1. Accessibility Statement
This statement applies to energyconsents.scot
This website is run by The Scottish Government. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible. You should be able to:
- use your web browser to change colours, contrast levels and fonts
- zoom in up to 300% without loss of information
- access the website using a mobile or tablet.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
2. How accessible this website is
We know that some parts of this website are not fully accessible. For example:
- some elements must meet minimum colour contrast ratio threshold
- some links are not distinguishable without relying on colour
- some links do not have discernible text
3. Feedback and contact information
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website.
If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: econsents_admin@gov.scot with details of the problem you have encountered.
4. 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 are unsatisfied with how we’ve handled your complaint, please contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
5. Technical information about this website’s accessibility
The Scottish Government is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
6. 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.
7. Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
- Some text doesn’t have sufficient colour contrast to its background. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.3 (Contrast (Minimum)).
- Some links rely only on colour. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.1 (Use of Colour).
- Radio buttons are not easily selectable using a keyboard. This fails WCAG success criterion 2.1.1 (Keyboard).
- Not all links are clear from their link text alone or from its programmatically determinable link context. This fails WCAG success criterion 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context)
- Not all user interface components provide essential information to assistive technologies WCAG success criterion 4.1.2: Name, Role, Value
8. Disproportionate burden
We are not claiming that any of our accessibility issues are disproportionate to fix.
9. Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and Office file formats
The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they are not essential to providing our services.
Some pages require the Adobe Reader plugin to view content. Adobe Reader can be downloaded from the external link below.
Adobe Acrobat Reader (for viewing PDF files, opens in a new window)
If you have any difficulty reading PDF documents, you can download them to your computerand send them by e-mail for conversion to HTML or text. The e-mail addresses to use are pdf2html@adobe.com or pdf2text@adobe.com.
The PDF documents uploaded to our website are not owned by us. They belong to their original creators.
10. What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We are working with our web developers to fix content which fails to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard.
11. Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared 12/02/2026. It was last reviewed on 24/02/2026.
This website was last tested on 12/02/2026, commissioned internally.
Automated tests were undertaken across the site, to detect compliance with WCAG 2.2 (AA). The automated tests were completed using Accessibility Cloud.