Written questions

Electronic Government: Standards

2026-07-12 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · 18294 · Official question

Gordon McKee

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many central government websites and mobile applications do not currently meet the required public-sector accessibility standards; and what steps are being taken to remedy that.

Answer

The accessibility monitoring team in the Government Digital Service (GDS) has found that for central government websites that operate independently of GOV.UK - including those run by the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish governments - 61% met accessibili...