Accessibility Statement

National Records of Scotland (NRS) is committed to making its websites usable and accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This accessibility statement applies to the National Records of Scotland's (NRS) website which can be accessed at www.nrscotland.gov.uk.

Compliance Status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliance(s) listed below:

1. PDFs and other documents - some document formats on the NRS website such as PDF, MS Word and Excel may not be fully accessible. Where possible we make documents accessible and/or provide a suitable HTML alternative.

Non-Accessible Content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reason(s):

(a) non-compliance with the accessibility regulations:

1. PDFs and other documents - some document formats on the NRS website such as PDF, MS Word and Excel may not be fully accessible. Where possible we make documents accessible and/or provide a suitable HTML alternative.

Preparation of this Accessibility Statement

This statement was prepared on 21 November 2023 and was last reviewed on 8 October 2023.

An external accessibility audit was carried out on this website in October 2023. The audit followed the WCAG Evaluation Methodology. Ongoing internal reviews are conducted on content published to this website and design system components used to construct the site.

This statement will be reviewed annually and the date of the next review will be no later than 8 October 2025.

Feedback and contact information

If you cannot access any part of this site or want to report an accessibility problem, please contact us.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission enforces the accessibility regulations (the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018).

If you're not happy with how we respond to your feedback, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service.