Accessibility statement for http://www.fareham.gov.uk
This website is run by Fareham Borough Council. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- navigate most of the website using 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 aren't fully accessible:
- you can't modify the line height of text
- most older PDFs are not fully accessible to screen reader software
- some more recent Local Plan PDFs are not fully accessible to screen readers
What to do if you can't access parts of this website
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
- webmaster@fareham.gov.uk
- call 01329 236100 and ask for the webmaster team
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We're always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that aren't listed on this page or think we're not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: webmaster@fareham.gov.uk.
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
Fareham Borough Council is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
Non accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non compliance with the accessibility regulations
Not applicable
Disproportionate burden
Not applicable
Navigation and accessing information
Not applicable
Interactive tools and transactions
Not applicable
Content that's not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
Not applicable
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.
Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.
Live video
Not applicable
How we tested this website
This website was last tested on 1 August 2025.
We tested:
- Our main website platform, available at https://www.fareham.gov.uk/intro.aspx
- Business Rates and Council Tax Forms https://bif.fareham.gov.uk/
- Councillors and Council Meetings http://moderngov.fareham.gov.uk/uucoverpage.aspx?bcr=1
- Online Payments https://ip.e-paycapita.com/
This statement was prepared on 1 August 2025. It was last updated on 1 August 2025.