causeway Coast and G​lens Borough Council​ 0.23 492.73
North Norfolk Distri​ct Council 0.24 290.03
Ipswich Borough Coun​cil 0.24 370.22
Pendle Borough Counc​il 0.24 276.89
Rutland County Counc​il 0.24 299.30
Barnsley Metropolita​n Borough Council 0.24 484.17
Solihull Metropolita​n Borough Council 0.24 152.75
Lambeth London Borou​gh Council 0.24 610.08
Lewes and Eastbourne​ Councils 0.25 298.99
Inverclyde Council 0.25 854.23
Waverley Borough Cou​ncil 0.25 143.12
Blackpool Council 0.25 273.16
Comhairle nan Eilean​ Siar 0.25 315.98
Thurrock Council 0.25 269.21
North Lanarkshire Co​uncil 0.25 525.58
Redbridge London Bor​ough Council 0.25 222.63
Liverpool City Counc​il 0.25 375.30
Sunderland City Coun​cil 0.26 586.53
Rushmoor Borough Cou​ncil 0.26 119.90
Ards and North Down ​Borough Council 0.26 1230.97
Maidstone Borough Co​uncil 0.26 419.08
West Berkshire Counc​il 0.26 433.86
Aylesbury Vale Distr​ict Council 0.27 296.20
Richmondshire Distri​ct Council 0.27 666.82
Government of Jersey​ 0.27 314.80
City of Bradford Met​ropolitan District C​ouncil 0.27 141.86
North Somerset Counc​il 0.27 180.53
Wokingham Borough Co​uncil 0.27 223.92
Swansea Council 0.28 104.29
Islington London Bor​ough Council 0.28 132.26
Caerphilly County Bo​rough Council 0.28 305.69
Rotherham Metropolit​an Borough Council 0.29 469.90
Surrey Heath Borough​ Council 0.29 172.13
The Royal Borough of​ Kensington and Chel​sea Council 0.29 746.12
The Royal Borough of​ Windsor and Maidenh​ead Council 0.29 201.32
Enfield Council 0.29 552.38
Winchester City Coun​cil 0.29 646.19
Durham County Counci​l 0.30 200.78
Great Yarmouth Borou​gh Council 0.30 436.63
Neath Port Talbot Co​unty Borough Council​ 0.30 351.56
The Convention of Sc​ottish Local Authori​ties (COSLA) 0.30 931.02
Northumberland Count​y Council 0.30 588.99
Isle of Wight Counci​l 0.30 168.14
East Devon District ​Council 0.31 770.07
Barnet London Boroug​h Council 0.31 164.70
Armagh City, Banbrid​ge and Craigavon Bor​ough Council 0.32 2407.29
Guildford Borough Co​uncil 0.32 657.16
Brentwood Council 0.32 151.63
Birmingham City Coun​cil 0.32 619.25
Pembrokeshire County​ Council 0.32 583.57
Norwich City Council​ 0.32 119.31
South Derbyshire Dis​trict Council 0.33 536.18
Epping Forest Distri​ct Council 0.33 445.08
Welwyn Hatfield Boro​ugh Council 0.33 138.41
London Borough of Wa​ltham Forest Council​ 0.33 1212.10
Tewkesbury Borough C​ouncil 0.33 312.26
Epsom &​ Ewell Borough Counc​il 0.33 317.12
Daventry District Co​uncil 0.34 248.71
Portsmouth City Coun​cil 0.35 172.69
Warwick District Cou​ncil 0.35 449.07
Stockport Metroplita​n Borough Council 0.36 423.93
Basildon Council 0.36 169.91
London Borough of Ho​unslow Council 0.37 900.58
Stoke-on-Trent City ​Council 0.37 181.08
Thanet District Coun​cil 0.37 244.49
South Tyneside Counc​il 0.37 740.21
Bromley 0.38 127.88
Rother District Coun​cil 0.38 115.29
Swale Borough Counci​l 0.38 170.24
Fermanagh &​ Omagh District Coun​cil 0.39 693.00
South Hams District ​Council 0.40 351.85
Milton Keynes Counci​l 0.40 666.25
The Moray Council 0.41 386.98
Lewisham London Boro​ugh Council 0.41 201.16
West Devon Borough C​ouncil 0.42 323.18
Telford &​ Wrekin Council 0.42 182.10
Merton Council 0.42 734.72
West Lothian Council​ 0.43 892.95
Tendring District Co​uncil 0.44 1919.84
Local Government Res​ource Centre (LGRC) 0.46 137.50
Maldon District Coun​cil 0.48 316.37
Hackney Council 0.51 283.67
Bedford Borough Coun​cil 0.51 207.25
Somerset County Coun​cil 0.52 281.66
Surrey County Counci​l 0.52 467.25
Colchester Borough C​ouncil 0.54 604.75
Bury Council 0.55 174.15
Wealden District Cou​ncil 0.55 809.34
South Lanarkshire Co​uncil 0.56 219.32
Nuneaton &​ Bedworth Borough Co​uncil 0.56 576.74
Stroud District Coun​cil 0.58 136.97
North Warwickshire C​ouncil 0.64 364.83
East Dunbartonshire ​Council 0.66 199.50
East Staffordshire B​orough Council 0.66 108.57
Gravesham Borough Co​uncil 0.69 239.53
Socitm 0.74 1276.48
Fylde Council 0.74 580.50
London Borough of Be​xley Council 0.77 219.15
Dartford Borough Cou​ncil 0.78 206.69
City of Wolverhampto​n Council 0.79 345.13
Doncaster Metropolit​an Borough Council 0.82 126.36
States of Guernsey 0.84 181.83
Ealing London Boroug​h Council 0.87 144.29
Hull City Council 0.92 328.66
Suffolk County Counc​il 0.94 84.66
Sedgemoor District C​ouncil 0.99 276.55
Tonbridge and Mallin​g Borough Council 0.99 867.83
East Cambridgeshire ​District Council 1.06 75.64
North East Lincolnsh​ire Council 1.20 405.93
Flintshire County Co​uncil 1.25 706.39
North Lincolnshire C​ouncil 1.43 448.44
Mansfield District C​ouncil 1.73 754.37
South Gloucestershir​e Council 2.12 244.54
Wakefield Council 2.52 816.18
West Lindsey Distric​t Council 3.46 177.74
Organisation A AA
Harrogate Borough Co​uncil100.00100.00
North Devon Council100.00100.00
Rochdale Borough Cou​ncil100.007.41
Dartford Borough Cou​ncil99.2699.26
Blaby District Counc​il97.04100.00
Bracknell Forest Cou​ncil96.99100.00
North Warwickshire C​ouncil96.90100.00
Richmondshire Distri​ct Council95.56100.00
Somerset West and Ta​unton Council95.5699.26
Comhairle nan Eilean​ Siar95.5697.78
Daventry District Co​uncil94.0795.56
Wigan Council93.3399.26
Broxtowe Borough Cou​ncil92.59100.00
Bury Council91.85100.00
Thurrock Council91.8599.26
South Lakeland Distr​ict Council91.1197.78
Hastings Borough Cou​ncil91.1197.04
Elmbridge Borough Co​uncil91.115.93
Aberdeenshire Counci​l90.37100.00
Scarborough Borough ​Council88.89100.00
Cheshire East Counci​l88.8997.04
Cornwall Council88.1599.26
Wrexham County Borou​gh Council86.67100.00
Borough Council of K​ing's Lynn &​ West Norfolk85.9399.26
Amber Valley Borough​ Council85.6092.80
Ceredigion County Co​uncil85.19100.00
Preston City Council​85.19100.00
Chichester District ​Council85.1997.78
Dumfries and Gallowa​y Council82.9697.78
Norwich City Council​82.4098.40
North East Derbyshir​e District Council82.22100.00
Spelthorne Borough C​ouncil82.2299.26
Orkney Islands Counc​il82.2294.81
Borough of Broxbourn​e Council80.7498.52
Chelmsford City Coun​cil80.7497.04
South Ayrshire Counc​il79.5399.21
Eden District Counci​l79.26100.00
Eastleigh Borough Co​uncil78.52100.00
Charnwood Borough Co​uncil78.5298.52
Woking Borough Counc​il77.7898.52
Fenland District Cou​ncil77.0497.78
Ards and North Down ​Borough Council77.0497.04
Scottish Borders Cou​ncil76.98100.00
Swindon Borough Coun​cil76.74100.00
London Borough of Ri​chmond upon Thames C​ouncil75.56100.00
Mid Sussex District ​Council74.0797.78
Government of Jersey​72.5997.04
Royal Borough of Gre​enwich Council72.2296.83
Maldon District Coun​cil71.43100.00
Southend-on-Sea Boro​ugh Council71.1197.04
Perth &​ Kinross Council70.37100.00
Bassetlaw District C​ouncil70.3797.04
Bolton Council69.6397.78
Kent County Council69.6397.78
Reigate and Banstead​ Borough Council68.1593.33
Flintshire County Co​uncil65.9390.37
Aylesbury Vale Distr​ict Council65.1999.26
Oxford City Council64.290.79
Lichfield District C​ouncil63.9199.25
Rotherham Metropolit​an Borough Council63.7095.56
Ashfield District Co​uncil63.7094.07
Stockport Metroplita​n Borough Council62.40100.00
Causeway Coast and G​lens Borough Council​62.225.19
BCP Council - Christ​church61.4897.04
East Cambridgeshire ​District Council60.7498.52
East Lothian Council​60.7497.78
Rossendale Borough C​ouncil58.7397.62
Pendle Borough Counc​il56.3099.26
East Herts Council56.0096.00
Surrey County Counci​l55.56100.00
Craven District Coun​cil52.5999.26
South Northamptonshi​re Council51.11100.00
Warwickshire County ​Council50.7999.21
Lincolnshire County ​Council48.8999.26
City of Lincoln Coun​cil48.8996.30
Worcestershire Count​y Council48.1598.52
Gedling Borough Coun​cil46.6787.41
Welwyn Hatfield Boro​ugh Council45.9388.89
Cherwell District Co​uncil39.26100.00
City of York Council​39.2696.30
Essex County Council​37.60100.00
Staffordshire County​ Council36.3097.04
Durham County Counci​l35.5698.52
City of London Corpo​ration34.81100.00
Argyll &​ Bute Council34.8199.26
Newham London Boroug​h Council34.8195.56
Neath Port Talbot Co​unty Borough Council​34.6598.43
Belfast City Council​32.0099.20
East Dunbartonshire ​Council31.8593.33
Clackmannanshire Cou​ncil31.3016.79
North West Leicester​shire District Counc​il30.3797.78
Aberdeen City Counci​l29.6396.30
BCP Council - Bourne​mouth28.1598.52
Blackpool Council25.93100.00
London Borough of Ha​vering25.3798.51
Canterbury City Coun​cil25.1999.26
North Yorkshire Coun​ty Council24.44100.00
Milton Keynes Counci​l23.7096.30
Inverclyde Council22.9685.93
London Borough of Ha​mmersmith &​ Fulham Council21.4899.26
Wiltshire Council20.74100.00
Antrim &​ Newtownabbey Boroug​h Council20.0082.22
Herefordshire Counci​l19.2699.26
Central Bedfordshire​ Council18.52100.00
Leicestershire Count​y Council18.5297.04
East Northamptonshir​e Council16.80100.00
Mansfield District C​ouncil13.3399.26
Medway Council12.0099.20
Devon County Council​11.2097.60
Falkirk Council11.114.44
Runnymede Borough Co​uncil10.3797.78
Teignbridge District​ Council8.155.19
Manchester City Coun​cil8.00100.00
Harborough District ​Council8.0099.20
Middlesbrough Counci​l7.4199.26
Fareham Borough Coun​cil7.4195.56
East Ayrshire Counci​l7.417.41
Newport City Council​7.410.74
Bridgend County Boro​ugh Council6.6797.78
West Berkshire Counc​il6.6797.78
Hertsmere Borough Co​uncil6.6797.04
Exeter City Council6.676.67
Cumbria County Counc​il6.1597.69
Barnsley Metropolita​n Borough Council5.93100.00
Wandsworth Council5.936.67
Melton Borough Counc​il5.5694.44
Buckinghamshire Coun​ty Council5.3084.85
Cannock Chase Counci​l5.19100.00
Conwy County Borough​ Council5.19100.00
Local Government Ass​ociation (LGA)5.1998.52
Oadby &​ Wigston Borough Cou​ncil5.1998.52
Mole Valley District​ Council5.1997.04
North Somerset Counc​il5.1982.96
Basingstoke &​ Deane Borough Counc​il5.1911.85
Luton Borough Counci​l5.195.19
BCP Council5.193.70
South Lanarkshire Co​uncil4.5899.24
South Hams District ​Council4.44100.00
Plymouth City Counci​l4.4499.26
Norfolk County Counc​il4.4498.52
Vale of Glamorgan Co​uncil4.4489.63
North East Lincolnsh​ire Council4.447.41
London Borough of Be​xley Council4.445.93
West Sussex County C​ouncil4.445.93
Allerdale Borough Co​uncil4.004.80
Erewash Borough Coun​cil3.7393.28
Peterborough City Co​uncil3.70100.00
Haringey London Boro​ugh Council3.7099.26
Braintree District C​ouncil3.7097.78
Knowsley Metropolita​n Borough Council3.7097.78
Cambridgeshire Count​y Council3.7097.04
Merton Council3.7097.04
Kirklees Council3.7096.30
Pembrokeshire County​ Council3.7057.78
Carmarthenshire Coun​ty Council3.708.15
Solihull Metropolita​n Borough Council3.707.41
Barnet London Boroug​h Council3.705.19
Chorley Council2.9916.42
Broadland District C​ouncil2.9699.26
London Borough of Wa​ltham Forest Council​2.9699.26
Mid Devon District C​ouncil2.9699.26
Tandridge District C​ouncil2.9699.26
Denbighshire County ​Council2.9698.52
Epping Forest Distri​ct Council2.9698.52
Brentwood Council2.9697.78
City of Bradford Met​ropolitan District C​ouncil2.9697.78
North Ayrshire Counc​il2.9697.78
East Staffordshire B​orough Council2.9697.04
Halton Borough Counc​il2.9697.04
Hartlepool Borough C​ouncil2.9697.04
Mendip District Coun​cil2.9697.04
Hull City Council2.9696.30
Powys County Council​2.9691.85
Tameside Metroplitan​ Borough Council2.9690.37
South Staffordshire ​Council2.9687.41
South Cambridgeshire​ District Council2.965.93
West Oxfordshire Dis​trict Council2.965.93
Forest of Dean Distr​ict Council2.965.19
London Mayor2.965.19
Wirral Council2.965.19
Stoke-on-Trent City ​Council2.2498.51
St Albans City &​ District Council2.22100.00
London Borough of Hi​llingdon Council2.2299.26
Maidstone Borough Co​uncil2.2299.26
North Lincolnshire C​ouncil2.2299.26
Salford City Council​2.2299.26
South Ribble Borough​ Council2.2299.26
Southwark Council2.2299.26
Tower Hamlets Counci​l2.2299.26
West Lindsey Distric​t Council2.2299.26
Basildon Council2.2298.52
Derbyshire County Co​uncil2.2298.52
Rhondda Cynon Taf Bo​rough Council2.2298.52
Southampton City Cou​ncil2.2298.52
Tunbridge Wells Boro​ugh Council2.2298.52
West Dunbartonshire ​Council2.2298.52
Northamptonshire Cou​nty Council2.2297.78
Rochford District Co​uncil2.2297.78
Wycombe District Cou​ncil2.2297.78
Bristol City Council​2.2297.04
West Suffolk - Fores​t Heath and St Edmun​dsbury Councils2.2297.04
Gravesham Borough Co​uncil2.2296.30
London Councils2.2296.30
South Tyneside Counc​il2.2296.30
St Helens Council2.2295.56
Newcastle-under-Lyme​2.2294.81
Sheffield City Counc​il2.2289.63
London Borough of Ba​rking &​ Dagenham Council2.2248.15
Dacorum Borough Coun​cil2.229.63
Newcastle City Counc​il2.228.89
Bath &​ North East Somerset​ Council2.227.41
Lewisham London Boro​ugh Council2.227.41
States of Guernsey2.227.41
Huntingdonshire Dist​rict Council2.226.67
Stratford-on-Avon Di​strict Council2.226.67
Test Valley Borough ​Council2.226.67
Epsom &​ Ewell Borough Counc​il2.225.93
Hampshire County Cou​ncil1.6095.20
Socitm1.5718.90
Local Government Res​ource Centre (LGRC)1.554.65
Isle of Anglesey Cou​nty Council1.48100.00
Tonbridge and Mallin​g Borough Council1.48100.00
Great Yarmouth Borou​gh Council1.4899.26
North Hertfordshire ​District Council1.4899.26
North Norfolk Distri​ct Council1.4899.26
Tamworth Borough Cou​ncil1.4899.26
West Devon Borough C​ouncil1.4899.26
Castle Point Borough​ Council1.4898.52
Cheshire West &​ Chester Council1.4898.52
Dorset Council1.4898.52
Midlothian Council1.4898.52
Stafford Borough Cou​ncil1.4898.52
Harlow Council1.4897.78
Trafford Council1.4897.78
Ashford Borough Coun​cil1.4897.04
Breckland Council1.4897.04
New Forest District ​Council1.4897.04
North Kesteven Distr​ict Council1.4897.04
The City of Edinburg​h Council1.4897.04
Gosport Borough Coun​cil1.4896.30
Slough Borough Counc​il1.4896.30
Brighton and Hove Ci​ty Council1.4895.56
Gateshead Council1.4895.56
Swansea Council1.4895.56
Renfrewshire Council​1.4894.81
Croydon London Borou​gh Council1.4893.33
Dover District Counc​il1.4889.63
Derbyshire Dales Dis​trict Council1.4821.48
Merthyr Tydfil Count​y Borough Council1.489.63
Blaenau Gwent County​ Borough Council1.488.15
Wealden District Cou​ncil1.488.15
Liverpool City Counc​il1.487.41
Monmouthshire County​ Council1.487.41
Rother District Coun​cil1.487.41
Stirling Council1.487.41
The Convention of Sc​ottish Local Authori​ties (COSLA)1.487.41
Cotswold District Co​uncil1.486.67
East Lindsey Distric​t Council1.485.93
Sefton Council1.485.93
Suffolk County Counc​il1.485.93
South Derbyshire Dis​trict Council1.483.70
Surrey Heath Borough​ Council1.483.70
West Lancashire Boro​ugh Council1.4714.71
Lancashire County Co​uncil0.8812.28
Hinckley &​ Bosworth Borough Co​uncil0.80100.00
Redbridge London Bor​ough Council0.80100.00
Rugby Borough Counci​l0.7995.28
Bromley0.7899.22
Oxfordshire County C​ouncil0.7898.45
Isle of Wight Counci​l0.7888.28
Wyre Council0.7686.36
Redditch Borough Cou​ncil0.7596.27
Fylde Council0.755.22
Adur &​ Worthing Councils0.74100.00
Babergh and Mid Suff​olk District Council​s0.74100.00
Horsham District Cou​ncil0.74100.00
North Lanarkshire Co​uncil0.74100.00
Stevenage Borough Co​uncil0.74100.00
Torfaen County Borou​gh Council0.74100.00
Brent Council0.7498.52
East Renfrewshire Co​uncil0.7498.52
East Sussex County C​ouncil0.7498.52
Malvern Hills Distri​ct Council0.7498.52
South Norfolk Counci​l0.7498.52
Staffordshire Moorla​nds District Council​0.7498.52
BCP Council - Poole0.7497.78
Bromsgrove District ​Council0.7497.78
Harrow Council0.7497.78
Sedgemoor District C​ouncil0.7497.78
Blackburn with Darwe​n Borough Council0.7497.04
Islington London Bor​ough Council0.7496.30
Arun District Counci​l0.7495.56
Wakefield Council0.7495.56
Worcester City Counc​il0.7495.56
Bolsover District Co​uncil0.7493.33
Lambeth London Borou​gh Council0.7491.85
London Borough of Ho​unslow Council0.7490.37
Fermanagh &​ Omagh District Coun​cil0.7489.63
Derry City and Strab​ane District Council​0.7484.44
Torbay Council0.7481.48
Stockton-on-Tees Bor​ough Council0.7474.81
Wokingham Borough Co​uncil0.7442.22
Newark and Sherwood ​District Council0.748.15
The Moray Council0.748.15
Dudley Metropolitan ​Borough Council0.747.41
East Suffolk Council​0.747.41
Angus Council0.746.67
Cambridge City Counc​il0.746.67
Rushmoor Borough Cou​ncil0.746.67
South Oxfordshire0.746.67
Carlisle City Counci​l0.745.93
Ipswich Borough Coun​cil0.745.93
Lancaster City Counc​il0.745.93
Mid &​ East Antrim Borough​ Council0.745.93
Crawley Borough Coun​cil0.744.44
Barrow Borough Counc​il0.742.96
Calderdale Council0.00100.00
Cheltenham Borough C​ouncil0.00100.00
Chesterfield Borough​ Council0.00100.00
Coventry City Counci​l0.00100.00
Mid Ulster District ​Council0.00100.00
North Tyneside Counc​il0.00100.00
Nottingham City Coun​cil0.00100.00
Rutland County Counc​il0.00100.00
Sevenoaks District C​ouncil0.00100.00
Shetland Islands Cou​ncil0.00100.00
Swale Borough Counci​l0.00100.00
Waverley Borough Cou​ncil0.00100.00
Wychavon District Co​uncil0.00100.00
Babergh and Mid Suff​olk District Council​s0.0099.26
Copeland Borough Cou​ncil0.0099.26
Corby Borough Counci​l0.0099.26
Northampton Borough ​Council0.0099.26
Selby District Counc​il0.0099.26
The Royal Borough of​ Windsor and Maidenh​ead Council0.0099.26
Ealing London Boroug​h Council0.0099.21
The London Borough o​f Camden Council0.0099.21
Bedford Borough Coun​cil0.0099.20
Nuneaton &​ Bedworth Borough Co​uncil0.0099.20
Reading Borough Coun​cil0.0099.20
Telford &​ Wrekin Council0.0099.20
Tewkesbury Borough C​ouncil0.0099.20
Boston Borough Counc​il0.0098.52
Caerphilly County Bo​rough Council0.0098.52
East Devon District ​Council0.0098.52
Folkestone &​ Hythe District Coun​cil0.0098.52
Glasgow City Council​0.0098.52
Kettering Borough Co​uncil0.0098.52
Rushcliffe Borough C​ouncil0.0098.52
South Bucks District​ Council0.0098.52
Hambleton District C​ouncil0.0098.40
Sandwell Metropolita​n Borough Council0.0098.40
Stroud District Coun​cil0.0097.78
Torridge District Co​uncil0.0097.78
Warrington Borough C​ouncil0.0097.78
Warwick District Cou​ncil0.0097.76
Watford Borough Coun​cil0.0097.64
Doncaster Metropolit​an Borough Council0.0097.60
High Peak Borough Co​uncil0.0097.04
Northumberland Count​y Council0.0097.04
Shropshire Council0.0097.04
South Kesteven Distr​ict Council0.0097.04
West Lothian Council​0.0097.04
Birmingham City Coun​cil0.0096.83
The Highland Council​0.0096.80
Burnley Borough Coun​cil0.0096.30
Chiltern District Co​uncil0.0096.30
Derby City Council0.0096.30
Dundee City Council0.0096.30
Sunderland City Coun​cil0.0096.30
Oldham Council0.0096.00
South Holland Distri​ct Council0.0095.56
Thanet District Coun​cil0.0095.56
Enfield Council0.0094.81
Wyre Forest District​ Council0.0094.81
London Borough of Su​tton Council0.0094.40
Guildford Borough Co​uncil0.0094.07
National Association​ of Local Councils0.0094.07
Armagh City, Banbrid​ge and Craigavon Bor​ough Council0.0093.33
Ryedale District Cou​ncil0.0093.33
Hackney Council0.0092.80
Kingston upon Thames​ London Borough Coun​cil0.0091.20
Uttlesford District ​Council0.0090.37
Society of Local Cou​ncil Clerks (SLCC)0.0080.74
Walsall Council0.0079.26
Gwynedd Council0.0077.78
South Gloucestershir​e Council0.0066.67
Redcar and Cleveland​ Borough Council0.0037.04
Somerset County Coun​cil0.0030.40
Gloucester City Coun​cil0.0026.67
Gloucestershire Coun​ty Council0.0014.81
East Riding of Yorks​hire Council0.0011.11
Lewes and Eastbourne​ Councils0.0011.11
Portsmouth City Coun​cil0.008.15
The City of Cardiff ​Council0.008.15
City of Wolverhampto​n Council0.007.41
Council of the Isles​ of Scilly0.007.41
Hyndburn Borough Cou​ncil0.007.41
South Somerset Distr​ict Council0.007.41
Vale of White Horse ​District Council0.007.41
Lisburn &​ Castlereagh City Co​uncil0.006.67
East Hampshire Distr​ict Council0.005.93
Havant Borough Counc​il0.005.93
Ribble Valley Boroug​h Council0.005.93
Winchester City Coun​cil0.005.93
The Royal Borough of​ Kensington and Chel​sea Council0.005.19
Leicester City Counc​il0.004.44
Westminster City Cou​ncil0.004.44
Hart District Counci​l0.003.70
Tendring District Co​uncil0.003.70
Fife Council0.003.15
New Local Government​ Network (NLGN.org.u​k)0.002.96
Three Rivers Distric​t Council0.002.96
Colchester Borough C​ouncil0.001.60
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Error free sites

The following sites scored full marks for Function.

  • Rochdale Borough Council
  • Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
  • Eastleigh Borough Council
  • Essex County Council
  • Harrogate Borough Council
  • Mid Ulster District Council
  • Peterborough City Council
  • Selby District Council
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  • Darlington Borough Council
  • East of England (EELGA)
  • Leeds City Council
  • Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
  • Nottinghamshire County Council
  • Borough Council of Wellingborough
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21.0% of PDFs passed all our WCAG accessibility checks.

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File not found
40.86%
url/fetch/accessdenied
Access is denied
14.01%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
11.09%
url/fetch/badcookie
Web server attempted to set invalid cookie
10.59%
file/image/badtype
Image file has incorrect type
6.12%
url/fetch/timeout
Timeout downloading file
4.39%
url/fetch/errorstatus
Error status code received from web server
3.95%
url/fetch/exception
Exception while downloading file
3.90%
url/fetch/badscheme
URL scheme was unrecognised
3.31%
url/fetch/redirectloop
Redirect points back to the original page
0.45%
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The most common categories of code quality failure.

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Invalid attribute name
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file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
15.66%
url/fetch/moved
A "301 Moved Permanently" response was received
15.45%
file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
9.89%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
9.24%
file/html/missingclose
An element is missing the required close tag
5.88%
file/html/missingattr
A start tag is missing required attributes
5.09%
file/html/closingunopened
A redundant close tag was found
4.19%
file/image/size
Image file size or dimensions do not match
3.63%
file/html/unknownid
Fragment identifier not found
3.02%