This accessibility statement applies to content published by BRCD’s Content Management System on the https://belfastregioncitydeal.co.uk domain.

This website is run by the Belfast Region City Deal Programme Management Office.

We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings.
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen.
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or 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. However, we welcome any feedback on areas you think are unclear.

AbilityNet (link opens in new window) has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

Every effort has been made to make this website accessible and easy to use for everyone, no matter what browser you choose to use, and whether or not you have any disabilities.

Every effort has been made to make this website accessible and easy to use for everyone, no matter what browser you choose to use, and whether or not you have any disabilities.

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
    • PDF documents do not contain PDF/UA Identifier
    • PDF documents lack appropriate ALT text for figures and images and document titles
  • some links to external webpages in some PDF documents are broken

Some documents on this site may not be fully accessible. If you experience issues accessing information in a PDF document, please contact BRCD by email: brcd@belfastcity.gov.uk to request an alternative format.

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we're not meeting accessibility requirements, contact us be email: brcd@belfastcity.gov.uk

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

Email: brcd@belfastcity.gov.uk

Call: 02890 320202 Ext:6192

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in ten working days.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’) in Northern Ireland. If you’re not happy with how we respond to your request or complaint, please call ECNI on 028 9050 0600 and ask to speak with one of their Discrimination Advice Officers in their Legal Division, or email information@equalityni.org.

Find out more about the enforcement procedure (link opens in new window).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

BRCD is committed to making its website 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 version 2 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

Documents

  • Some images within documents do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.5 (Images of Text).
  • Some of our documents do not have descriptive titles that describe the topic or purpose of that document / page. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.2 (Page Titled).

We are actively working to address these issues as part of an ongoing programme to improve the accessibility of this website. We aim to resolve outstanding issues by 31st December 2025.

Disproportionate burden

We are not claiming disproportionate burden for this website.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

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.

We will aim to publish any new PDFs or Word documents to meet accessibility standards.

How we tested this website

This website was last tested on 18th August 2025 using automated testing (SortSite).

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

Maintaining an accessible site is an ongoing process and we are continually working to offer a user friendly experience and upload content and publish documents in line with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 6th December 2022. It was last reviewed on 18th August 2025. This website was last tested on 18th August 2025 against WCAG 2.2 level AA standard. The testing was carried out using automated accessibility testing tool "SortSite".

This statement will be reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis.