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Non-native species information portal

Accessibility statement for www.nonnativespecies.org

This accessibility statement applies to www.nonnativespecies.org.

This website is run by the GB Non-native Species Secretariat (NNSS). We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible. For example:

  • older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
  • many PDF documents in the Overseas Territories section are not fully accessible to screen reader software

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact us. 

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 15 working days.

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).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

The NNSS is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents

Many of the PDFs on our website are not accessible to screen readers. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content) and WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.5 (Multiple Ways).

We have carried out a review of the published content on our website, including PDFs. As part of that process, we will, wherever possible, ensure PDFs meet current guidelines or replace them with HTML. We plan to complete this by March 2026.

Overseas Territories

Many of the PDFs in the Overseas Territories section of our website are not accessible to screen readers. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content) and WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.5 (Multiple Ways).

If you require a particular piece of guidance in a more accessible format, please contact us. Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services. For example, we do not plan to fix ID sheets that were published before 23 September 2018.

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

Third-party content

Our site includes third-party content and functionality. This may direct you to a related service, link to another site or supporting documentation. We are not responsible for the accessibility of third-party content or to other sites we link to.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 26th January 2026. It was last reviewed on 26th January 2026.

This website was last tested on 17th September 2025 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

The test was carried out by ITSD, Fera Science Ltd. The most viewed pages were tested using automated testing tools by their website team. A further audit of the website was carried out to the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

We also used findings from our own testing when preparing this accessibility statement.