Make it Scotch

Accessibility Statement

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Quality Meat Scotland is committed to making the Make It Scotch 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 (WCAG) version 2.2 AA standard due to the issues listed in this statement. We are working to resolve the identified issues and will update this statement following remediation and re-testing

Using this website:

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

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts
  • zoom and resize content without loss of information and continue to review pages against WCAG 2.2 requirements.
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 03 September 2026.

This statement was updated following an accessibility review undertaken by Multiply (UK) Limited using automated testing tools and supporting accessibility analysis carried out during July and August 2026. The statement was last reviewed on 03 September 2026.

How accessible is this website

We know that some parts of this website are not yet fully accessible. Current known issues include:

  • Some text and images of text do not meet WCAG 2.2 AA colour contrast requirements.
  • Some SVG graphics do not currently have appropriate accessible names.
  • Some pages contain heading hierarchy issues which may affect assistive technology users.
  • Some pages are not fully structured using accessibility landmarks.
  • Some pages contain empty heading elements.
  • Some PDF-related content and embedded third-party components may require further accessibility review.
  • We are working to address these issues as part of our ongoing accessibility improvement programme.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below does not currently meet all accessibility requirements.

  • Some text and images of text do not meet minimum contrast requirements (WCAG 2.2 Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast Minimum).
  • Some SVG elements do not currently have accessible names (WCAG 2.2 Success Criterion 1.1.1 Non-text Content).
  • Some pages contain heading hierarchy issues.
  • Some pages are not fully contained within accessibility landmarks.
  • Some pages include empty heading elements

Ongoing review

This statement is based on automated accessibility testing undertaken in August 2026 together with ongoing accessibility reviews.

Additional manual accessibility testing is scheduled and may identify further accessibility improvements related to keyboard navigation, focus management, forms, media content, status messages and other areas that cannot be reliably assessed using automated tools alone.

Feedback and contact information

If you would like to provide any feedback in relation to any accessibility compliance failures or concerns related to this website, or request information and content excluded from the scope of the Directive, please contact us via email on info@qmscotland.co.uk.

If you need information on this website in a different format, please contact us using the details above and we will consider your request.

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’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (equalityadvisoryservice.com).