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Kids Online Safety

Accessibility Statement for Kids Online Safety

This statement applies to content published on Kids Online Safety.campaign.gov.uk. It does not apply to content on service.gov.uk subdomains or on GOV.UK.


This website is run by the Department for Education (DfE) the campaign aligned to the site is run by Department for Science Innovation and Technology. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, you should be able to:

  • zoom in up to 300% without problems
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
  • use most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)


AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We have carried out automated accessibility checks on this site, and it meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard. However, we know some parts of this website may not be fully accessible.
For example:

  • Some decorative images may lack descriptive alt text
  • Embedded third-party video may not have full captioning or audio description

Language accessibility

This campaign site is currently only available in English. It was built and designed by the Department for Education (England). Future considerations are being made to widen language accessibility for Welsh speakers.

Feedback and contact information

Tell us if you need information in a different format.

In your message, include:

  • the web address (URL) of the content
  • your email address and name
  • the format you need – for example, plain text, braille, BSL, large print or audio CD

You can request a PDF in an accessible format from its page. Click ‘Request an accessible format’ to contact the organisation that published the document.

You can also view the organisation’s accessible document policy to report any problems or request documents in an alternative format.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

If you find any problems that are not listed on this page or you think we’re not meeting the accessibility requirements, contact us.

If you contact us with a complaint and you’re not happy with our response contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

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’).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

DfE is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is not accessible for the following reasons:

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations:

The colours used in the main menu, when in the focus state, do not meet minimum colour contrast.

This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.3 (Contrast (Minimum)).

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We will continue to monitor and manually test the site to ensure ongoing compliance. Fixes for any identified issues will be prioritised in future updates.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 05/12/2025. It was last reviewed on 05/12/2025.