Accessibility statement
UK Government Investments (UKGI) is committed to making its website, accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This accessibility statement applies to https://www.ukgi.org.uk
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reason: non-compliance with the accessibility regulations.
We know that some parts of this website are not fully accessible: https://www.ukgi.org.uk/working-for-us/join-fintag/https://www.ukgi.org.uk/working-for-us/people-and-culture/https://www.ukgi.org.uk/working-for-us/how-to-apply/https://www.ukgi.org.uk/working-for-us/vacancies/https://www.ukgi.org.uk/working-for-us/explaining-ukgi-grades/https://www.ukgi.org.uk/working-for-us/graduate-programme/
– WCAG 1.4.12, Text Spacing, WCAG 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) – you cannot change the line height, spacing of text, the colours, contrast levels or fonts using the website’s built-in controls, although these changes can be made directly in your browser;
WCAG 1.3.1. Info and Relationships – most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software;
– WCAG 2.1.1 Keyboard – some online forms are difficult to navigate using only a keyboard because of the reCAPTCHA verification method;
– WCAG 2.4.1 Bypass blocks – you cannot skip directly to the main content when using a screen reader;
– WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text Content – images on some pages do not always have suitable image descriptions (https://www.ukgi.org.uk/working-for-us/join-fintag/);
– WCAG 1.2.2 – Captions – some pages contain videos without a transcript (https://www.ukgi.org.uk/working-for-us/people-and-culture/);
– WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships – use of element’s role with “presentation” but contains child elements with semantic meaning (https://www.ukgi.org.uk/working-for-us/how-to-apply/);
– WCAG 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) – colour contrast issues (https://www.ukgi.org.uk/working-for-us/vacancies/);
– WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value – some pages have iframe related duplicate titles (https://www.ukgi.org.uk/working-for-us/explaining-ukgi-grades/);
– WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value – missing ARIA states(https://www.ukgi.org.uk/working-for-us/graduate-programme/);
WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships: <ul> and <ol> must only directly contain <li>, <script> or <template> elements (https://www.ukgi.org.uk/)
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations:
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. We do not plan to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018.
If you need information contained in an older document in an accessible format, please contact us using the details below.
We aim to ensure that new PDFs and Word documents we publish meet accessibility standards. Where this is not possible, or if you experience difficulties accessing a document, please contact us, and we will consider your request for an accessible alternative.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 14 September 2026.
This website was last evaluated on 10th October 2024. The test was carried out by Connect Internet Solutions. A partial evaluation was completed on 5th of August 2026. This partial test was carried out by Connect Internet Solutions as part of the accessibility fixes for issues raised by GDS.
Following the test, the website was reviewed, and the highlighted issues were addressed.
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format, such as an accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording, please email [email protected].
Please also use this email address to report any accessibility problems or to request content that is not accessible. We will consider your request and get back to you within 7 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).