We are working to improve access to our website. Due to the large amount of legacy content, we have taken a phased approach to ensure all pages conform to the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (external link). Some content may not yet conform to the guidelines as a result. If you have any difficulty accessing information or if you would like further information about our accessibility approach, please contact webmaster@audit-commission.gov.uk.
Key accessibility features
Access keys
We have included the UK Government's standard access keys to enable you to navigate the main website sections using the keyboard.
How to use
For Windows-based PCs, press the 'Alt' key and one of the numbers below, then press the 'Return' key.
For Apple Macs, press the 'Ctrl' key and one of the numbers below.
Supported keys
S - Skip navigation
1 - Homepage
2 - About us
3 - Sitemap
4 - Search
5 - Local government
6 - Crime and justice
7 - Fire and rescue
8 - Health
9 - Housing
0 - Access key details
Listen to this website
You can listen to this website with BrowseAloud, which is free to download from the BrowseAloud website.
Find out more about BrowseAloud and download the software.
PDFs
Some documents are provided as Adobe PDFs. We recognise that visually impaired users might have difficulty accessing these files.
Visit Adobe (external link) for free tools that will convert PDFs to plain text or HTML, and for further information about PDFs and accessibility. We are currently working on producing more accessible formats.
Please give us feedback - this will help us to improve our website.
Changing text size
You can change text size using your browser.
In Internet Explorer, go to 'view', 'text size'. Select the text size you require.
In Firefox, go to 'view', 'text size'. You can increase or decrease the text size as required.