Working in partnership for the people of Herefordshire
Website accreditations
Below are some of the awards and accreditations we have received for our website. We are striving to implement best practice and adhere to the local government guidelines for Internet content. If you have seen an error on the website, please provide us with the details by using the Feedback Form at the bottom of each page.Socitm - Better connected
The Socitm Better connected website ranking system denotes performance by council websites based on an annual assessment of their usefulness and usability. The Better connected report is published each year on 1 March and the Herefordshire Council website scored 4 out of 4 stars in the 2012 survey. For more information visit the Socitm website.
Internet Crystal Mark
Our website has received the Internet Crystal
Mark from the Plain English Campaign since November 2005.
This means the Plain English Campaign have examined the contents, design and layout of our site and are satisfied that it meets their high standards for quality and readability.
"On the whole, your site is well written and shows an obvious commitment to plain English. Your target audience is the general public and we feel that your language and style are appropriate for that audience." Plain English Campaign, 2005.
The Plain English Campaign continues to review our website on a regular basis and provide us with on-going suggestions for improvement.
For more information about the Plain English Campaign's Internet Crystal Mark scheme, please visit their website at: http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/
World Wide Web Consortium HTML 4.01
Most of our website is created using approved HTML 4.01 code. This compliance links in with the W3C accessibility standards. For more information on this standard go to http://validator.w3.org/about.html
World Wide Web Consortium XHTML 1.0
A large proportion of our website is created using approved XHTML code. This compliance links in with the W3C accessibility standards. For more information on this standard go to http://validator.w3.org/about.html
World Wide Web Consortium CSS
Our website uses W3C valid cascading style sheets. For more information on this standard go to http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
Our home page at http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/ and most content pages now conform to WAI AAA accessibility standards; depending on the tool used, the site conforms to WAI AA standards. We are working hard to ensure all content conforms to the highest standards. For more information on these standards go to http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG1-Conformance.html
Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA)
Our website uses the ICRA standard allowing the public to make informed decisions about electronic media by means of the open and objective labelling of content. For more information on this standard go to http://www.fosi.org/icra/