We want our site to be easy to access for everyone and we have worked hard to get our site's level of accessibility in line with the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) and Government guidelines. We are proud that we have now passed the highest level of accessibility awarded by Bobby, which is 'AAA', for the majority of our pages on this site. We are working towards this level for the remainder of the pages.

Bobby is a system created by the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) to help web page authors to identify and repair significant barriers to access by people with disabilities and we are working hard to improve the site even further.

We would be particularly glad to hear from you if you have an internet accessibility issue. Do you find this site easy to use? Is there anything we could do to improve accessibility? Use the Contact Us link at the top of the page to give us your opinions.

Access Keys

"Access Keys" provide keyboard shortcuts for links on a website and can assist users with disabilities to navigate around a site without the need for a mouse.

The Access Keys used on this site are:

M = Site Map
H = Home
E = Complaints
X = Accessibility
V = Vacancies

0 (number 0) = Accessibility
1 (number 1) = About the Authority
2 (number 2) = News
3 (number 3) = Policies, Plans & Reports
4 (number 4) = Community Consultation
5 (number 5) = Custody Visiting
6 (number 6) = Freedom of Information
7 (number 7) = Links
8 (number 8) = Contact Us

A = Subsection Option 1 (e.g. Introduction)
B = Subsection Option 2 (e.g. Members)
C = Subsection Option 3 (e.g. Committees)
D = Subsection Option 4 (e.g. Meetings)

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 and above and Netscape 6 and above support Access Keys.
To use the Access Keys, please follow these instructions depending on which operating system you are using:

Windows / PCs:
Press the "Alt" key at the same time as the appropriate Access Key. Release the keys, press return and you will be taken to the appropriate page. For example, to reach the Home Page, press "Alt" and "H" at the same time, release the keys and then press "Return".

Apple Macintosh based computers:
Press the "Ctrl" key at the same time as the appropriate Access Key and you will be taken automatically to the appropriate page. For example, to reach the Home Page, press "Ctrl" and "H" at the same time.