Hartpury University and Hartpury College

Hartpury University and Hartpury College are committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We’re continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

We are committed to making our website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This statement was prepared on 3 October 2023. It was last reviewed on 21 October 2025.

This website was last tested on 1 June 2025, following an accessibility audit carried out by Cantarus Ltd in June 2025 and subsequent fixes completed by the Hartpury digital and development teams.

Feedback and contact information

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Hartpury University and Hartpury College website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers or if you require information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille. We aim to provide accessible alternatives within a reasonable time where content doesn’t meet the standards and reasonable adjustment has not been made.

General website related accessibility:

• Email: webeditor@hartpury.ac.uk
• Address: Hartpury University and Hartpury College, Gloucester, GL19 3BE

We’ll consider your feedback/request and get back to you.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Measures to support accessibility

We take the following measures to ensure accessibility:

• assign clear accessibility targets and responsibilities.
• investment in implementation of accessibility technology.
• regularly test and review our website for compliance with WCAG 2.2 criteria.

Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.

It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.

Hartpury University and Hartpury College’s website is partially conformant with WCAG 2.2 Level AA. Partially conformant means that most content meets the accessibility standard.

Following the June 2025 audit, all WCAG 2.2 Level A issues have been resolved through development work and content updates.

A small number of Level AA issues remain under review and will be addressed as part of our ongoing improvement work.

Non-accessible content

Disproportionate burden

Following our June 2025 accessibility audit, all WCAG 2.2 Level A issues have been resolved through development work and content updates.

A small number of Level AA issues identified in the audit are currently being reviewed and verified as part of our continuous improvement process.

These will be addressed in upcoming development cycles to ensure full compliance across all content and components.

Content not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and Word documents
Some older PDFs and Word documents are not fully accessible. The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix documents published before 23 September 2020 if they are not essential to providing our services.

Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.

When publishing new content or developing new functionality, we ensure it meets accessibility standards.

Assessment approach
We assessed the accessibility of the Hartpury University and Hartpury College website using the following approaches:

• Self-evaluation by Hartpury’s digital team.
• Independent third-party evaluation by Cantarus Ltd (June 2025).

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