AI Readiness Assessment
https://www.dover.gov.uk
Assessed2026-07-31
Reference0731/DOV/97
IndustryGovernment and public sector
Scale187 / 1,844
TrafficNAAwaiting live domain connection, provided as part of service deployment.
Regulated sectorNone found
Listed companyNo (not a company with shares)
Manual equivalent15 days · £9,180estimate only
Registered identity from official sources
Registered nameDover District Council
Country of incorporationUnited Kingdom
Legal entity identifier2138005US35QMBBWUJ57
Listing
Primary listingNew York Stock Exchange · DOV (XNYS)
Industry codeSIC 3530 · Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip
Established record held for this organisation · GLEIF (legal identity, matched on registered name) · SEC EDGAR (SIC 3530, Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip) · OpenFIGI (Common Stock on US) · retrieved 2026-07-31 16:53 UTC
Foundations assessed now ยท the automated tests
Your Digital Doorway
PeopleAI systems
AI readiness ยท Pages
24.9%
AI readiness ยท PDFs
27.3%
Misinformation ยท Pages
Extremely likely
Misinformation ยท PDFs
Extremely likely
0%25%50%75%100%
Governancestage 2 ยท not assessed yet...more
64 judgements need a named person in the organisation to confirm, because they turn on what you know to be true rather than anything measurement can settle: whether a claim is supported, whether a page is still current, which of two versions is the one to quote. In order, they cover: who is answerable for this content; is it still true today; can each claim be backed; does our published content agree; will the right meaning come across; can someone reach it and act on it. An answer recorded against each, with a name and a date, is what turns published content into governed content.
Visibilitystage 3 ยท not assessed yet...more
Once the foundations are sound and the content is governed, the visibility stage measures how AI systems and agents actually find the estate: which pages they reach, how often, and how the organisation is represented when they answer questions about it, tracked over time. Building visibility on unconfirmed foundations only amplifies whatever is wrong, which is why it comes last.
Key findings ยท AI readiness
How much of your content is reachable and readable, rather than blocked, buried or missing. Higher is better.
AI readiness is low.the content can be reached, but the way the pages are built keeps much of it from being read cleanly.
What is holding it back
- With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary.37 pages
- Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text.37 pages
- Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together.26 pages
- The document is refused to AI crawlers at the edge, so its contents never reach the systems that answer about it, and what they state about it is left to guesswork.5 documents
- Without a title the document is identified by its file name and by whatever the links to it happen to say.3 documents
Key findings ยท Misinformation
Where your content could lead an AI system to state something incorrect. Only direct routes to a wrong answer count here.
Misinformation risk is high.The pages read as extremely likely and the documents as extremely likely to cause it, which is why the risk reads as high.
What could cause it
- Duplicates collapse to a single surviving version, and which one survives is not the publisher's choice.pages
- When near-duplicates are left unconsolidated, which version survives is settled arbitrarily rather than by you.pages
- When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate.pages
- A file locked against text copying gives up nothing of its content, however well written the document is.documents
- A figure that comes loose from its heading is read against the wrong row or the wrong column, so the number an AI system quotes is not the number the document gives.documents
- A dead source leaves the claim resting on it with nothing to verify it against, so the claim stands unsupported.documents
▸Overall findings what makes up the figures · click to view
The front door1 of 15 AI systems turned away at the door. Content behind the door cannot be read by whoever is refused, and that holds the figures down. The full picture is the Digital doorway below.
The site as a whole · 9.1%the estate's shared machinery measures 76.2% built. The figure shown is lower because the assessment found repeated pages, duplicate content, which raise the chance of an answer being wrong, and a direct route to a wrong answer caps what can be relied on, however well built. The evidence for each finding is under Site infrastructure below.
Pages · 24.9%the average of 37 pages, each scored on its own build and its own misinformation exposure; today they range 8.6% to 55.9%. Each page's evidence is under Pages considered below.
Documents · 27.3%the average of 5 documents, scored the same way; today they range 9.6% to 52.3%. Each document's evidence is under PDF documents below.
▸Digital doorway measured at the front door · click to view
Anyone asking for this site, a person on a phone or an AI system building an answer, is either let in or turned away, in milliseconds, by machinery most organisations never see. An AI system refused here gets nothing at all: to that system the organisation simply does not answer.
The door changes without notice: a security setting, a network change or a new crawler policy can close it silently. It is measured live on the day of assessment, and it is worth watching continuously rather than once.
People
4 out of 4 served
AI systems
1 out of 15 turned away
People are served in full; 1 of the 15 AI systems is turned away at the door.
Whether the estate can be reached and read at all: access rules, links, redirects, sitemap, transport.
▸The site as a whole 9.1% Extremely likely 9 out of 24
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| DS04 | fail | 1 of 120 crawled URLs returned an error status (not found, or a server error) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Addresses that answered with an error, not found or gone or a server failure, during the visit. What good looks like The addresses visited answer successfully, without error, not-found or server-failure statuses. Why it matters Each errored address is content the visit proved unavailable, so it is missing from anything built on what came back. What we found on this page 1 of 120 crawled URLs returned an error status (not found, or a server error) The evidence, taken from the page as served Each crawled URL that returned an error status
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the addresses visited answer successfully, without error, not-found or server-failure statuses. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 5 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide whether content can be reached and read at all, so it carries the heaviest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DS03 | warning | 1 of the 15 AI crawlers asking for the site is refused by the security layer in front of it; the other 14 are served. The refusal falls on that service alone. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check The same page loads for a browser but is refused when the request names itself as an AI service. What good looks like The page returns the same response to a named AI service as to a browser, with no edge block. Why it matters The block sits in front of the site and leaves no trace in its own logs, so the estate is closed off unnoticed. What we found on this page 1 of the 15 AI crawlers asking for the site is refused by the security layer in front of it; the other 14 are served. The refusal falls on that service alone. The evidence, taken from the page as served Each crawler's own request to the entry page, and the status it received
Hostwww.dover.gov.uk · resolves to 185.18.139.99
Address trailwww.dover.gov.uk › dover.contensis.com
Checked2026-07-31 16:48 UTC · request sent from 10.100.100.212 (our checker)
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| DS16 | fail | 2 URL group(s) are reachable under more than one form (case, trailing slash, or query variants) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check The same page served at several addresses, varying by capitals, slashes or query strings. What good looks like Each page is served at a single address, not several varying by capitals, slashes or query strings. Why it matters The site cedes the choice of which address is stored and cited, so links and credit scatter across the variants. What we found on this page 2 URL group(s) are reachable under more than one form (case, trailing slash, or query variants) The evidence, taken from the page as served The URLs that serve the same page under more than one form
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page is served at a single address, not several varying by capitals, slashes or query strings. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MX12 | fail | 1 pair(s) of pages carry near-identical text (at least 90% of the same words) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Distinct URLs among the assessed pages that carry near-identical body text. What good looks like No two assessed pages carry near-identical body text. Why it matters Duplicates collapse to a single surviving version, and which one survives is not the publisher's choice. What we found on this page 1 pair(s) of pages carry near-identical text (at least 90% of the same words) The evidence, taken from the page as served Each page pair whose visible text is near-identical (at least 90% shared vocabulary)
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: no two assessed pages carry near-identical body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CT25 | fail | 19 pair(s) of pages share more than 70% of the same words, so a machine can read them as the same page | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Pairs of assessed pages that share most of their wording without being outright copies. What good looks like No two assessed pages share most of their wording. Why it matters When near-duplicates are left unconsolidated, which version survives is settled arbitrarily rather than by you. What we found on this page 19 pair(s) of pages share more than 70% of the same words, so a machine can read them as the same page The evidence, taken from the page as served Each page pair sharing more than 70% of its vocabulary
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: no two assessed pages share most of their wording. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IN18 | fail | 1 legal or policy page(s) in the sitemap are linked from no crawled page; they are listed in the view | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether policy pages such as privacy and terms are linked from anywhere, not just listed in the sitemap. What good looks like Policy pages such as privacy and terms are linked from crawled pages, not only listed in the sitemap. Why it matters A policy page nothing links to sits outside the site's own map, so questions about the terms are answered without it. What we found on this page 1 legal or policy page(s) in the sitemap are linked from no crawled page; they are listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served Legal or policy pages in the sitemap that no crawled page links to
Each is listed in the XML sitemap but is not reached by a link from any crawled page.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: policy pages such as privacy and terms are linked from crawled pages, not only listed in the sitemap. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DS08 | fail | one link to the site's own pages points at a page that no longer exists. It is listed in the view | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check The share of links to the site's own pages, from a sample, whose targets do not resolve. What good looks like The site's own links open, leading to live pages. Where one no longer does, the page either carries the point in its own words or stops presenting a route that does not open. Why it matters Routes into the site's own material dead-end, so content that exists is never reached from the pages pointing at it. What we found on this page one link to the site's own pages points at a page that no longer exists. It is listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served The internal links checked, with the status each returned
A link that did not open appears here in two forms. A DEAD link points at a page that has gone. A REFUSED link points at a page that is still published, but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser, so our request was declined. Both land in the same place: the material this page offers as its support did not come back when it was asked for. The consequence is not a matter of tidiness. Where a link carries the weight of a claim, a figure, a policy or a regulatory statement, and the target does not open, the support behind that claim is missing at the moment it is needed. Three things follow, and each of them costs the organisation. The same fact gets taken from somewhere else, which hands a third party control of how the claim is worded. Or the claim is treated as unsupported and set aside. Or an answer is drawn from what remains on the page, and a partial account is presented as a complete one. A refused link is the worst of the three, because the page still reads as though the evidence sits one step away, so the gap is invisible and the answer carries false confidence. A refusal by another site is still this site's matter to resolve, because this site chose to rest a claim on it. Three practical ways close it. Carry the fact being relied on in the page's own words, so the claim stands without the visit. Keep the reference but stop making it a link, showing the address as plain text, so nothing promises a route that does not open. Or point to a source that answers any reader. Where the reference has to stay live, say beside it what a reader will meet, so no one is sent to a closed door without warning. Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the site's own links open, leading to live pages. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 5 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide whether content can be reached and read at all, so it carries the heaviest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DS12 | fail | 13% of the links to sources on other sites did not open when they were checked. 2 point at a page that no longer exists, and 1 was refused, meaning the page is still published but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser. That is 3 of the 20 checked, which stand for the 88 links to other sites across the pages checked | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check The share of links pointing off the site, from a sample, whose targets no longer resolve. What good looks like Sources the page relies on open for any reader. Where one refuses or has gone, the page carries the fact in its own words, shows the reference without making it a link, or points somewhere that answers. A refusal by another site is still this site's to resolve, because this site chose to rest a claim on it. Why it matters A source the page leans on did not answer when it was asked for. The claim is left standing with nothing behind it, so the same fact gets taken from elsewhere, the claim is set aside as unsupported, or a partial account is presented as a complete one. Where the source is still published but declined the request, the page still reads as though the evidence sits one step away, so the gap is invisible. What we found on this page 13% of the links to sources on other sites did not open when they were checked. 2 point at a page that no longer exists, and 1 was refused, meaning the page is still published but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser. That is 3 of the 20 checked, which stand for the 88 links to other sites across the pages checked The evidence, taken from the page as served The external links checked, with the status each returned
A link that did not open appears here in two forms. A DEAD link points at a page that has gone. A REFUSED link points at a page that is still published, but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser, so our request was declined. Both land in the same place: the material this page offers as its support did not come back when it was asked for. The consequence is not a matter of tidiness. Where a link carries the weight of a claim, a figure, a policy or a regulatory statement, and the target does not open, the support behind that claim is missing at the moment it is needed. Three things follow, and each of them costs the organisation. The same fact gets taken from somewhere else, which hands a third party control of how the claim is worded. Or the claim is treated as unsupported and set aside. Or an answer is drawn from what remains on the page, and a partial account is presented as a complete one. A refused link is the worst of the three, because the page still reads as though the evidence sits one step away, so the gap is invisible and the answer carries false confidence. A refusal by another site is still this site's matter to resolve, because this site chose to rest a claim on it. Three practical ways close it. Carry the fact being relied on in the page's own words, so the claim stands without the visit. Keep the reference but stop making it a link, showing the address as plain text, so nothing promises a route that does not open. Or point to a source that answers any reader. Where the reference has to stay live, say beside it what a reader will meet, so no one is sent to a closed door without warning. Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: sources the page relies on open for any reader. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 5 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide whether content can be reached and read at all, so it carries the heaviest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CT07 | warning | 2 page title(s) are used on more than one page: โA-Z of Servicesโ, โDover District Councilโ; the pages are listed in the view | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Any title string that is shared by more than one of the assessed pages. What good looks like Each assessed page carries its own distinct title. Why it matters Pages sharing one title carry the same label, so nothing distinguishes them at the point one is picked. What we found on this page 2 page title(s) are used on more than one page: โA-Z of Servicesโ, โDover District Councilโ; the pages are listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served The pages that share a title, grouped by the title they share
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Passing checks are omitted here; the full record is in the exports.
Pages considered 37 pages
The highest-priority pages, chosen from the site's own signals of importance.
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk 29.1% Very likely 18 out of 57
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> Dover District Council </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.2"/><meta name="Description" content="Dover District Council providing services to the people who live, work and study in Dover, Deal, Sandwich and the surrounding areas"/><meta name="Keywords" content=".,dover,district,council,deal,sandwich,Aylesham,sutton,Ash,WIngham,capel"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/98-IE.css?version=187259" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = functioโฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/Home.aspx" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/Home.aspx" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> Dover District Council </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.2"/><meta name="Description" content="Dover District Council providing services to the people who live, work and study in Dover, Deal, Sandwich and the surrounding areas"/><meta name="Keywords" content=".,dover,district,council,deal,sandwich,Aylesham,sutton,Ash,WIngham,capel"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/98-IE.css?version=187259" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = functioโฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page and the page's own text were read for a date. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> Dover District Council </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.2"/><meta name="Description" content="Dover District Council providing services to the people who live, work and study in Dover, Deal, Sandwich and the surrounding areas"/><meta name="Keywords" content=".,dover,district,council,deal,sandwich,Aylesham,sutton,Ash,WIngham,capel"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/98-IE.css?version=187259" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = functioโฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
Keep me posted News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. rts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted Back to top ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 2% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 2% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/Home.aspx" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/Home.aspx" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS08 | fail | 14 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โabout the councilโ, โapplyโ, โbenefitsโ and 11 more; the links are listed in the view | |||||||||||
What we check Links that share exactly the same wording on one page while pointing at different destinations. What good looks like Links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. Why it matters The wording no longer settles the target, so the wrong one gets followed at the point where the choice matters. What we found on this page 14 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โabout the councilโ, โapplyโ, โbenefitsโ and 11 more; the links are listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served Links that share the same text but point to different destinations, as served
<a href="/pay">Pay</a> <a href="/report">Report</a> <a href="/apply">Apply</a> <a href="/benefits"> Benefits </a> <a href="/counciltax"> Council Tax </a> <a href="/leisure"> Leisure & Tourism </a> <a href="/councillors"> Councillors & Elections </a> <a href="/business"> Business </a> <a href="/environment"> Environment </a> <a href="/planning"> Planning </a> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 Dover District Council Home Page H2 Phone and online payment service issues H2 About the Council H2 Benefits H2 Bins & Recycling H2 Building Control H2 Business H2 Community & Events H2 Councillors & Elections H2 Council Tax H2 Environment H2 Housing H2 Leisure & Tourism H2 Planning H2 Parking H2 Port Health & Public Protection H2 My Neighbourhood H2 Latest News H2 Have Your Say H2 Links to services, organised alphabetically H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| AR25 | fail | consent banner interference: no accept control was identifiable within the consent container | |||||||||||
What we check Cookie banner wording leading the page's text, or an accept button with no name on it. What good looks like Any cookie banner sits after the page's own text, and its accept control carries a name. Why it matters The first words taken from the page are the cookie notice, not the answer, or the button that clears it has no name. What we found on this page consent banner interference: no accept control was identifiable within the consent container The evidence, taken from the page as served The consent prompt on this page, as it behaved
Read on the page once its scripts had run, before anything was clicked.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: any cookie banner sits after the page's own text, and its accept control carries a name. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS02 | warning | 3 of 136 buttons, links and controls on the loaded page carry no name in the page's code saying what each is for | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's buttons, links and form controls each carry a name once the page has loaded. What good looks like The page's buttons, links and form controls each carry a name once the page has loaded. Why it matters Unnamed controls are identified by their position on the screen alone, so a redesign moves what they refer to. What we found on this page 3 of 136 buttons, links and controls on the loaded page carry no name in the page's code saying what each is for The evidence, taken from the page as served The controls on this page that carry no name
Read on the page once its scripts had run.
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| MS03 | warning | 1 button(s) carry a name that does not say what they do: โGOโ | |||||||||||
What we check Button names that state the action, rather than generic wording such as OK, more or go. What good looks like Button names state the action, rather than generic wording such as OK or go. Why it matters The control says nothing about what pressing it does, so the consequence is documented nowhere on the button. What we found on this page 1 button(s) carry a name that does not say what they do: โGOโ The evidence, taken from the page as served The button names read on this page
Read on the page once its scripts had run.
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| MS04 | warning | the page's naming markup is faulty: 1 name label(s) point at nothing: the code that should hold the name is absent | |||||||||||
What we check Accessibility markup faults: invented roles, labels pointing at nothing, live controls marked hidden. What good looks like The page's accessibility markup is sound, with valid roles and no labels pointing at nothing. Why it matters The page's own description of its controls is wrong, so what it offers and what it declares do not match. What we found on this page the page's naming markup is faulty: 1 name label(s) point at nothing: the code that should hold the name is absent The evidence, taken from the page as served The faulty markup, as the page serves it once loaded
<div id="prefix-overlay-outer" tabindex="0" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="#prefix-overlay-header" aria-describedby="#prefix-overlay-step1"> <div class="prefix-overlay-inner"> <div id="prefix-overlay-header" rel="toggle"><img src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/UKDOVER/2016/06/915679/overlayheโฆ | |||||||||||||
| AJ08 | warning | focus order: the first 12 Tab stops do not follow document order | |||||||||||
What we check Whether pressing Tab moves through the page in the order its content is written. What good looks like Pressing Tab moves through the page in the order its content is written. Why it matters The keyboard jumps around the page out of sequence, so a form is worked through in an order nobody intended. What we found on this page focus order: the first 12 Tab stops do not follow document order The evidence, taken from the page as served How the keyboard moves through this page
Read on the page once its scripts had run, following the keyboard from the top.
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▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/planning 54.6% Likely 8 out of 57
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Planning - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Check if you need planning permission, apply or search for an application." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//planning" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Planning" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Check if you need planning permission, apply or search for an application." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:EntryId" content="ae2ebc90-cโฆ Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Planning - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Check if you need planning permission, apply or search for an application." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//planning" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Planning" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Check if you need planning permission, apply or search for an application." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:EntryId" content="ae2ebc90-cโฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Planning - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Check if you need planning permission, apply or search for an application." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//planning" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Planning" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Check if you need planning permission, apply or search for an application." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:EntryId" content="ae2ebc90-cโฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template The evidence, taken from the page as served The foot of this page, as served
The foot of the page was read for a copyright line. <footer class="footerstyled__FooterStyled-sc-wkdh7n-0 eJYpiR footer"><div class="pageFeedbackstyled__PageFeedbackStyled-sc-1grnsyo-0 eQzciA"><div class="page-feedback__header"><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="page-feeback__title">How can we improve this page?</div><button class="buttonstyled__ButtonStyled-sc-1trq127-0 fFbMlc button page--feedback__toggle page--feedback__toggle--closed " aria-controls="page-feedback-form" aria-expanded="false">Let us know</button></div></div><div aria-hidden="true" class="feedback-form" id="page-feedback-form"/></div><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="footer__inner"><div class="footer__column footer__column--brand"><a class="logostyled__LogoStyled-sc-1bqh24k-0 fHHuTl logo-link" id="footer-logo" target="_self" href="/"><img loading="lazy" width="1368.7387" height="428.3544" alt="A full colour version of the Dover District Council logo " src="/image-library/ddc-landscape-logo-colour.xf108fb27.svg"/></a><nav class="socialLinksstyled__SocialLinksStyled-sc-h61een-0 ZenUT social-links" aria-label="Links to our social media profilโฆ | |||||||||||||
| MS08 | fail | 1 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โsearch for a planning applicationโ; the links are listed in the view | |||||||||||
What we check Links that share exactly the same wording on one page while pointing at different destinations. What good looks like Links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. Why it matters The wording no longer settles the target, so the wrong one gets followed at the point where the choice matters. What we found on this page 1 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โsearch for a planning applicationโ; the links are listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served Links that share the same text but point to different destinations, as served
<a class="tasks-list__link" target="_self" href="https://publicaccess.dover.gov.uk/online-applications/search.do?action=simple&searchType=Application"><span class="tasks__bullet"><span aria-hidden="true" class="svgstyled__SVGStyled-sc-vbvuyh-0 cvxShG icon--arrowright svg" role="img"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/20โฆ <a class="pillstyled__PillStyled-sc-4fn0sz-0 hbFLCM" target="_self" href="https://publicaccess.dover.gov.uk/online-applications/search.do?action=simple&searchType=Application">Search for a planning application</a> <a class="tasks__link" href="/planning/planning-applications/search" target="_self"><span class="tasks__bullet"><span aria-hidden="true" class="svgstyled__SVGStyled-sc-vbvuyh-0 cvxShG icon--arrowright svg" role="img"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewbox="0 0 24 24" fill="none"><path fiโฆ Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H3 Waste and recycling level jumped H3 Council tax H3 Councillors and elections H3 Parking H3 Benefits H3 Housing H3 About the council H3 Planning H3 Building control H3 Leisure and tourism H3 Environment H3 Business H3 Community and events H2 Popular tasks H1 Planning H2 Popular tasks H2 More on planning H3 Planning applications H3 Building control H3 Planning policy H3 Heritage H3 Assets of community value H3 Street naming and numbering H3 Local land charges H3 Self-build and custom housebuilding H3 Design review H3 Environment and biodiversity H3 Neighbourhood planning H3 Tree protection H3 Wildlife crime H2 New website launch!
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| AR25 | fail | consent banner interference: no accept control was identifiable within the consent container | |||||||||||
What we check Cookie banner wording leading the page's text, or an accept button with no name on it. What good looks like Any cookie banner sits after the page's own text, and its accept control carries a name. Why it matters The first words taken from the page are the cookie notice, not the answer, or the button that clears it has no name. What we found on this page consent banner interference: no accept control was identifiable within the consent container The evidence, taken from the page as served The consent prompt on this page, as it behaved
Read on the page once its scripts had run, before anything was clicked.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: any cookie banner sits after the page's own text, and its accept control carries a name. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS04 | warning | the page's naming markup is faulty: 23 working control(s) sit inside a section the code marks as hidden, so they work on screen but are absent from what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check Accessibility markup faults: invented roles, labels pointing at nothing, live controls marked hidden. What good looks like The page's accessibility markup is sound, with valid roles and no labels pointing at nothing. Why it matters The page's own description of its controls is wrong, so what it offers and what it declares do not match. What we found on this page the page's naming markup is faulty: 23 working control(s) sit inside a section the code marks as hidden, so they work on screen but are absent from what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served The faulty markup, as the page serves it once loaded
<a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/waste-and-recycling" target="_self">Waste and recycling</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/council-tax" target="_self">Council tax</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Council--Democracy/CouncillorsElections.aspx">Councillors and elections</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/parking" target="_self">Parking</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/benefits" target="_self">Benefits</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/housing" target="_self">Housing</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Corporate-Information/About-the-Council.aspx">About the council</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/planning" target="_self">Planning</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/building-control" target="_self">Building control</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Leisure-Culture-Tourism/home.aspx">Leisure and tourism</a> …and 13 more like it. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/housing 55.9% Likely 7 out of 57
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Housing - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Find out what you need to know about our housing service, including information for tenants and leaseholders." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//housing" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Housing" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Find out what you need to know about our housing service, including information for tenants and leaseholders." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="weโฆ Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Housing - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Find out what you need to know about our housing service, including information for tenants and leaseholders." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//housing" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Housing" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Find out what you need to know about our housing service, including information for tenants and leaseholders." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="weโฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Housing - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Find out what you need to know about our housing service, including information for tenants and leaseholders." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//housing" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Housing" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Find out what you need to know about our housing service, including information for tenants and leaseholders." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="weโฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template The evidence, taken from the page as served The foot of this page, as served
The foot of the page was read for a copyright line. <footer class="footerstyled__FooterStyled-sc-wkdh7n-0 eJYpiR footer"><div class="pageFeedbackstyled__PageFeedbackStyled-sc-1grnsyo-0 eQzciA"><div class="page-feedback__header"><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="page-feeback__title">How can we improve this page?</div><button class="buttonstyled__ButtonStyled-sc-1trq127-0 fFbMlc button page--feedback__toggle page--feedback__toggle--closed " aria-controls="page-feedback-form" aria-expanded="false">Let us know</button></div></div><div aria-hidden="true" class="feedback-form" id="page-feedback-form"/></div><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="footer__inner"><div class="footer__column footer__column--brand"><a class="logostyled__LogoStyled-sc-1bqh24k-0 fHHuTl logo-link" id="footer-logo" target="_self" href="/"><img loading="lazy" width="1368.7387" height="428.3544" alt="A full colour version of the Dover District Council logo " src="/image-library/ddc-landscape-logo-colour.xf108fb27.svg"/></a><nav class="socialLinksstyled__SocialLinksStyled-sc-h61een-0 ZenUT social-links" aria-label="Links to our social media profilโฆ | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H3 Waste and recycling level jumped H3 Council tax H3 Councillors and elections H3 Parking H3 Benefits H3 Housing H3 About the council H3 Planning H3 Building control H3 Leisure and tourism H3 Environment H3 Business H3 Community and events H2 Popular tasks H1 Housing H2 Popular tasks H2 More on housing H3 Getting a council or housing association home H3 Council tenants H3 Homelessness H3 Damp and mould H3 Affordable housing H3 Affordable home ownership H3 Private sector housing H3 Leaseholder information H3 Community-led housing H3 Renting a garage H3 Performance, strategy and tenant satisfaction H3 Housing documents H2 New website launch!
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| AR25 | fail | consent banner interference: no accept control was identifiable within the consent container | |||||||||||
What we check Cookie banner wording leading the page's text, or an accept button with no name on it. What good looks like Any cookie banner sits after the page's own text, and its accept control carries a name. Why it matters The first words taken from the page are the cookie notice, not the answer, or the button that clears it has no name. What we found on this page consent banner interference: no accept control was identifiable within the consent container The evidence, taken from the page as served The consent prompt on this page, as it behaved
Read on the page once its scripts had run, before anything was clicked.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: any cookie banner sits after the page's own text, and its accept control carries a name. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS04 | warning | the page's naming markup is faulty: 23 working control(s) sit inside a section the code marks as hidden, so they work on screen but are absent from what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check Accessibility markup faults: invented roles, labels pointing at nothing, live controls marked hidden. What good looks like The page's accessibility markup is sound, with valid roles and no labels pointing at nothing. Why it matters The page's own description of its controls is wrong, so what it offers and what it declares do not match. What we found on this page the page's naming markup is faulty: 23 working control(s) sit inside a section the code marks as hidden, so they work on screen but are absent from what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served The faulty markup, as the page serves it once loaded
<a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/waste-and-recycling" target="_self">Waste and recycling</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/council-tax" target="_self">Council tax</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Council--Democracy/CouncillorsElections.aspx">Councillors and elections</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/parking" target="_self">Parking</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/benefits" target="_self">Benefits</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/housing" target="_self">Housing</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Corporate-Information/About-the-Council.aspx">About the council</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/planning" target="_self">Planning</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/building-control" target="_self">Building control</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Leisure-Culture-Tourism/home.aspx">Leisure and tourism</a> …and 13 more like it. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/benefits 55.2% Likely 8 out of 57
| Check | Result | Evidence | |||||||||||||||||||
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Benefits - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Different benefits and support you might be entitled to." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//benefits" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Benefits" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Different benefits and support you might be entitled to." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:EntryId" content="81ce3111-f426-4dd6-9c45-c69b15ea803b"/><link dโฆ Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Benefits - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Different benefits and support you might be entitled to." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//benefits" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Benefits" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Different benefits and support you might be entitled to." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:EntryId" content="81ce3111-f426-4dd6-9c45-c69b15ea803b"/><link dโฆ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Benefits - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Different benefits and support you might be entitled to." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//benefits" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Benefits" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Different benefits and support you might be entitled to." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:EntryId" content="81ce3111-f426-4dd6-9c45-c69b15ea803b"/><link dโฆ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template The evidence, taken from the page as served The foot of this page, as served
The foot of the page was read for a copyright line. <footer class="footerstyled__FooterStyled-sc-wkdh7n-0 eJYpiR footer"><div class="pageFeedbackstyled__PageFeedbackStyled-sc-1grnsyo-0 eQzciA"><div class="page-feedback__header"><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="page-feeback__title">How can we improve this page?</div><button class="buttonstyled__ButtonStyled-sc-1trq127-0 fFbMlc button page--feedback__toggle page--feedback__toggle--closed " aria-controls="page-feedback-form" aria-expanded="false">Let us know</button></div></div><div aria-hidden="true" class="feedback-form" id="page-feedback-form"/></div><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="footer__inner"><div class="footer__column footer__column--brand"><a class="logostyled__LogoStyled-sc-1bqh24k-0 fHHuTl logo-link" id="footer-logo" target="_self" href="/"><img loading="lazy" width="1368.7387" height="428.3544" alt="A full colour version of the Dover District Council logo " src="/image-library/ddc-landscape-logo-colour.xf108fb27.svg"/></a><nav class="socialLinksstyled__SocialLinksStyled-sc-h61een-0 ZenUT social-links" aria-label="Links to our social media profilโฆ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H3 Waste and recycling level jumped H3 Council tax H3 Councillors and elections H3 Parking H3 Benefits H3 Housing H3 About the council H3 Planning H3 Building control H3 Leisure and tourism H3 Environment H3 Business H3 Community and events H2 Popular tasks H1 Benefits H2 Popular tasks H2 More on benefits H3 Benefits calculator H3 How much housing benefit will I get? H3 Housing payments H3 Change of circumstances H3 Benefits forms H3 Overpayments H3 Log in to your account H3 Working age and pension age support H2 New website launch!
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DS28 | fail | one link to sources on other sites points at a page that no longer exists. It is listed in the view | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check For a single page, the share of its links to OTHER sites, sampled, that lead nowhere. The site's own links are assessed separately. What good looks like The page's references to other sites open for any reader. Where one refuses or has gone, the page carries the fact itself, shows the reference as plain text rather than as a link, or points to a source that answers. Why it matters The outside sources this page offers as support did not answer when they were asked for, so what the page claims is left resting on material that does not come back. In a regulated setting, where a link is carrying a figure or a required statement, that is the difference between a claim that is evidenced and one that is merely asserted. What we found on this page one link to sources on other sites points at a page that no longer exists. It is listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served The external links checked on this page, with the status each returned
A link that did not open appears here in two forms. A DEAD link points at a page that has gone. A REFUSED link points at a page that is still published, but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser, so our request was declined. Both land in the same place: the material this page offers as its support did not come back when it was asked for. The consequence is not a matter of tidiness. Where a link carries the weight of a claim, a figure, a policy or a regulatory statement, and the target does not open, the support behind that claim is missing at the moment it is needed. Three things follow, and each of them costs the organisation. The same fact gets taken from somewhere else, which hands a third party control of how the claim is worded. Or the claim is treated as unsupported and set aside. Or an answer is drawn from what remains on the page, and a partial account is presented as a complete one. A refused link is the worst of the three, because the page still reads as though the evidence sits one step away, so the gap is invisible and the answer carries false confidence. A refusal by another site is still this site's matter to resolve, because this site chose to rest a claim on it. Three practical ways close it. Carry the fact being relied on in the page's own words, so the claim stands without the visit. Keep the reference but stop making it a link, showing the address as plain text, so nothing promises a route that does not open. Or point to a source that answers any reader. Where the reference has to stay live, say beside it what a reader will meet, so no one is sent to a closed door without warning.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's references to other sites open for any reader. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 15 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide whether content can be reached and read at all, so it carries the heaviest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| AR25 | fail | consent banner interference: no accept control was identifiable within the consent container | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Cookie banner wording leading the page's text, or an accept button with no name on it. What good looks like Any cookie banner sits after the page's own text, and its accept control carries a name. Why it matters The first words taken from the page are the cookie notice, not the answer, or the button that clears it has no name. What we found on this page consent banner interference: no accept control was identifiable within the consent container The evidence, taken from the page as served The consent prompt on this page, as it behaved
Read on the page once its scripts had run, before anything was clicked.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: any cookie banner sits after the page's own text, and its accept control carries a name. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MS04 | warning | the page's naming markup is faulty: 23 working control(s) sit inside a section the code marks as hidden, so they work on screen but are absent from what is read out | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Accessibility markup faults: invented roles, labels pointing at nothing, live controls marked hidden. What good looks like The page's accessibility markup is sound, with valid roles and no labels pointing at nothing. Why it matters The page's own description of its controls is wrong, so what it offers and what it declares do not match. What we found on this page the page's naming markup is faulty: 23 working control(s) sit inside a section the code marks as hidden, so they work on screen but are absent from what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served The faulty markup, as the page serves it once loaded
<a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/waste-and-recycling" target="_self">Waste and recycling</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/council-tax" target="_self">Council tax</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Council--Democracy/CouncillorsElections.aspx">Councillors and elections</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/parking" target="_self">Parking</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/benefits" target="_self">Benefits</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/housing" target="_self">Housing</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Corporate-Information/About-the-Council.aspx">About the council</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/planning" target="_self">Planning</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/building-control" target="_self">Building control</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Leisure-Culture-Tourism/home.aspx">Leisure and tourism</a> …and 13 more like it. | |||||||||||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/building-control 55.2% Likely 8 out of 57
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| MX01 | warning | the site took 871ms to start answering; beyond about 345ms an automated reader is liable to give up first | |||||||||||
What we check How quickly the page starts to reply, measured against a 345 millisecond first-byte threshold. What good looks like The page starts to reply promptly, within the first-byte threshold. Why it matters Past the waiting limit the answer is assembled from stale or third-party material instead of from your page. What we found on this page the site took 871ms to start answering; beyond about 345ms an automated reader is liable to give up first The evidence, taken from the page as served How long this page took to start answering
Timed from the request leaving our checker to the first byte coming back, on the page as served. The 345ms figure is the point beyond which an automated reader is liable to give up.
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Building control - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Find out if you need building control approval and what this means for you." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//building-control" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Building control" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Find out if you need building control approval and what this means for you." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:Enโฆ Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Building control - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Find out if you need building control approval and what this means for you." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//building-control" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Building control" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Find out if you need building control approval and what this means for you." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:Enโฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Building control - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Find out if you need building control approval and what this means for you." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//building-control" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Building control" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Find out if you need building control approval and what this means for you." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:Enโฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template The evidence, taken from the page as served The foot of this page, as served
The foot of the page was read for a copyright line. <footer class="footerstyled__FooterStyled-sc-wkdh7n-0 eJYpiR footer"><div class="pageFeedbackstyled__PageFeedbackStyled-sc-1grnsyo-0 eQzciA"><div class="page-feedback__header"><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="page-feeback__title">How can we improve this page?</div><button class="buttonstyled__ButtonStyled-sc-1trq127-0 fFbMlc button page--feedback__toggle page--feedback__toggle--closed " aria-controls="page-feedback-form" aria-expanded="false">Let us know</button></div></div><div aria-hidden="true" class="feedback-form" id="page-feedback-form"/></div><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="footer__inner"><div class="footer__column footer__column--brand"><a class="logostyled__LogoStyled-sc-1bqh24k-0 fHHuTl logo-link" id="footer-logo" target="_self" href="/"><img loading="lazy" width="1368.7387" height="428.3544" alt="A full colour version of the Dover District Council logo " src="/image-library/ddc-landscape-logo-colour.xf108fb27.svg"/></a><nav class="socialLinksstyled__SocialLinksStyled-sc-h61een-0 ZenUT social-links" aria-label="Links to our social media profilโฆ | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H3 Waste and recycling level jumped H3 Council tax H3 Councillors and elections H3 Parking H3 Benefits H3 Housing H3 About the council H3 Planning H3 Building control H3 Leisure and tourism H3 Environment H3 Business H3 Community and events H2 Popular tasks H1 Building control H2 Popular tasks H2 More on building control H3 What is building control? H3 Which building control application do I need? H3 Building control fees H3 Party Wall Act H3 Street naming and numbering H3 Planning H2 New website launch!
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| AR25 | fail | consent banner interference: no accept control was identifiable within the consent container | |||||||||||
What we check Cookie banner wording leading the page's text, or an accept button with no name on it. What good looks like Any cookie banner sits after the page's own text, and its accept control carries a name. Why it matters The first words taken from the page are the cookie notice, not the answer, or the button that clears it has no name. What we found on this page consent banner interference: no accept control was identifiable within the consent container The evidence, taken from the page as served The consent prompt on this page, as it behaved
Read on the page once its scripts had run, before anything was clicked.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: any cookie banner sits after the page's own text, and its accept control carries a name. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS04 | warning | the page's naming markup is faulty: 23 working control(s) sit inside a section the code marks as hidden, so they work on screen but are absent from what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check Accessibility markup faults: invented roles, labels pointing at nothing, live controls marked hidden. What good looks like The page's accessibility markup is sound, with valid roles and no labels pointing at nothing. Why it matters The page's own description of its controls is wrong, so what it offers and what it declares do not match. What we found on this page the page's naming markup is faulty: 23 working control(s) sit inside a section the code marks as hidden, so they work on screen but are absent from what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served The faulty markup, as the page serves it once loaded
<a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/waste-and-recycling" target="_self">Waste and recycling</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/council-tax" target="_self">Council tax</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Council--Democracy/CouncillorsElections.aspx">Councillors and elections</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/parking" target="_self">Parking</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/benefits" target="_self">Benefits</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/housing" target="_self">Housing</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Corporate-Information/About-the-Council.aspx">About the council</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/planning" target="_self">Planning</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/building-control" target="_self">Building control</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Leisure-Culture-Tourism/home.aspx">Leisure and tourism</a> …and 13 more like it. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/parking 55.2% Likely 8 out of 57
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Parking - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Find somewhere to park, buy a permit, pay or challenge a parking fine and apply for a disabled parking bay." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//parking" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Parking" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Find somewhere to park, buy a permit, pay or challenge a parking fine and apply for a disabled parking bay." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="websitโฆ Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Parking - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Find somewhere to park, buy a permit, pay or challenge a parking fine and apply for a disabled parking bay." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//parking" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Parking" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Find somewhere to park, buy a permit, pay or challenge a parking fine and apply for a disabled parking bay." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="websitโฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Parking - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Find somewhere to park, buy a permit, pay or challenge a parking fine and apply for a disabled parking bay." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//parking" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Parking" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Find somewhere to park, buy a permit, pay or challenge a parking fine and apply for a disabled parking bay." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="websitโฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template The evidence, taken from the page as served The foot of this page, as served
The foot of the page was read for a copyright line. <footer class="footerstyled__FooterStyled-sc-wkdh7n-0 eJYpiR footer"><div class="pageFeedbackstyled__PageFeedbackStyled-sc-1grnsyo-0 eQzciA"><div class="page-feedback__header"><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="page-feeback__title">How can we improve this page?</div><button class="buttonstyled__ButtonStyled-sc-1trq127-0 fFbMlc button page--feedback__toggle page--feedback__toggle--closed " aria-controls="page-feedback-form" aria-expanded="false">Let us know</button></div></div><div aria-hidden="true" class="feedback-form" id="page-feedback-form"/></div><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="footer__inner"><div class="footer__column footer__column--brand"><a class="logostyled__LogoStyled-sc-1bqh24k-0 fHHuTl logo-link" id="footer-logo" target="_self" href="/"><img loading="lazy" width="1368.7387" height="428.3544" alt="A full colour version of the Dover District Council logo " src="/image-library/ddc-landscape-logo-colour.xf108fb27.svg"/></a><nav class="socialLinksstyled__SocialLinksStyled-sc-h61een-0 ZenUT social-links" aria-label="Links to our social media profilโฆ | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H3 Waste and recycling level jumped H3 Council tax H3 Councillors and elections H3 Parking H3 Benefits H3 Housing H3 About the council H3 Planning H3 Building control H3 Leisure and tourism H3 Environment H3 Business H3 Community and events H2 Popular tasks H1 Parking H2 Popular tasks H2 More on parking H3 Parking permits H3 Report a parking problem H3 Sign up to My Permits H3 Business permits H3 Blue Badge parking H3 Disabled parking bays H3 Caravans and motorhomes H3 Coach and minibus parking H3 Apply for a parking refund H3 Cashless parking H3 Parking applications and requests H3 Parking rules and enforcement H3 Electric vehicle charging H2 New website launch!
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| DS28 | fail | one link to sources on other sites points at a page that no longer exists. It is listed in the view | |||||||||||
What we check For a single page, the share of its links to OTHER sites, sampled, that lead nowhere. The site's own links are assessed separately. What good looks like The page's references to other sites open for any reader. Where one refuses or has gone, the page carries the fact itself, shows the reference as plain text rather than as a link, or points to a source that answers. Why it matters The outside sources this page offers as support did not answer when they were asked for, so what the page claims is left resting on material that does not come back. In a regulated setting, where a link is carrying a figure or a required statement, that is the difference between a claim that is evidenced and one that is merely asserted. What we found on this page one link to sources on other sites points at a page that no longer exists. It is listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served The external links checked on this page, with the status each returned
A link that did not open appears here in two forms. A DEAD link points at a page that has gone. A REFUSED link points at a page that is still published, but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser, so our request was declined. Both land in the same place: the material this page offers as its support did not come back when it was asked for. The consequence is not a matter of tidiness. Where a link carries the weight of a claim, a figure, a policy or a regulatory statement, and the target does not open, the support behind that claim is missing at the moment it is needed. Three things follow, and each of them costs the organisation. The same fact gets taken from somewhere else, which hands a third party control of how the claim is worded. Or the claim is treated as unsupported and set aside. Or an answer is drawn from what remains on the page, and a partial account is presented as a complete one. A refused link is the worst of the three, because the page still reads as though the evidence sits one step away, so the gap is invisible and the answer carries false confidence. A refusal by another site is still this site's matter to resolve, because this site chose to rest a claim on it. Three practical ways close it. Carry the fact being relied on in the page's own words, so the claim stands without the visit. Keep the reference but stop making it a link, showing the address as plain text, so nothing promises a route that does not open. Or point to a source that answers any reader. Where the reference has to stay live, say beside it what a reader will meet, so no one is sent to a closed door without warning. Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's references to other sites open for any reader. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 15 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide whether content can be reached and read at all, so it carries the heaviest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| AR25 | fail | consent banner interference: no accept control was identifiable within the consent container | |||||||||||
What we check Cookie banner wording leading the page's text, or an accept button with no name on it. What good looks like Any cookie banner sits after the page's own text, and its accept control carries a name. Why it matters The first words taken from the page are the cookie notice, not the answer, or the button that clears it has no name. What we found on this page consent banner interference: no accept control was identifiable within the consent container The evidence, taken from the page as served The consent prompt on this page, as it behaved
Read on the page once its scripts had run, before anything was clicked.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: any cookie banner sits after the page's own text, and its accept control carries a name. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS04 | warning | the page's naming markup is faulty: 23 working control(s) sit inside a section the code marks as hidden, so they work on screen but are absent from what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check Accessibility markup faults: invented roles, labels pointing at nothing, live controls marked hidden. What good looks like The page's accessibility markup is sound, with valid roles and no labels pointing at nothing. Why it matters The page's own description of its controls is wrong, so what it offers and what it declares do not match. What we found on this page the page's naming markup is faulty: 23 working control(s) sit inside a section the code marks as hidden, so they work on screen but are absent from what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served The faulty markup, as the page serves it once loaded
<a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/waste-and-recycling" target="_self">Waste and recycling</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/council-tax" target="_self">Council tax</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Council--Democracy/CouncillorsElections.aspx">Councillors and elections</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/parking" target="_self">Parking</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/benefits" target="_self">Benefits</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/housing" target="_self">Housing</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Corporate-Information/About-the-Council.aspx">About the council</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/planning" target="_self">Planning</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/building-control" target="_self">Building control</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Leisure-Culture-Tourism/home.aspx">Leisure and tourism</a> …and 13 more like it. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/building-control/report-a-dangerous-structure 54.6% Likely 9 out of 57
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| MX01 | warning | the site took 1261ms to start answering; beyond about 345ms an automated reader is liable to give up first | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check How quickly the page starts to reply, measured against a 345 millisecond first-byte threshold. What good looks like The page starts to reply promptly, within the first-byte threshold. Why it matters Past the waiting limit the answer is assembled from stale or third-party material instead of from your page. What we found on this page the site took 1261ms to start answering; beyond about 345ms an automated reader is liable to give up first The evidence, taken from the page as served How long this page took to start answering
Timed from the request leaving our checker to the first byte coming back, on the page as served. The 345ms figure is the point beyond which an automated reader is liable to give up.
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Report a dangerous structure - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Let us know about a dangerous building or structure. " name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//building-control/report-a-dangerous-structure" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Report a dangerous structure" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Let us know about a dangerous building or structure. " property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="true" namโฆ Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Report a dangerous structure - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Let us know about a dangerous building or structure. " name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//building-control/report-a-dangerous-structure" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Report a dangerous structure" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Let us know about a dangerous building or structure. " property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="true" namโฆ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Report a dangerous structure - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Let us know about a dangerous building or structure. " name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//building-control/report-a-dangerous-structure" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Report a dangerous structure" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Let us know about a dangerous building or structure. " property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="true" namโฆ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template The evidence, taken from the page as served The foot of this page, as served
The foot of the page was read for a copyright line. <footer class="footerstyled__FooterStyled-sc-wkdh7n-0 eJYpiR footer"><div class="pageFeedbackstyled__PageFeedbackStyled-sc-1grnsyo-0 eQzciA"><div class="page-feedback__header"><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="page-feeback__title">How can we improve this page?</div><button class="buttonstyled__ButtonStyled-sc-1trq127-0 fFbMlc button page--feedback__toggle page--feedback__toggle--closed " aria-controls="page-feedback-form" aria-expanded="false">Let us know</button></div></div><div aria-hidden="true" class="feedback-form" id="page-feedback-form"/></div><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="footer__inner"><div class="footer__column footer__column--brand"><a class="logostyled__LogoStyled-sc-1bqh24k-0 fHHuTl logo-link" id="footer-logo" target="_self" href="/"><img loading="lazy" width="1368.7387" height="428.3544" alt="A full colour version of the Dover District Council logo " src="/image-library/ddc-landscape-logo-colour.xf108fb27.svg"/></a><nav class="socialLinksstyled__SocialLinksStyled-sc-h61een-0 ZenUT social-links" aria-label="Links to our social media profilโฆ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H3 Waste and recycling level jumped H3 Council tax H3 Councillors and elections H3 Parking H3 Benefits H3 Housing H3 About the council H3 Planning H3 Building control H3 Leisure and tourism H3 Environment H3 Business H3 Community and events H2 Popular tasks H1 Report a dangerous structure H2 Reporting a dangerous structure H2 Our powers and responsibilities for dealing with dangerous structures H2 What happens next H2 Keep Me Posted H2 Related content
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DS28 | fail | one link to sources on other sites was refused when it was checked. The page is still published, but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser. It is listed in the view | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check For a single page, the share of its links to OTHER sites, sampled, that lead nowhere. The site's own links are assessed separately. What good looks like The page's references to other sites open for any reader. Where one refuses or has gone, the page carries the fact itself, shows the reference as plain text rather than as a link, or points to a source that answers. Why it matters The outside sources this page offers as support did not answer when they were asked for, so what the page claims is left resting on material that does not come back. In a regulated setting, where a link is carrying a figure or a required statement, that is the difference between a claim that is evidenced and one that is merely asserted. What we found on this page one link to sources on other sites was refused when it was checked. The page is still published, but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser. It is listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served The external links checked on this page, with the status each returned
A link that did not open appears here in two forms. A DEAD link points at a page that has gone. A REFUSED link points at a page that is still published, but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser, so our request was declined. Both land in the same place: the material this page offers as its support did not come back when it was asked for. The consequence is not a matter of tidiness. Where a link carries the weight of a claim, a figure, a policy or a regulatory statement, and the target does not open, the support behind that claim is missing at the moment it is needed. Three things follow, and each of them costs the organisation. The same fact gets taken from somewhere else, which hands a third party control of how the claim is worded. Or the claim is treated as unsupported and set aside. Or an answer is drawn from what remains on the page, and a partial account is presented as a complete one. A refused link is the worst of the three, because the page still reads as though the evidence sits one step away, so the gap is invisible and the answer carries false confidence. A refusal by another site is still this site's matter to resolve, because this site chose to rest a claim on it. Three practical ways close it. Carry the fact being relied on in the page's own words, so the claim stands without the visit. Keep the reference but stop making it a link, showing the address as plain text, so nothing promises a route that does not open. Or point to a source that answers any reader. Where the reference has to stay live, say beside it what a reader will meet, so no one is sent to a closed door without warning.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's references to other sites open for any reader. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 15 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide whether content can be reached and read at all, so it carries the heaviest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| AR25 | fail | consent banner interference: no accept control was identifiable within the consent container | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Cookie banner wording leading the page's text, or an accept button with no name on it. What good looks like Any cookie banner sits after the page's own text, and its accept control carries a name. Why it matters The first words taken from the page are the cookie notice, not the answer, or the button that clears it has no name. What we found on this page consent banner interference: no accept control was identifiable within the consent container The evidence, taken from the page as served The consent prompt on this page, as it behaved
Read on the page once its scripts had run, before anything was clicked.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: any cookie banner sits after the page's own text, and its accept control carries a name. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MS04 | warning | the page's naming markup is faulty: 23 working control(s) sit inside a section the code marks as hidden, so they work on screen but are absent from what is read out | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Accessibility markup faults: invented roles, labels pointing at nothing, live controls marked hidden. What good looks like The page's accessibility markup is sound, with valid roles and no labels pointing at nothing. Why it matters The page's own description of its controls is wrong, so what it offers and what it declares do not match. What we found on this page the page's naming markup is faulty: 23 working control(s) sit inside a section the code marks as hidden, so they work on screen but are absent from what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served The faulty markup, as the page serves it once loaded
<a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/waste-and-recycling" target="_self">Waste and recycling</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/council-tax" target="_self">Council tax</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Council--Democracy/CouncillorsElections.aspx">Councillors and elections</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/parking" target="_self">Parking</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/benefits" target="_self">Benefits</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/housing" target="_self">Housing</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Corporate-Information/About-the-Council.aspx">About the council</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/planning" target="_self">Planning</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/building-control" target="_self">Building control</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Leisure-Culture-Tourism/home.aspx">Leisure and tourism</a> …and 13 more like it. | |||||||||||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/building-control/apply 55.2% Likely 8 out of 57
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| MX01 | warning | the site took 741ms to start answering; beyond about 345ms an automated reader is liable to give up first | |||||||||||
What we check How quickly the page starts to reply, measured against a 345 millisecond first-byte threshold. What good looks like The page starts to reply promptly, within the first-byte threshold. Why it matters Past the waiting limit the answer is assembled from stale or third-party material instead of from your page. What we found on this page the site took 741ms to start answering; beyond about 345ms an automated reader is liable to give up first The evidence, taken from the page as served How long this page took to start answering
Timed from the request leaving our checker to the first byte coming back, on the page as served. The 345ms figure is the point beyond which an automated reader is liable to give up.
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Apply for building control approval - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Apply for a Building Control Notice or Full Plans approval." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//building-control/apply" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Apply for building control approval" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Apply for a Building Control Notice or Full Plans approval." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="true" โฆ Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Apply for building control approval - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Apply for a Building Control Notice or Full Plans approval." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//building-control/apply" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Apply for building control approval" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Apply for a Building Control Notice or Full Plans approval." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="true" โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Apply for building control approval - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Apply for a Building Control Notice or Full Plans approval." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//building-control/apply" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Apply for building control approval" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Apply for a Building Control Notice or Full Plans approval." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="true" โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template The evidence, taken from the page as served The foot of this page, as served
The foot of the page was read for a copyright line. <footer class="footerstyled__FooterStyled-sc-wkdh7n-0 eJYpiR footer"><div class="pageFeedbackstyled__PageFeedbackStyled-sc-1grnsyo-0 eQzciA"><div class="page-feedback__header"><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="page-feeback__title">How can we improve this page?</div><button class="buttonstyled__ButtonStyled-sc-1trq127-0 fFbMlc button page--feedback__toggle page--feedback__toggle--closed " aria-controls="page-feedback-form" aria-expanded="false">Let us know</button></div></div><div aria-hidden="true" class="feedback-form" id="page-feedback-form"/></div><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="footer__inner"><div class="footer__column footer__column--brand"><a class="logostyled__LogoStyled-sc-1bqh24k-0 fHHuTl logo-link" id="footer-logo" target="_self" href="/"><img loading="lazy" width="1368.7387" height="428.3544" alt="A full colour version of the Dover District Council logo " src="/image-library/ddc-landscape-logo-colour.xf108fb27.svg"/></a><nav class="socialLinksstyled__SocialLinksStyled-sc-h61een-0 ZenUT social-links" aria-label="Links to our social media profilโฆ | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H3 Waste and recycling level jumped H3 Council tax H3 Councillors and elections H3 Parking H3 Benefits H3 Housing H3 About the council H3 Planning H3 Building control H3 Leisure and tourism H3 Environment H3 Business H3 Community and events H2 Popular tasks H1 Apply for building control approval H2 Request a quote H2 Apply H2 Apply via Planning Portal H2 Apply using our downloadable forms H2 Notices H2 Guidance H2 Notification and inspections H2 Exemptions H2 Demolition H2 Contact us H2 Keep Me Posted H2 Related content
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| AR25 | fail | consent banner interference: no accept control was identifiable within the consent container | |||||||||||
What we check Cookie banner wording leading the page's text, or an accept button with no name on it. What good looks like Any cookie banner sits after the page's own text, and its accept control carries a name. Why it matters The first words taken from the page are the cookie notice, not the answer, or the button that clears it has no name. What we found on this page consent banner interference: no accept control was identifiable within the consent container The evidence, taken from the page as served The consent prompt on this page, as it behaved
Read on the page once its scripts had run, before anything was clicked.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: any cookie banner sits after the page's own text, and its accept control carries a name. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS04 | warning | the page's naming markup is faulty: 23 working control(s) sit inside a section the code marks as hidden, so they work on screen but are absent from what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check Accessibility markup faults: invented roles, labels pointing at nothing, live controls marked hidden. What good looks like The page's accessibility markup is sound, with valid roles and no labels pointing at nothing. Why it matters The page's own description of its controls is wrong, so what it offers and what it declares do not match. What we found on this page the page's naming markup is faulty: 23 working control(s) sit inside a section the code marks as hidden, so they work on screen but are absent from what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served The faulty markup, as the page serves it once loaded
<a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/waste-and-recycling" target="_self">Waste and recycling</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/council-tax" target="_self">Council tax</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Council--Democracy/CouncillorsElections.aspx">Councillors and elections</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/parking" target="_self">Parking</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/benefits" target="_self">Benefits</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/housing" target="_self">Housing</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Corporate-Information/About-the-Council.aspx">About the council</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/planning" target="_self">Planning</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/building-control" target="_self">Building control</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Leisure-Culture-Tourism/home.aspx">Leisure and tourism</a> …and 13 more like it. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/building-control/search-applications 54.6% Likely 9 out of 57
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| MX01 | warning | the site took 658ms to start answering; beyond about 345ms an automated reader is liable to give up first | |||||||||||
What we check How quickly the page starts to reply, measured against a 345 millisecond first-byte threshold. What good looks like The page starts to reply promptly, within the first-byte threshold. Why it matters Past the waiting limit the answer is assembled from stale or third-party material instead of from your page. What we found on this page the site took 658ms to start answering; beyond about 345ms an automated reader is liable to give up first The evidence, taken from the page as served How long this page took to start answering
Timed from the request leaving our checker to the first byte coming back, on the page as served. The 345ms figure is the point beyond which an automated reader is liable to give up.
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Search building control applications - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Search our database for building control applications." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//building-control/search-applications" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Search building control applications" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Search our database for building control applications." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="โฆ Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Search building control applications - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Search our database for building control applications." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//building-control/search-applications" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Search building control applications" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Search our database for building control applications." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Search building control applications - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Search our database for building control applications." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//building-control/search-applications" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Search building control applications" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Search our database for building control applications." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template The evidence, taken from the page as served The foot of this page, as served
The foot of the page was read for a copyright line. <footer class="footerstyled__FooterStyled-sc-wkdh7n-0 eJYpiR footer"><div class="pageFeedbackstyled__PageFeedbackStyled-sc-1grnsyo-0 eQzciA"><div class="page-feedback__header"><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="page-feeback__title">How can we improve this page?</div><button class="buttonstyled__ButtonStyled-sc-1trq127-0 fFbMlc button page--feedback__toggle page--feedback__toggle--closed " aria-controls="page-feedback-form" aria-expanded="false">Let us know</button></div></div><div aria-hidden="true" class="feedback-form" id="page-feedback-form"/></div><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="footer__inner"><div class="footer__column footer__column--brand"><a class="logostyled__LogoStyled-sc-1bqh24k-0 fHHuTl logo-link" id="footer-logo" target="_self" href="/"><img loading="lazy" width="1368.7387" height="428.3544" alt="A full colour version of the Dover District Council logo " src="/image-library/ddc-landscape-logo-colour.xf108fb27.svg"/></a><nav class="socialLinksstyled__SocialLinksStyled-sc-h61een-0 ZenUT social-links" aria-label="Links to our social media profilโฆ | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H3 Waste and recycling level jumped H3 Council tax H3 Councillors and elections H3 Parking H3 Benefits H3 Housing H3 About the council H3 Planning H3 Building control H3 Leisure and tourism H3 Environment H3 Business H3 Community and events H2 Popular tasks H1 Search building control applications H2 Our building control database H3 Information held on the system H3 Disclaimer H4 Contact us: H3 Competent person schemes H2 Keep Me Posted H2 Related content
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| AR25 | fail | consent banner interference: no accept control was identifiable within the consent container | |||||||||||
What we check Cookie banner wording leading the page's text, or an accept button with no name on it. What good looks like Any cookie banner sits after the page's own text, and its accept control carries a name. Why it matters The first words taken from the page are the cookie notice, not the answer, or the button that clears it has no name. What we found on this page consent banner interference: no accept control was identifiable within the consent container The evidence, taken from the page as served The consent prompt on this page, as it behaved
Read on the page once its scripts had run, before anything was clicked.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: any cookie banner sits after the page's own text, and its accept control carries a name. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| AR12 | warning | 56% of the page's text (2079 of 3704 characters) is not visible before interaction | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text is hidden behind a click or an expander before anyone interacts. What good looks like The page's text is visible as it loads, not held behind a click or an expander. Why it matters Half or more of the page's text is present but never shown, so what readers see and what it contains diverge. What we found on this page 56% of the page's text (2079 of 3704 characters) is not visible before interaction The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is hidden until something is clicked
Counted on the page once its scripts had run, before anything was clicked.
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| MS04 | warning | the page's naming markup is faulty: 23 working control(s) sit inside a section the code marks as hidden, so they work on screen but are absent from what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check Accessibility markup faults: invented roles, labels pointing at nothing, live controls marked hidden. What good looks like The page's accessibility markup is sound, with valid roles and no labels pointing at nothing. Why it matters The page's own description of its controls is wrong, so what it offers and what it declares do not match. What we found on this page the page's naming markup is faulty: 23 working control(s) sit inside a section the code marks as hidden, so they work on screen but are absent from what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served The faulty markup, as the page serves it once loaded
<a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/waste-and-recycling" target="_self">Waste and recycling</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/council-tax" target="_self">Council tax</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Council--Democracy/CouncillorsElections.aspx">Councillors and elections</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/parking" target="_self">Parking</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/benefits" target="_self">Benefits</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/housing" target="_self">Housing</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Corporate-Information/About-the-Council.aspx">About the council</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/planning" target="_self">Planning</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/building-control" target="_self">Building control</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Leisure-Culture-Tourism/home.aspx">Leisure and tourism</a> …and 13 more like it. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/parking/parking-permits 55.2% Likely 8 out of 57
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Parking permits - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="We provide a range of different permits for people living and working in the Dover district." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//parking/parking-permits" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Parking permits" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="We provide a range of different permits for people living and working in the Dover district." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="websโฆ Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Parking permits - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="We provide a range of different permits for people living and working in the Dover district." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//parking/parking-permits" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Parking permits" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="We provide a range of different permits for people living and working in the Dover district." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="websโฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Parking permits - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="We provide a range of different permits for people living and working in the Dover district." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//parking/parking-permits" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Parking permits" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="We provide a range of different permits for people living and working in the Dover district." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="websโฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template The evidence, taken from the page as served The foot of this page, as served
The foot of the page was read for a copyright line. <footer class="footerstyled__FooterStyled-sc-wkdh7n-0 eJYpiR footer"><div class="pageFeedbackstyled__PageFeedbackStyled-sc-1grnsyo-0 eQzciA"><div class="page-feedback__header"><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="page-feeback__title">How can we improve this page?</div><button class="buttonstyled__ButtonStyled-sc-1trq127-0 fFbMlc button page--feedback__toggle page--feedback__toggle--closed " aria-controls="page-feedback-form" aria-expanded="false">Let us know</button></div></div><div aria-hidden="true" class="feedback-form" id="page-feedback-form"/></div><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="footer__inner"><div class="footer__column footer__column--brand"><a class="logostyled__LogoStyled-sc-1bqh24k-0 fHHuTl logo-link" id="footer-logo" target="_self" href="/"><img loading="lazy" width="1368.7387" height="428.3544" alt="A full colour version of the Dover District Council logo " src="/image-library/ddc-landscape-logo-colour.xf108fb27.svg"/></a><nav class="socialLinksstyled__SocialLinksStyled-sc-h61een-0 ZenUT social-links" aria-label="Links to our social media profilโฆ | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H3 Waste and recycling level jumped H3 Council tax H3 Councillors and elections H3 Parking H3 Benefits H3 Housing H3 About the council H3 Planning H3 Building control H3 Leisure and tourism H3 Environment H3 Business H3 Community and events H2 Popular tasks H1 Parking permits H2 Popular tasks H2 More on parking permits H3 Sign up to My Permits H3 Community services and doctor permits H3 Tradesperson waiver and bay suspensions H2 New website launch!
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| DS28 | fail | one link to sources on other sites points at a page that no longer exists. It is listed in the view | |||||||||||
What we check For a single page, the share of its links to OTHER sites, sampled, that lead nowhere. The site's own links are assessed separately. What good looks like The page's references to other sites open for any reader. Where one refuses or has gone, the page carries the fact itself, shows the reference as plain text rather than as a link, or points to a source that answers. Why it matters The outside sources this page offers as support did not answer when they were asked for, so what the page claims is left resting on material that does not come back. In a regulated setting, where a link is carrying a figure or a required statement, that is the difference between a claim that is evidenced and one that is merely asserted. What we found on this page one link to sources on other sites points at a page that no longer exists. It is listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served The external links checked on this page, with the status each returned
A link that did not open appears here in two forms. A DEAD link points at a page that has gone. A REFUSED link points at a page that is still published, but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser, so our request was declined. Both land in the same place: the material this page offers as its support did not come back when it was asked for. The consequence is not a matter of tidiness. Where a link carries the weight of a claim, a figure, a policy or a regulatory statement, and the target does not open, the support behind that claim is missing at the moment it is needed. Three things follow, and each of them costs the organisation. The same fact gets taken from somewhere else, which hands a third party control of how the claim is worded. Or the claim is treated as unsupported and set aside. Or an answer is drawn from what remains on the page, and a partial account is presented as a complete one. A refused link is the worst of the three, because the page still reads as though the evidence sits one step away, so the gap is invisible and the answer carries false confidence. A refusal by another site is still this site's matter to resolve, because this site chose to rest a claim on it. Three practical ways close it. Carry the fact being relied on in the page's own words, so the claim stands without the visit. Keep the reference but stop making it a link, showing the address as plain text, so nothing promises a route that does not open. Or point to a source that answers any reader. Where the reference has to stay live, say beside it what a reader will meet, so no one is sent to a closed door without warning. Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's references to other sites open for any reader. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 15 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide whether content can be reached and read at all, so it carries the heaviest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| AR25 | fail | consent banner interference: no accept control was identifiable within the consent container | |||||||||||
What we check Cookie banner wording leading the page's text, or an accept button with no name on it. What good looks like Any cookie banner sits after the page's own text, and its accept control carries a name. Why it matters The first words taken from the page are the cookie notice, not the answer, or the button that clears it has no name. What we found on this page consent banner interference: no accept control was identifiable within the consent container The evidence, taken from the page as served The consent prompt on this page, as it behaved
Read on the page once its scripts had run, before anything was clicked.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: any cookie banner sits after the page's own text, and its accept control carries a name. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS04 | warning | the page's naming markup is faulty: 23 working control(s) sit inside a section the code marks as hidden, so they work on screen but are absent from what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check Accessibility markup faults: invented roles, labels pointing at nothing, live controls marked hidden. What good looks like The page's accessibility markup is sound, with valid roles and no labels pointing at nothing. Why it matters The page's own description of its controls is wrong, so what it offers and what it declares do not match. What we found on this page the page's naming markup is faulty: 23 working control(s) sit inside a section the code marks as hidden, so they work on screen but are absent from what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served The faulty markup, as the page serves it once loaded
<a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/waste-and-recycling" target="_self">Waste and recycling</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/council-tax" target="_self">Council tax</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Council--Democracy/CouncillorsElections.aspx">Councillors and elections</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/parking" target="_self">Parking</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/benefits" target="_self">Benefits</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/housing" target="_self">Housing</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Corporate-Information/About-the-Council.aspx">About the council</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/planning" target="_self">Planning</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" href="/building-control" target="_self">Building control</a> <a class="heading__inner heading__inner--link" target="_self" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/Leisure-Culture-Tourism/home.aspx">Leisure and tourism</a> …and 13 more like it. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/parking/parking-permits/sign-up-to-my-permits 53.9% Likely 7 out of 41
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| MX01 | warning | the site took 784ms to start answering; beyond about 345ms an automated reader is liable to give up first | |||||||||
What we check How quickly the page starts to reply, measured against a 345 millisecond first-byte threshold. What good looks like The page starts to reply promptly, within the first-byte threshold. Why it matters Past the waiting limit the answer is assembled from stale or third-party material instead of from your page. What we found on this page the site took 784ms to start answering; beyond about 345ms an automated reader is liable to give up first The evidence, taken from the page as served How long this page took to start answering
Timed from the request leaving our checker to the first byte coming back, on the page as served. The 345ms figure is the point beyond which an automated reader is liable to give up.
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Sign up to My Permits - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Sign up to our online parking permit system My Permits." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//parking/parking-permits/sign-up-to-my-permits" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Sign up to My Permits" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Sign up to our online parking permit system My Permits." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:Entโฆ Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Sign up to My Permits - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Sign up to our online parking permit system My Permits." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//parking/parking-permits/sign-up-to-my-permits" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Sign up to My Permits" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Sign up to our online parking permit system My Permits." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:Entโฆ | |||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Sign up to My Permits - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Sign up to our online parking permit system My Permits." name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//parking/parking-permits/sign-up-to-my-permits" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Sign up to My Permits" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Sign up to our online parking permit system My Permits." property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content="website"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:Entโฆ | |||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template | |||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template The evidence, taken from the page as served The foot of this page, as served
The foot of the page was read for a copyright line. <footer class="footerstyled__FooterStyled-sc-wkdh7n-0 eJYpiR footer"><div class="pageFeedbackstyled__PageFeedbackStyled-sc-1grnsyo-0 eQzciA"><div class="page-feedback__header"><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="page-feeback__title">How can we improve this page?</div><button class="buttonstyled__ButtonStyled-sc-1trq127-0 fFbMlc button page--feedback__toggle page--feedback__toggle--closed " aria-controls="page-feedback-form" aria-expanded="false">Let us know</button></div></div><div aria-hidden="true" class="feedback-form" id="page-feedback-form"/></div><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="footer__inner"><div class="footer__column footer__column--brand"><a class="logostyled__LogoStyled-sc-1bqh24k-0 fHHuTl logo-link" id="footer-logo" target="_self" href="/"><img loading="lazy" width="1368.7387" height="428.3544" alt="A full colour version of the Dover District Council logo " src="/image-library/ddc-landscape-logo-colour.xf108fb27.svg"/></a><nav class="socialLinksstyled__SocialLinksStyled-sc-h61een-0 ZenUT social-links" aria-label="Links to our social media profilโฆ | |||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H3 Waste and recycling level jumped H3 Council tax H3 Councillors and elections H3 Parking H3 Benefits H3 Housing H3 About the council H3 Planning H3 Building control H3 Leisure and tourism H3 Environment H3 Business H3 Community and events H2 Popular tasks H1 Sign up to My Permits H2 When you register H2 When you renew H2 Two cars on one permit H2 Register for a My Permits account H2 Keep Me Posted H2 Related content
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||
| DS28 | fail | one link to sources on other sites points at a page that no longer exists. It is listed in the view | |||||||||
What we check For a single page, the share of its links to OTHER sites, sampled, that lead nowhere. The site's own links are assessed separately. What good looks like The page's references to other sites open for any reader. Where one refuses or has gone, the page carries the fact itself, shows the reference as plain text rather than as a link, or points to a source that answers. Why it matters The outside sources this page offers as support did not answer when they were asked for, so what the page claims is left resting on material that does not come back. In a regulated setting, where a link is carrying a figure or a required statement, that is the difference between a claim that is evidenced and one that is merely asserted. What we found on this page one link to sources on other sites points at a page that no longer exists. It is listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served The external links checked on this page, with the status each returned
A link that did not open appears here in two forms. A DEAD link points at a page that has gone. A REFUSED link points at a page that is still published, but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser, so our request was declined. Both land in the same place: the material this page offers as its support did not come back when it was asked for. The consequence is not a matter of tidiness. Where a link carries the weight of a claim, a figure, a policy or a regulatory statement, and the target does not open, the support behind that claim is missing at the moment it is needed. Three things follow, and each of them costs the organisation. The same fact gets taken from somewhere else, which hands a third party control of how the claim is worded. Or the claim is treated as unsupported and set aside. Or an answer is drawn from what remains on the page, and a partial account is presented as a complete one. A refused link is the worst of the three, because the page still reads as though the evidence sits one step away, so the gap is invisible and the answer carries false confidence. A refusal by another site is still this site's matter to resolve, because this site chose to rest a claim on it. Three practical ways close it. Carry the fact being relied on in the page's own words, so the claim stands without the visit. Keep the reference but stop making it a link, showing the address as plain text, so nothing promises a route that does not open. Or point to a source that answers any reader. Where the reference has to stay live, say beside it what a reader will meet, so no one is sent to a closed door without warning. Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's references to other sites open for any reader. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 15 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide whether content can be reached and read at all, so it carries the heaviest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/parking/find-somewhere-to-park 53.9% Likely 6 out of 41
| Check | Result | Evidence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Find somewhere to park in the district - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Find somewhere to park on-street or off-street in the Dover district" name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//parking/find-somewhere-to-park" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Find somewhere to park in the district" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Find somewhere to park on-street or off-street in the Dover district" property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content=โฆ Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Find somewhere to park in the district - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Find somewhere to park on-street or off-street in the Dover district" name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//parking/find-somewhere-to-park" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Find somewhere to park in the district" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Find somewhere to park on-street or off-street in the Dover district" property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content=โฆ | |||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head><meta charset="utf-8"/><title data-rh="true">Find somewhere to park in the district - Dover District Council</title> <meta data-rh="true" content="Find somewhere to park on-street or off-street in the Dover district" name="description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover District Council" property="og:site_name"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//parking/find-somewhere-to-park" property="og:url"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Find somewhere to park in the district" property="og:title"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Find somewhere to park on-street or off-street in the Dover district" property="og:description"/><meta data-rh="true" content="//image-library/b-dover-castle-8368-1.x8bcdce9e.jpg?h=630&w=1200&fit=crop&q=80&f=webp" property="og:image"/><meta data-rh="true" content="Dover Castle" property="og:image:alt"/><meta data-rh="true" content="1200" property="og:image:width"/><meta data-rh="true" content="630" property="og:image:height"/><meta data-rh="true" content="website" property="og:type"/><meta data-rh="true" content="en_GB" property="og:locale"/><meta data-rh="true" content="summary" name="twitter:card"/><meta data-rh="true" name="IDL:ProjectId" content=โฆ | |||
| CT35 | warning | the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template | |
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the page carries no copyright line in the content as served, so there is nothing on it to date it by, and an absent copyright line is one of the marks of a copied template The evidence, taken from the page as served The foot of this page, as served
The foot of the page was read for a copyright line. <footer class="footerstyled__FooterStyled-sc-wkdh7n-0 eJYpiR footer"><div class="pageFeedbackstyled__PageFeedbackStyled-sc-1grnsyo-0 eQzciA"><div class="page-feedback__header"><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="page-feeback__title">How can we improve this page?</div><button class="buttonstyled__ButtonStyled-sc-1trq127-0 fFbMlc button page--feedback__toggle page--feedback__toggle--closed " aria-controls="page-feedback-form" aria-expanded="false">Let us know</button></div></div><div aria-hidden="true" class="feedback-form" id="page-feedback-form"/></div><div class="containerstyled__ContainerStyled-sc-1hriopq-0 iMNHUl undefined container"><div class="footer__inner"><div class="footer__column footer__column--brand"><a class="logostyled__LogoStyled-sc-1bqh24k-0 fHHuTl logo-link" id="footer-logo" target="_self" href="/"><img loading="lazy" width="1368.7387" height="428.3544" alt="A full colour version of the Dover District Council logo " src="/image-library/ddc-landscape-logo-colour.xf108fb27.svg"/></a><nav class="socialLinksstyled__SocialLinksStyled-sc-h61een-0 ZenUT social-links" aria-label="Links to our social media profilโฆ | |||
| MS08 | fail | 1 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โget directions to beach street on-street parking (opens in nโ; the links are listed in the view | |
What we check Links that share exactly the same wording on one page while pointing at different destinations. What good looks like Links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. Why it matters The wording no longer settles the target, so the wrong one gets followed at the point where the choice matters. What we found on this page 1 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โget directions to beach street on-street parking (opens in nโ; the links are listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served Links that share the same text but point to different destinations, as served
<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/6yUHSwierFP2yRB89">get directions to Beach Street on-street parking<span class="visually-hidden"> (opens in new tab)</span></a> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/avdWhJV9DQDdZXZH9">get directions to Beach Street on-street parking<span class="visually-hidden"> (opens in new tab)</span></a> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H3 Waste and recycling level jumped H3 Council tax H3 Councillors and elections H3 Parking H3 Benefits H3 Housing H3 About the council H3 Planning H3 Building control H3 Leisure and tourism H3 Environment H3 Business H3 Community and events H2 Popular tasks H1 Find somewhere to park in the district H2 Car parks H2 On-street parking H2 Dover H3 Castle Street H3 Location H3 Cost H3 Maximum stay H3 Charging period H3 Facilities H3 Coombe Valley Road H3 Cost H3 Maximum stay H3 Charging period H3 Facilities H3 Pencester Road H3 Location H3 Cost H3 Maximum stay H3 Charging period H3 Facilities H3 Russell Street H3 Location H3 Cost H3 Maximum stay H3 Charging period H3 Facilities H3 Seafront Dover (Waterloo Crescent and Marine Parade) H3 Location H3 Cost H3 Maximum stay H3 Charging period H3 Facilities H2 Deal H3 Beach Street between Broad Street and South Street H3 Location H3 Cost H3 Maximum stay H3 Charging period H3 Facilities H3 Beach Street - Royal Hotel to Dolphin Street H3 Location H3 Cost H3 Maximum stay H3 Charging period H3 Facilities H3 King Street H3 Location H3 Cost H3 Maximum stay H3 Charging period H3 Facilities H3 Prince of Wales Terrace H3 Location H3 Cost H3 Maximum stay H3 Charging period H3 Facilities H3 Victoria Road H3 Location H3 Cost H3 Maximum stay H3 Charging period H3 Facilities H2 Sandwich H3 Market Street H3 Location H3 Cost H3 Maximum stay H3 Charging period H3 Facilities H3 New Street H3 Location H3 Cost H3 Maximum stay H3 Charging period H3 Facilities H2 Keep Me Posted H2 Related content
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/New-website-launch.aspx 29.8% Very likely 12 out of 41
| Check | Result | Evidence | |||||||||||
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> New website launch </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.1"/><meta name="Description" content="We are redesigning our website to make it easier for you to access our online services."/><meta name="Keywords" content="website,new website,Dover District Council"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = functionโฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/New-website-launch.aspx" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/New-website-launch.aspx" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> New website launch </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.1"/><meta name="Description" content="We are redesigning our website to make it easier for you to access our online services."/><meta name="Keywords" content="website,new website,Dover District Council"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = functionโฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page and the page's own text were read for a date. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> New website launch </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.1"/><meta name="Description" content="We are redesigning our website to make it easier for you to access our online services."/><meta name="Keywords" content="website,new website,Dover District Council"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = functionโฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
Keep me posted News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 3% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 3% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/New-website-launch.aspx" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/New-website-launch.aspx" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 New website launch H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/ 28.7% Very likely 13 out of 41
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> Dover District Council </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.2"/><meta name="Description" content="Dover District Council providing services to the people who live, work and study in Dover, Deal, Sandwich and the surrounding areas"/><meta name="Keywords" content=".,dover,district,council,deal,sandwich,Aylesham,sutton,Ash,WIngham,capel"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/98-IE.css?version=187259" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = functioโฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/Home.aspx" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/Home.aspx" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> Dover District Council </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.2"/><meta name="Description" content="Dover District Council providing services to the people who live, work and study in Dover, Deal, Sandwich and the surrounding areas"/><meta name="Keywords" content=".,dover,district,council,deal,sandwich,Aylesham,sutton,Ash,WIngham,capel"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/98-IE.css?version=187259" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = functioโฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page and the page's own text were read for a date. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> Dover District Council </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.2"/><meta name="Description" content="Dover District Council providing services to the people who live, work and study in Dover, Deal, Sandwich and the surrounding areas"/><meta name="Keywords" content=".,dover,district,council,deal,sandwich,Aylesham,sutton,Ash,WIngham,capel"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/98-IE.css?version=187259" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = functioโฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
Keep me posted News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. rts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted Back to top ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 2% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 2% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/Home.aspx" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/Home.aspx" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS08 | fail | 14 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โabout the councilโ, โapplyโ, โbenefitsโ and 11 more; the links are listed in the view | |||||||||||
What we check Links that share exactly the same wording on one page while pointing at different destinations. What good looks like Links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. Why it matters The wording no longer settles the target, so the wrong one gets followed at the point where the choice matters. What we found on this page 14 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โabout the councilโ, โapplyโ, โbenefitsโ and 11 more; the links are listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served Links that share the same text but point to different destinations, as served
<a href="/pay">Pay</a> <a href="/report">Report</a> <a href="/apply">Apply</a> <a href="/benefits"> Benefits </a> <a href="/counciltax"> Council Tax </a> <a href="/leisure"> Leisure & Tourism </a> <a href="/councillors"> Councillors & Elections </a> <a href="/business"> Business </a> <a href="/environment"> Environment </a> <a href="/planning"> Planning </a> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 Dover District Council Home Page H2 Phone and online payment service issues H2 About the Council H2 Benefits H2 Bins & Recycling H2 Building Control H2 Business H2 Community & Events H2 Councillors & Elections H2 Council Tax H2 Environment H2 Housing H2 Leisure & Tourism H2 Planning H2 Parking H2 Port Health & Public Protection H2 My Neighbourhood H2 Latest News H2 Have Your Say H2 Links to services, organised alphabetically H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=A 8.6% Extremely likely 14 out of 41
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=A" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=A" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2025 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2025 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
Keep me posted News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. vehicle online About this Website DescriptionIncludes Privacy and Cookies, Disclaimer and Copyright, Help and Feedback About your rent DescriptionAbout your rent Access Highlight Markings DescriptionAccess Highlight Markings are white 'I' shaped lin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 1% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 1% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=A" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=A" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 A guide to Universal Credit H2 A new experience for accessing your services H2 Abandoned properties and illegal occupation H2 Abandoned vehicles H2 About this Website H2 About your rent H2 Access Highlight Markings H2 Access to Information H2 Accessibility Statement H2 Accessibility statement for Council Tenants and Leaseholders H2 Accounts and Budgets H2 Accumulations of Waste H2 Acrylamide H2 Additional Information for Leaseholders H2 Adoption and Fostering H2 Adult Education H2 Advice for private rented tenants H2 Advice on Banned Dog Breeds H2 Advice on coronavirus restrictions and regulations dated 24th September 2020 H2 Advice to public houses and bars on the current COVID-19 restrictions H2 Affordable Home Ownership H2 Affordable housing development documents H2 Affordable housing statistics H2 Affordable rental properties H2 Afghan citizen's resettlement scheme H2 Agendas H2 Agendas, Minutes and Memberships for all Committees of the Council H2 Aids and adaptations for disabilities H2 Air Quality H2 Alcohol, Entertainment and Late Night Food H2 Alkham and Capel-le-Ferne Custom Profile H2 Alkham Parish Profile H2 Allotments H2 Alterations to a leasehold property H2 Animal Activity Register H2 Animal Exports and Imports H2 Animal Welfare Regulations 2018 H2 Annual Report 2020-2021 H2 Annual Report 2021-2022 H2 Annual Report 2022-2023 H2 Annual Report 2023-2024 H2 Annual Report 2024-2025 H2 Annual Reports H2 Antisocial Behaviour H2 Anti-Social Behaviour H2 Anti-social Behaviour Case Review H2 Anti-Social Behaviour Policy H2 Ants H2 Appointments Committee H2 Apprenticeships H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DS28 | fail | 24% of the links to sources on other sites did not open when they were checked. 2 were refused, meaning the page is still published but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser. That is 2 of the 5 checked, which stand for the 7 links to other sites on this page | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check For a single page, the share of its links to OTHER sites, sampled, that lead nowhere. The site's own links are assessed separately. What good looks like The page's references to other sites open for any reader. Where one refuses or has gone, the page carries the fact itself, shows the reference as plain text rather than as a link, or points to a source that answers. Why it matters The outside sources this page offers as support did not answer when they were asked for, so what the page claims is left resting on material that does not come back. In a regulated setting, where a link is carrying a figure or a required statement, that is the difference between a claim that is evidenced and one that is merely asserted. What we found on this page 24% of the links to sources on other sites did not open when they were checked. 2 were refused, meaning the page is still published but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser. That is 2 of the 5 checked, which stand for the 7 links to other sites on this page The evidence, taken from the page as served The external links checked on this page, with the status each returned
A link that did not open appears here in two forms. A DEAD link points at a page that has gone. A REFUSED link points at a page that is still published, but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser, so our request was declined. Both land in the same place: the material this page offers as its support did not come back when it was asked for. The consequence is not a matter of tidiness. Where a link carries the weight of a claim, a figure, a policy or a regulatory statement, and the target does not open, the support behind that claim is missing at the moment it is needed. Three things follow, and each of them costs the organisation. The same fact gets taken from somewhere else, which hands a third party control of how the claim is worded. Or the claim is treated as unsupported and set aside. Or an answer is drawn from what remains on the page, and a partial account is presented as a complete one. A refused link is the worst of the three, because the page still reads as though the evidence sits one step away, so the gap is invisible and the answer carries false confidence. A refusal by another site is still this site's matter to resolve, because this site chose to rest a claim on it. Three practical ways close it. Carry the fact being relied on in the page's own words, so the claim stands without the visit. Keep the reference but stop making it a link, showing the address as plain text, so nothing promises a route that does not open. Or point to a source that answers any reader. Where the reference has to stay live, say beside it what a reader will meet, so no one is sent to a closed door without warning.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's references to other sites open for any reader. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 15 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide whether content can be reached and read at all, so it carries the heaviest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=B 28.5% Very likely 14 out of 41
| Check | Result | Evidence | |||||||||||
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=B" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=B" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
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| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 1% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 1% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=B" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=B" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS08 | fail | 2 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โbenefitsโ, โbusinessโ; the links are listed in the view | |||||||||||
What we check Links that share exactly the same wording on one page while pointing at different destinations. What good looks like Links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. Why it matters The wording no longer settles the target, so the wrong one gets followed at the point where the choice matters. What we found on this page 2 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โbenefitsโ, โbusinessโ; the links are listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served Links that share the same text but point to different destinations, as served
<a href="/benefits"> Benefits </a> <a href="/business"> Business </a> <a id="AZListing_List_AZListing_List_10_AZListing_Item_10_TitleLink" title="Benefits" href="/Benefits/Home.aspx">Benefits</a> <a id="AZListing_List_AZListing_List_29_AZListing_Item_29_TitleLink" title="Business" href="/Business/Business.aspx">Business</a> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 Bathroom Replacements H2 Battery Recycling H2 Beach huts H2 Beaches H2 Bed Bugs H2 Bees H2 Being a good neighbour H2 Benches H2 Benefit Cap H2 Benefit Fraud H2 Benefits H2 Benefits for people affected by Coronavirus H2 Beware of Bogus callers H2 Bin Collections H2 Bingo H2 Bins and Recycling H2 Biodiversity Net Gain H2 Bird Flu (avian influenza) H2 Birth Certificates H2 Blue Badge H2 Boat plots H2 Boiler Replacements H2 Bonfires H2 Buckland Custom Profile H2 Building Control H2 Bulky Item Collection Service H2 Burials, Cemeteries and Memorials H2 Bus Pass H2 Buses H2 Business H2 Business grants and funding H2 Business Parking Permits H2 Business rates H2 Business rates revaluation 2026 H2 Business Waste and Recycling H2 Busking H2 Buying a First Home H2 Buying a leasehold property H2 Buying a property H2 Buying Solar Panels made easy H2 Buying, selling and letting a leasehold property H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=C 28.0% Very likely 15 out of 41
| Check | Result | Evidence | |||||||||||||||||||
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=C" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=C" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2022 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2022 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
Keep me posted News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 1% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 1% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=C" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=C" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MS08 | fail | 2 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โcommunity & eventsโ, โcommunity roots vanโ; the links are listed in the view | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Links that share exactly the same wording on one page while pointing at different destinations. What good looks like Links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. Why it matters The wording no longer settles the target, so the wrong one gets followed at the point where the choice matters. What we found on this page 2 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โcommunity & eventsโ, โcommunity roots vanโ; the links are listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served Links that share the same text but point to different destinations, as served
<a href="/community"> Community & Events </a> <a id="AZListing_List_AZListing_List_32_AZListing_Item_32_TitleLink" title="Community & Events" href="/Community/Home.aspx">Community & Events</a> <a id="AZListing_List_AZListing_List_38_AZListing_Item_38_TitleLink" title="Community Roots Van" href="/Community/Community-Van-Events/Calendar.aspx">Community Roots Van</a> <a id="AZListing_List_AZListing_List_39_AZListing_Item_39_TitleLink" title="Community Roots Van" href="/Community/Community-Van-Events/Community-Roots-Van.aspx">Community Roots Van</a> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 Cabinet H2 Cabinet meetings H2 Capel-le-Ferne Parish Profile H2 Car parks H2 Car Parks in Deal H2 Car Parks in Dover H2 Car Parks in Sandwich H2 Care Homes H2 Casino Nights H2 CCTV H2 Cemeteries H2 Cemetery and Memorial Regulations H2 Cemetery Charges H2 Cemetery Guide for Burials and Ashes H2 Cemetery Locations H2 Census 2011 H2 Census 2021 H2 Chairman H2 Changes to Benefits H2 Child Protection H2 Citizens Advice H2 Clean Air Day H2 Climate Change H2 Climate Change Project Advisory Group H2 Clinical Waste H2 Clothing Banks H2 Coalmining in Kent H2 Coast Protection H2 Coastal Community Teams H2 Cockroaches H2 Cohousing H2 Communal areas H2 Community & Events H2 Community Clean Ups H2 Community Groups H2 Community Housing Conference 2022 H2 Community Housing Conferences H2 Community Housing Mini Conference November 2019 H2 Community Roots Van H2 Community Roots Van H2 Community Safety H2 Community Safety Newsletters H2 Community-Led Housing H2 Community-led Housing and Self-build - Training Courses H2 Complaints H2 Complaints about Councillors H2 Complaints about the Housing Management Service H2 Completed developments H2 Condensation Advice H2 Connaught Park, Dover H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DS28 | fail | one link to sources on other sites points at a page that no longer exists. It is listed in the view | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check For a single page, the share of its links to OTHER sites, sampled, that lead nowhere. The site's own links are assessed separately. What good looks like The page's references to other sites open for any reader. Where one refuses or has gone, the page carries the fact itself, shows the reference as plain text rather than as a link, or points to a source that answers. Why it matters The outside sources this page offers as support did not answer when they were asked for, so what the page claims is left resting on material that does not come back. In a regulated setting, where a link is carrying a figure or a required statement, that is the difference between a claim that is evidenced and one that is merely asserted. What we found on this page one link to sources on other sites points at a page that no longer exists. It is listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served The external links checked on this page, with the status each returned
A link that did not open appears here in two forms. A DEAD link points at a page that has gone. A REFUSED link points at a page that is still published, but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser, so our request was declined. Both land in the same place: the material this page offers as its support did not come back when it was asked for. The consequence is not a matter of tidiness. Where a link carries the weight of a claim, a figure, a policy or a regulatory statement, and the target does not open, the support behind that claim is missing at the moment it is needed. Three things follow, and each of them costs the organisation. The same fact gets taken from somewhere else, which hands a third party control of how the claim is worded. Or the claim is treated as unsupported and set aside. Or an answer is drawn from what remains on the page, and a partial account is presented as a complete one. A refused link is the worst of the three, because the page still reads as though the evidence sits one step away, so the gap is invisible and the answer carries false confidence. A refusal by another site is still this site's matter to resolve, because this site chose to rest a claim on it. Three practical ways close it. Carry the fact being relied on in the page's own words, so the claim stands without the visit. Keep the reference but stop making it a link, showing the address as plain text, so nothing promises a route that does not open. Or point to a source that answers any reader. Where the reference has to stay live, say beside it what a reader will meet, so no one is sent to a closed door without warning.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's references to other sites open for any reader. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 15 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide whether content can be reached and read at all, so it carries the heaviest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=D 29.6% Very likely 13 out of 41
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=D" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=D" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
Keep me posted News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. e has been adapted to meet the needs of a disabled person who lives there. Disclaimer and Copyright DescriptionDover District Council make every effort to ensure that the information on this website is accurate and up to date. Discretionary Housing | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 1% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 1% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=D" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=D" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 Damp and Condensation H2 Damp and Mould H2 Damp and Mould Policy H2 Damp in a Council Property H2 Damp in a Private Sector Housing Property H2 Dangerous wild animals H2 Data Protection H2 Dates for your diary H2 DDC developments H2 DDC Email to planning application agents (Sept 2021) H2 Deal Pier H2 Dealing with birds in your home H2 Death H2 Deceased Person Notification H2 Decision Notices H2 Delivering affordable housing H2 Delivering Affordable Warmth H2 Dementia Friendly H2 Denton-with-Wootton Parish Profile H2 Design and Design Review H2 Developer Contributions Executive Committee H2 Developments currently being built H2 Disability Services H2 Disabled Adaptations Policy H2 Disabled Adaptations Policy Summarised version H2 Disabled Facilities Grant H2 Disabled Parking Bays H2 Disabled reduction H2 Disclaimer and Copyright H2 Discretionary Housing Payments H2 District Housing Needs Survey 2023 H2 Dog Fouling H2 Dog Warden H2 Doing Business with DDC H2 Domestic abuse H2 Domestic Abuse Policy (Housing) H2 Domestic Abuse Policy (Housing) Summary H2 Don't let your recycling go to waste H2 Dover at Night 2026 H2 Dover Climate & Nature Change Forum H2 Dover District Council Online Payments H2 Dover District Custom Profile H2 Dover District Health and Wellbeing Alliance H2 Dover District Tenants' Consultative Group H2 Dover Downs and River Custom Profile H2 Dover Joint Transportation Advisory Board H2 Dover Town Regeneration Advisory Board H2 Draft Budget - Have your say! H2 Drainage and Sewers H2 Dust H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=E 28.5% Very likely 14 out of 41
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=E" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=E" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2026 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
Keep me posted News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 2% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 2% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=E" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=E" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS08 | fail | 1 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โenvironmentโ; the links are listed in the view | |||||||||||
What we check Links that share exactly the same wording on one page while pointing at different destinations. What good looks like Links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. Why it matters The wording no longer settles the target, so the wrong one gets followed at the point where the choice matters. What we found on this page 1 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โenvironmentโ; the links are listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served Links that share the same text but point to different destinations, as served
<a href="/environment"> Environment </a> <a id="AZListing_List_AZListing_List_21_AZListing_Item_21_TitleLink" title="Environment" href="/Environment/Environment.aspx">Environment</a> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 East Kent Services Committee H2 Eastry Parish Profile H2 Eastry Rural Custom Profile H2 Education and Learning H2 Elections H2 Electoral Matters Committee H2 Electric Vehicle Charging H2 Electrical safety in your home H2 Electrical Safety Policy H2 Eligibility and priority H2 Emergency news H2 Emergency Planning H2 Empty Homes H2 Endeavour Centre H2 Endeavour centre bookwhen H2 Ending your tenancy H2 Energy Advice H2 Energy Efficiency H2 Energy Performance Certificates H2 Enforcement H2 English Indices of Deprivation 2019 H2 Environment H2 Environmental Crime Penalty Notices H2 Environmental Permitting H2 Environmental Protection H2 Equality and Access to Services H2 Estate Walkabout Dates H2 Event Planning H2 Events (What's On) H2 Exchanging your property H2 Explanatory notes 2019 H2 Explanatory notes 2020 H2 Explanatory notes 2022 H2 Explanatory notes 2023 H2 Explanatory notes 2024 H2 Explanatory notes 2025 H2 Explanatory notes 2026 H2 External Decoration to Flats H2 External Decoration to Houses H2 Eythorne Parish Profile H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=F 8.6% Extremely likely 14 out of 41
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=F" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=F" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page and the page's own text were read for a date. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
Keep me posted News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 2% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 2% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=F" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=F" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 Facebook H2 Fair Processing Notice H2 False Widow spiders H2 Family History H2 FAQs about Temporary Accommodation H2 Fences in or around your garden or estate H2 Filming on Dover District Council Land H2 Filthy or Verminous Properties H2 Financial Advice H2 Financial Information H2 Fire safety advice H2 Fire safety advice for sheltered housing H2 Fire Safety Policy H2 Fireworks H2 First Homes H2 First Homes Policy H2 Fishing On Deal Pier H2 Fleas H2 Flies H2 Flood Wardens H2 Flooding H2 Fly Posting H2 Fly Tipping H2 Focus Groups H2 Food Hygiene Rating Scheme H2 Food Safety H2 Food Safety Guidance for Dog Friendly Food Businesses H2 Food waste project - FAQs H2 Football Pitches H2 Footpaths H2 Foxes H2 Fraud and Corruption H2 FREE home and safety checks H2 Freedom of Information H2 Frequently asked questions about Sheltered housing - H2 Fumes and Gas Nuisance H2 Funding Options H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DS28 | fail | 24% of the links to sources on other sites did not open when they were checked. 2 were refused, meaning the page is still published but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser. That is 2 of the 5 checked, which stand for the 8 links to other sites on this page | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check For a single page, the share of its links to OTHER sites, sampled, that lead nowhere. The site's own links are assessed separately. What good looks like The page's references to other sites open for any reader. Where one refuses or has gone, the page carries the fact itself, shows the reference as plain text rather than as a link, or points to a source that answers. Why it matters The outside sources this page offers as support did not answer when they were asked for, so what the page claims is left resting on material that does not come back. In a regulated setting, where a link is carrying a figure or a required statement, that is the difference between a claim that is evidenced and one that is merely asserted. What we found on this page 24% of the links to sources on other sites did not open when they were checked. 2 were refused, meaning the page is still published but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser. That is 2 of the 5 checked, which stand for the 8 links to other sites on this page The evidence, taken from the page as served The external links checked on this page, with the status each returned
A link that did not open appears here in two forms. A DEAD link points at a page that has gone. A REFUSED link points at a page that is still published, but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser, so our request was declined. Both land in the same place: the material this page offers as its support did not come back when it was asked for. The consequence is not a matter of tidiness. Where a link carries the weight of a claim, a figure, a policy or a regulatory statement, and the target does not open, the support behind that claim is missing at the moment it is needed. Three things follow, and each of them costs the organisation. The same fact gets taken from somewhere else, which hands a third party control of how the claim is worded. Or the claim is treated as unsupported and set aside. Or an answer is drawn from what remains on the page, and a partial account is presented as a complete one. A refused link is the worst of the three, because the page still reads as though the evidence sits one step away, so the gap is invisible and the answer carries false confidence. A refusal by another site is still this site's matter to resolve, because this site chose to rest a claim on it. Three practical ways close it. Carry the fact being relied on in the page's own words, so the claim stands without the visit. Keep the reference but stop making it a link, showing the address as plain text, so nothing promises a route that does not open. Or point to a source that answers any reader. Where the reference has to stay live, say beside it what a reader will meet, so no one is sent to a closed door without warning.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's references to other sites open for any reader. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 15 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide whether content can be reached and read at all, so it carries the heaviest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=G 28.5% Very likely 14 out of 41
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=G" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=G" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2023 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2023 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
Keep me posted News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 2% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 2% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=G" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=G" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS08 | fail | 1 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โgas safetyโ; the links are listed in the view | |||||||||||
What we check Links that share exactly the same wording on one page while pointing at different destinations. What good looks like Links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. Why it matters The wording no longer settles the target, so the wrong one gets followed at the point where the choice matters. What we found on this page 1 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โgas safetyโ; the links are listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served Links that share the same text but point to different destinations, as served
<a id="AZListing_List_AZListing_List_7_AZListing_Item_7_TitleLink" title="Gas safety" href="/Housing/Housing-for-Tenants/Leaseholder-Information/Gas-safety.aspx">Gas safety</a> <a id="AZListing_List_AZListing_List_8_AZListing_Item_8_TitleLink" title="Gas Safety" href="/Housing/Private-Sector-Housing/Further-Information/Gas-Safety.aspx">Gas Safety</a> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 Gambling H2 Garages H2 Garden Competition H2 Garden Competition Results 2023 H2 Garden Waste Collections H2 Garden waste service set to roll out wheeled bins H2 Gas and Heating Policy H2 Gas safety H2 Gas Safety H2 Gas safety in your home H2 Gateway H2 General Exception Notices H2 General Purposes Committee H2 Get Active H2 Get Involved H2 Getting Around Dover District H2 Giving Feedback H2 Goodnestone Parish Profile H2 Governance H2 Governance Committee H2 Governance Committee - Hearing Panel H2 Graffiti H2 Grants H2 Grants & Funding H2 Grass cutting H2 Grass cutting and grounds maintenance H2 Great Mongeham Parish Profile H2 Green Travel H2 Greenhouse gas emissions H2 Gritting (Roads) H2 Guidance for developers and estate agents H2 Guidance for Handling and Processing certain foods H2 Gullies H2 Guston Parish Profile H2 Guston, Kingsdown and St Margaret's-at-Cliffe Custom Profile H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=H 28.5% Very likely 14 out of 41
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=H" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=H" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2025 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2025 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
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| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 1% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 1% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=H" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=H" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS08 | fail | 2 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โhomelessness and rough sleeping strategy 2025-2030โ, โhousingโ; the links are listed in the view | |||||||||||
What we check Links that share exactly the same wording on one page while pointing at different destinations. What good looks like Links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. Why it matters The wording no longer settles the target, so the wrong one gets followed at the point where the choice matters. What we found on this page 2 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โhomelessness and rough sleeping strategy 2025-2030โ, โhousingโ; the links are listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served Links that share the same text but point to different destinations, as served
<a href="/housing"> Housing </a> <a id="AZListing_List_AZListing_List_15_AZListing_Item_15_TitleLink" title="Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025-2030" href="/Housing/Housing-for-Tenants/Homelessness-and-Rough-Sleeping-Strategy-2025-2030.aspx">Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025-2030</a> <a id="AZListing_List_AZListing_List_16_AZListing_Item_16_TitleLink" title="Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025-2030" href="/Housing/Housing-for-Tenants/Housing-policies/Homeless-and-Rough-Sleeping-Strategy-summarised-version.aspx">Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025-2030</a> <a id="AZListing_List_AZListing_List_17_AZListing_Item_17_TitleLink" title="Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025-2030" href="/Housing/Housing-for-Tenants/Housing-policies/Homeless-and-Rough-Sleeping-Strategy.aspx">Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025-2030</a> <a id="AZListing_List_AZListing_List_23_AZListing_Item_23_TitleLink" title="Housing" href="/Housing/Home.aspx">Housing</a> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 Hate crime H2 Have Your Say - Consultations H2 Have Your Say - Current Consultations H2 Health and Safety in the Beauty and Aesthetics Industry H2 Heating Oil Support H2 Hedges H2 Help H2 Help with the Benefit Cap H2 Heritage H2 Highway Maintenance H2 Hire of Council Land H2 Historic Sites and Buildings H2 Home safety in high rise accommodation H2 Homelessness H2 Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2020 โ 2024 consultation H2 Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025-2030 H2 Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025-2030 H2 Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025-2030 H2 Homelessness Project Advisory Group H2 Hougham Without Parish Profile H2 House Name Change H2 House to House Collections H2 Houses in Multiple Occupation H2 Housing H2 Housing Advice H2 Housing Allocations Policy H2 Housing Associations H2 Housing Benefit H2 Housing Disrepair H2 Housing documents H2 Housing Events H2 Housing for Council Tenants H2 Housing for older people H2 Housing management information H2 Housing management information and performance H2 Housing Needs Surveys H2 Housing Repairs (DDC properties) H2 Housing Standards H2 How life has changed in the Dover District H2 How long will my repair take H2 How much should I charge a lodger? H2 How the population changed in the Dover District H2 How to Apply for Sheltered Housing H2 How to apply for Universal Credit (UC) H2 How to Contact Us H2 How to pay your rent H2 How We Learn From Complaints H2 How will taking in a lodger affect my benefits? H2 How your rent is worked out H2 HRA Compliance Policies Summary H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=I 29.6% Very likely 13 out of 41
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=I" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=I" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page and the page's own text were read for a date. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
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| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 3% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 3% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=I" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=I" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 Independent Living Scheme Leaflets H2 Infectious Diseases on a vessel H2 Information for Hospitality Venues H2 Information from Kent Police H2 Inspire Project H2 Insurance H2 Integrated Care H2 Internal Audit H2 Invest in Dover H2 Investment Advisory Group H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=J 29.6% Very likely 13 out of 41
| Check | Result | Evidence | |||||||||||
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=J" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=J" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page and the page's own text were read for a date. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
Keep me posted News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 6% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 6% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=J" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=J" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 Job Vacancies H2 Jobs Fair H2 Join TPAS H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=K 29.6% Very likely 13 out of 41
| Check | Result | Evidence | |||||||||||
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=K" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=K" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page and the page's own text were read for a date. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
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| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 4% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 4% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=K" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=K" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 Kearsney Abbey H2 Kearsney Parks Project H2 Keep Me Posted H2 Keeping Fit H2 Keeping pets H2 Kent and Medway Police Crime Panel H2 Kent Housing Group H2 Kitchen Replacements H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=L 29.6% Very likely 13 out of 41
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=L" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=L" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page and the page's own text were read for a date. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
Keep me posted News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 2% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 2% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=L" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=L" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 Langdon Parish Profile H2 Late Night Refreshments H2 Learning Disabilities H2 Leasehold Insurance H2 Leasehold Management Policy H2 Leaseholder FAQs H2 Leaseholder Information H2 Leaseholder Publications H2 Legal Notices for non-payment of rent H2 Leisure and Tourism H2 Leisure Facilities H2 Letting a First Home H2 Letting Agents H2 Letting staff and contractors into your home H2 Libraries H2 Licences and Permits H2 Licensing Committee H2 Licensing Register H2 Licensing Sub-Committee H2 Lift Safety Policy H2 Listed Buildings H2 Litter H2 Little Stour and Ashstone Custom Profile H2 Live Broadcasts and Recordings of Meetings H2 Loan Sharks H2 Local Area Profiles H2 Local Housing Allowance H2 Local Land Charges H2 Local Plan Project Advisory Group H2 Locations of our sheltered accommodation H2 Looking after your garden H2 Looking for a home H2 Lydden Parish Profile H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=M 28.5% Very likely 14 out of 41
| Check | Result | Evidence | |||||||||||
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=M" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=M" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page and the page's own text were read for a date. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
Keep me posted News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 2% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 2% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=M" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=M" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS08 | fail | 1 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โmy neighbourhoodโ; the links are listed in the view | |||||||||||
What we check Links that share exactly the same wording on one page while pointing at different destinations. What good looks like Links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. Why it matters The wording no longer settles the target, so the wrong one gets followed at the point where the choice matters. What we found on this page 1 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โmy neighbourhoodโ; the links are listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served Links that share the same text but point to different destinations, as served
<a id="AZListing_List_AZListing_List_26_AZListing_Item_26_TitleLink" title="My neighbourhood" href="https://www.dover.gov.uk/My-Neighbourhood.aspx?location=">My neighbourhood</a> <a id="AZListing_List_AZListing_List_27_AZListing_Item_27_TitleLink" title="My Neighbourhood" href="/My-Neighbourhood.aspx">My Neighbourhood</a> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 Maintenance and Inspections H2 Make a claim H2 Make a fire escape plan H2 Managing Unacceptable Behaviour Policy H2 Maritime H2 Maxton and Elms Vale Custom Profile H2 Mears emergency, urgent or general repairs types H2 Mediation service H2 Meet the Housing Team Events H2 Meetings H2 Meetings, agendas and minutes H2 Memorial Bench Service H2 Mice H2 Middle Deal Custom Profile H2 Mill Hill Custom Profile H2 Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) & Energy Performance Certificates (EP H2 Minutes and Agendas of Council Meetings H2 Missed Bin Collections H2 Mobility Scooter Advice H2 Mobility Scooter Policy H2 Money troubles? H2 Mosquitoes H2 Motorbikes H2 Moving out check list H2 Multi-Use Games Areas (MUGAs) H2 Museums in Dover, Deal and Sandwich H2 My neighbourhood H2 My Neighbourhood H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=N 29.6% Very likely 13 out of 41
| Check | Result | Evidence | |||||||||||
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=N" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=N" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page and the page's own text were read for a date. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
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| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 3% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 3% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=N" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=N" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 Natural environment H2 Neighbourhood Inspections H2 Neighbourhood Management Policy H2 Neighbourhood Planning H2 New Affordable Housing H2 New Hobby H2 New Tenancy Strategy and Tenancy Management Policy H2 New website launch H2 News H2 Noise Nuisance H2 Nonington Parish Profile H2 North Deal Custom Profile H2 Northbourne Parish Profile H2 Notice of Exempt Cabinet Meetings H2 Notice of Forthcoming Key Decisions H2 Nuisance Insects H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=O 29.6% Very likely 13 out of 41
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=O" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=O" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page and the page's own text were read for a date. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
Keep me posted News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 4% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 4% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=O" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=O" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 Odours H2 Open Data H2 Open fires and wood burning stoves H2 Opening Times H2 Our health and safety responsibilities to our tenants H2 Our housing stock profile H2 Our performance H2 Our repair responsibilities H2 Out of Hours H2 Over 60 and wanting to move? H2 Overview and Scrutiny Committee H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=P 28.5% Very likely 14 out of 41
| Check | Result | Evidence | |||||||||||
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=P" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=P" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2027 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2027 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
Keep me posted News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 1% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 1% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=P" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=P" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS08 | fail | 2 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โpetitionsโ, โplanningโ; the links are listed in the view | |||||||||||
What we check Links that share exactly the same wording on one page while pointing at different destinations. What good looks like Links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. Why it matters The wording no longer settles the target, so the wrong one gets followed at the point where the choice matters. What we found on this page 2 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โpetitionsโ, โplanningโ; the links are listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served Links that share the same text but point to different destinations, as served
<a href="/planning"> Planning </a> <a id="AZListing_List_AZListing_List_11_AZListing_Item_11_TitleLink" title="Petitions" href="http://moderngov.dover.gov.uk/mgepetitionlistdisplay.aspx?bcr=1">Petitions</a> <a id="AZListing_List_AZListing_List_12_AZListing_Item_12_TitleLink" title="Petitions" href="/Council--Democracy/Councillors,-Decisions--Meetings/Petitions.aspx">Petitions</a> <a id="AZListing_List_AZListing_List_16_AZListing_Item_16_TitleLink" title="Planning" href="/Planning/Planning.aspx">Planning</a> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 Parish Councils H2 Parking H2 Parking Permits H2 Parks and Open Spaces H2 Pay your rent through your online bank account H2 Payments H2 Pencester Gardens, Dover H2 Personal Alarms and Independence H2 Personal Water Craft H2 Pest Control H2 Pests and vermin H2 Petitions H2 Petitions H2 Pigeons H2 Planned and Major Works H2 Planned developments H2 Planning H2 Planning and biodiversity H2 Planning Applications H2 Planning Committee H2 Planning Policy H2 (no text) H2 Play Areas H2 Pleasure Boats H2 Port health and Public protection H2 Potholes H2 Preparing for Emergencies H2 Presentations from Experts at the 2019 Conference H2 Press Releases - 2021 H2 Preston Parish Profile H2 Pride in Place H2 Primates H2 Private Sector Housing H2 Private Sector Housing Enforcement Policy H2 Private Sector Housing Strategy 2010-15 H2 Procurement H2 Prospective Councillors 2027 H2 Public Access to Information and Petitions H2 Public Health Funerals H2 Public Protection H2 Public Spaces Protection Order H2 Public Toilets H2 Publications H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=R 28.5% Very likely 14 out of 41
| Check | Result | Evidence | |||||||||||
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=R" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=R" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page and the page's own text were read for a date. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
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| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 2% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 2% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=R" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=R" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS08 | fail | 1 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โreportโ; the links are listed in the view | |||||||||||
What we check Links that share exactly the same wording on one page while pointing at different destinations. What good looks like Links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. Why it matters The wording no longer settles the target, so the wrong one gets followed at the point where the choice matters. What we found on this page 1 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โreportโ; the links are listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served Links that share the same text but point to different destinations, as served
<a href="/report">Report</a> <a id="AZListing_List_AZListing_List_12_AZListing_Item_12_TitleLink" title="Report" href="/Report/Report.aspx">Report</a> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 Radon H2 Rats H2 Rechargeable Works and Services Policy H2 Recycling H2 Regeneration H2 Regulator for Social Housing Consultation - Tenant Satisfaction Measures H2 Regulatory Committee H2 Reinventing Dover's Market Square H2 Renewable Energy H2 Rent H2 Reopening businesses during COVID-19 H2 Repairs H2 Report H2 Report a repair H2 Report an Environmental Protection Issue H2 Report Tenancy Fraud H2 Reporting a repair if you are a leaseholder H2 Reporting Anti-Social Behaviour H2 Request a rent refund H2 Resident engagement H2 Resident Information H2 Resident Involvement Expenses and Incentives Policy H2 Right to Buy H2 Right to repair H2 Rights of Way H2 Ringwould with Kingsdown Parish Profile H2 Ripple Parish Profile H2 River Parish Profile H2 Road Maintenance H2 Roofing H2 Rough Sleeping H2 Rubbish and recycling H2 Russell Gardens/Bushy Ruff H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=S 29.1% Very likely 14 out of 41
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=S" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=S" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2022 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2022 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
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| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 1% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 1% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=S" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=S" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 Safe use of deep fat fryers H2 Sandwich Custom Profile H2 Sandwich Quay H2 Sandwich Town (Parish) Profile H2 Schools H2 Scrutiny H2 Seagulls H2 Selected countries of birth - interim data H2 Self Build and Custom Build Registers H2 Selling a First Home H2 Selling a leasehold property H2 Selling your home H2 Senior Management Structure H2 Septic Tanks and Cesspools H2 Service charges for leasehold properties H2 Service Status Page H2 Severe weather conditions H2 Sex Entertainment Establishments H2 Shared Ownership H2 Shared ownership in the district H2 Shared Ownership Policy H2 Sheltered Housing H2 Shepherdswell-with-Coldred Parish Profile H2 Ship Sanitation Charges H2 Ship Sanitations H2 Sholden Parish Profile H2 Should I carry out a background check on my lodger? H2 Sign up to get involved! H2 Single Person Discount (Council Tax) H2 Skate Parks H2 Skips and Scaffolding H2 Small changes to how we travel H2 Snakes H2 Social Media H2 Social Services H2 Specified accommodation for benefit claims H2 Sports Centres and Facilities H2 Sports Pitch bookings H2 St James Development H2 St Radigunds Custom Profile H2 St. Margaret's-at Cliffe Parish Profile H2 Staircasing H2 Staple Parish Profile H2 Statutory Nuisance H2 Stodmarsh Nutrient Neutrality Guidance H2 Stop Social Housing Stigma H2 Stourmouth Parish Custom Profile H2 Street & House Naming & Numbering H2 Street Cleaning H2 Street collections / sales H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DS28 | fail | one link to sources on other sites was refused when it was checked. The page is still published, but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser. It is listed in the view | |||||||||||||||||||
What we check For a single page, the share of its links to OTHER sites, sampled, that lead nowhere. The site's own links are assessed separately. What good looks like The page's references to other sites open for any reader. Where one refuses or has gone, the page carries the fact itself, shows the reference as plain text rather than as a link, or points to a source that answers. Why it matters The outside sources this page offers as support did not answer when they were asked for, so what the page claims is left resting on material that does not come back. In a regulated setting, where a link is carrying a figure or a required statement, that is the difference between a claim that is evidenced and one that is merely asserted. What we found on this page one link to sources on other sites was refused when it was checked. The page is still published, but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser. It is listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served The external links checked on this page, with the status each returned
A link that did not open appears here in two forms. A DEAD link points at a page that has gone. A REFUSED link points at a page that is still published, but the other site turns away requests that do not come from a person using a browser, so our request was declined. Both land in the same place: the material this page offers as its support did not come back when it was asked for. The consequence is not a matter of tidiness. Where a link carries the weight of a claim, a figure, a policy or a regulatory statement, and the target does not open, the support behind that claim is missing at the moment it is needed. Three things follow, and each of them costs the organisation. The same fact gets taken from somewhere else, which hands a third party control of how the claim is worded. Or the claim is treated as unsupported and set aside. Or an answer is drawn from what remains on the page, and a partial account is presented as a complete one. A refused link is the worst of the three, because the page still reads as though the evidence sits one step away, so the gap is invisible and the answer carries false confidence. A refusal by another site is still this site's matter to resolve, because this site chose to rest a claim on it. Three practical ways close it. Carry the fact being relied on in the page's own words, so the claim stands without the visit. Keep the reference but stop making it a link, showing the address as plain text, so nothing promises a route that does not open. Or point to a source that answers any reader. Where the reference has to stay live, say beside it what a reader will meet, so no one is sent to a closed door without warning.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's references to other sites open for any reader. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 15 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide whether content can be reached and read at all, so it carries the heaviest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=T 28.0% Very likely 15 out of 41
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| MX01 | warning | the site took 757ms to start answering; beyond about 345ms an automated reader is liable to give up first | |||||||||||
What we check How quickly the page starts to reply, measured against a 345 millisecond first-byte threshold. What good looks like The page starts to reply promptly, within the first-byte threshold. Why it matters Past the waiting limit the answer is assembled from stale or third-party material instead of from your page. What we found on this page the site took 757ms to start answering; beyond about 345ms an automated reader is liable to give up first The evidence, taken from the page as served How long this page took to start answering
Timed from the request leaving our checker to the first byte coming back, on the page as served. The 345ms figure is the point beyond which an automated reader is liable to give up.
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=T" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=T" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2027 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2027 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
Keep me posted News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 1% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 1% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=T" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=T" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS08 | fail | 1 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โtenant satisfaction measuresโ; the links are listed in the view | |||||||||||
What we check Links that share exactly the same wording on one page while pointing at different destinations. What good looks like Links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. Why it matters The wording no longer settles the target, so the wrong one gets followed at the point where the choice matters. What we found on this page 1 link wording(s) are used for more than one destination, so the same words point at different pages: โtenant satisfaction measuresโ; the links are listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served Links that share the same text but point to different destinations, as served
<a id="AZListing_List_AZListing_List_24_AZListing_Item_24_TitleLink" title="Tenant satisfaction measures" href="/Housing/Housing-management-information-and-performance/Tenant-satisfaction-measures.aspx">Tenant satisfaction measures</a> <a id="AZListing_List_AZListing_List_25_AZListing_Item_25_TitleLink" title="Tenant Satisfaction Measures" href="/Housing/Housing-for-Tenants/Transparency/Tenant-Satisfaction-Measures.aspx">Tenant Satisfaction Measures</a> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: links that share the same wording lead to the same destination. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 Taking in a lodger H2 Taking over a property after a death H2 Tattooing / Piercing / Electrolysis / Acupuncture H2 Taxi Licensing H2 Temple Ewell Parish Profile H2 Temporary Event Notices (TENs) H2 Tenancy Fraud - How are we doing H2 Tenancy Fraud Policy H2 Tenancy Management Policy H2 Tenancy Strategy 2021-2026 H2 Tenant Engagement Expenses and Incentives Policy H2 Tenant Engagement Strategy 2022-2027 H2 Tenant Expenses H2 Tenant News - Edition 1 - Winter 2020 H2 Tenant News - Edition 10 - Summer 2025 H2 Tenant News - Edition 2 - Summer 2021 H2 Tenant News - Edition 3 - Winter 2021 H2 Tenant News - Edition 4 - Summer 2022 H2 Tenant News - Edition 5 - Winter 2022 H2 Tenant News - Edition 6 - Summer 2023 H2 Tenant News - Edition 7 - Winter 2023 H2 Tenant News - Edition 8 - Summer 2024 H2 Tenant News - Edition 9 - Winter 2024/25 H2 Tenant Report for Consultation on proposed changes to the Housing Management Tea H2 Tenant satisfaction measures H2 Tenant Satisfaction Measures H2 Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2023-24 H2 Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024-25 H2 Tenant Survey 2025 H2 Tenant Update - April 2024 H2 Tender Opportunities H2 Tennis Courts H2 Test Your Smoke Alarm H2 Tetra Pak H2 The type of tenancies we offer H2 The Value of Meetings H2 The Value of Surveys H2 Thinking of taking in a lodger? H2 Tilmanstone Parish Profile H2 Tips (Household Recycling Centres) H2 Tips for being a good dog owner H2 Toilets H2 Tourism and Events H2 Tower Hamlets Custom Profile H2 Town and Castle Custom Profile H2 Town and Parish Council Funding H2 Trading Standards H2 Transparency and Open Data H2 Transparency in Housing H2 Transport and Streets H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=U 29.6% Very likely 13 out of 41
| Check | Result | Evidence | |||||||||||
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=U" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=U" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page shows the year 2021 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page shows the year 2021 in its text, but nothing on the page states it as the date of the content The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag stating the date of the content. The year shown above was found in the page's own text. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
Keep me posted News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 4% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 4% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=U" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=U" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 UK armed forces veterans H2 Unauthorised Encampments H2 Updated Tenancy Agreement H2 Useful ASB contacts H2 Useful fire safety tips and advice H2 Useful information H2 Useful information about Universal Credit H2 Useful Leasehold Organisations H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=V 29.6% Very likely 13 out of 41
| Check | Result | Evidence | |||||||||||
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=V" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=V" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page and the page's own text were read for a date. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
Keep me posted News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 4% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 4% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=V" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=V" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 Value of Involvement H2 Vandalism H2 Verification Number H2 Victoria Park Deal H2 Violence (Domestic) H2 Visitor Information H2 Volunteering H2 Volunteering at our sites H2 Voting H2 Vulnerable Tenant Policy H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=W 29.6% Very likely 13 out of 41
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=W" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=W" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page and the page's own text were read for a date. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
Keep me posted News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 2% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 2% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=W" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=W" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 Walking H2 Walmer Custom Profile H2 Walmer Town (Parish) Profile H2 Want to move H2 Wasps H2 Water H2 Water Quality at Local Beaches H2 Water safety in your home H2 Water Safety Policy H2 Water Saving Advice H2 Website Feedback H2 Weeds H2 Weighbridges H2 What happens if I do not pay my rent? H2 What is a leasehold property? H2 What is climate change? H2 What is Neighbour Nuisance and ASB? H2 What is Sheltered Housing? H2 What's the difference between lodging and sub-letting? H2 When Someone Dies H2 White Cliffs Country H2 White Cliffs Countryside Partnership H2 Whitfield Custom Profile H2 Whitfield Parish Profile H2 Who can take in a lodger? H2 Who is responsible for trees? H2 Who's Who in Housing Management H2 Wildlife Crime H2 Windows and Doors H2 Wingham Parish Profile H2 Winter ready H2 Woodnesborough Parish Profile H2 Work experience H2 Working with our staff and contractors H2 Workplace Health and Safety H2 Works to a Protected Tree H2 Worth Parish Profile H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=Y 29.6% Very likely 13 out of 41
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| DS17 | fail | the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited | |||||||||||
What we check Each page names one preferred address for itself, its canonical link. What good looks like Each page names one preferred address for itself. Why it matters With no preferred address stated, duplicate copies compete and the version that ends up cited is arbitrary. What we found on this page the page states no preferred address for itself, so duplicate copies compete to be the one cited The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page was read for a tag naming the page's preferred address. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆWhy it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: each page names one preferred address for itself. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT32 | warning | length 16 | |||||||||||
What we check The meta description's length is usable, between 50 and 170 characters. What good looks like The meta description's length is usable, long enough to say something and short enough not to be cut. Why it matters Too short says nothing and too long gets cut, so the summary field is spent without doing its job. What we found on this page length 16 The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's description, as served
<meta name="Description" content="List of services"/> | |||||||||||||
| CT12 | fail | the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What good looks like The page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. Why it matters Without them nothing states where the content starts and the furniture ends, so the two come out mixed together. What we found on this page the page does not mark out where its main content or navigation or header or footer begins or ends, so a machine reading it cannot tell the page's own content from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the blocks that mark out its main content, its navigation, its header and its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=Y" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page marks its regions with landmark tags such as main, nav, header and footer. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| MS11 | warning | the page does not mark out which part holds its main content | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page marks which region holds its main content, as against navigation and footer. What good looks like The page marks which region holds its main content. Why it matters Nothing separates the substance from the surrounding furniture, so menus and boilerplate travel with the text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out which part holds its main content The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its main content. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=Y" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| CT16 | warning | the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries structured data, the machine-readable summary of what it describes. What good looks like The page carries structured data summarising what it describes. Why it matters Vendors document this as optional rather than required, so its absence is a small forfeit and no more. What we found on this page the page carries no structured data block stating what it is (not required; a hygiene signal) The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The page was read for a structured data block describing what the page is. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| CT04 | warning | the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is | |||||||||||
What we check The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. What good looks like The page carries a date, ideally written into the markup rather than sitting only in the text. Why it matters An undated page gives nothing to weigh its age against, so old and new material are treated alike. What we found on this page the page carries no date, so there is nothing on it saying how current its content is The evidence, taken from the page as served The head of this page, as served
The head of the page and the page's own text were read for a date. <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <title> A-Z of Services </title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="Contensis CMS Version 17.0"/><meta name="Description" content="List of services"/><meta name="Keywords" content="a-z"/><link href="/NEW-Site-Elements/Stylesheets/10-style.css?version=210916" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/WebResource.axd?d=PjUm9HYMtFaBv1w8LgD13UIzsrcgJRMlHl1KVAzF2AgEiZAQn_RB8q1D-OpipawIamHu-r6UwDtePXpIVa2V6pnJ_gcL_OhkiR9WkXq50FLfVzbD0&t=639160811062403192&build=172167"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (typeof(window.$j) == 'undefined') { window.$j = $; } window.$j.register = function(name) {if (!this._components){this._components = {};} this._components[name] = true;}; window.$j.isRegistered = function(name) { if (!this._components) { return false; } return !!(this._components[name]); }; window.$j.requires = function(name) { if (!this.isRegistered(name)) { alert('JQuery Extension " ' + name + '" not registered'); }}; if (typeof(jQuery.fn.setArray) == 'undefined') { jQuery.fn.setArray = function( elems ) { this.length = 0; jQuery.fn.push.apply(this, elems); return this; }}; //]]> </script> <script type=โฆ | |||||||||||||
| AR13 | warning | only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site | |||||||||||
What we check Whether the page's main content is marked off from the navigation and footer around it. What good looks like A main or article region marks the primary content off from the navigation and footer around it. Why it matters Pulling the page's text returns menus and legal footers mixed with the substance, so the answer arrives buried in noise. What we found on this page only 104 characters of this page read as its own content, so either the page is thin or its own words cannot be told apart from the parts repeated across the site The evidence, taken from the page as served The main text extracted from the page, as served
Keep me posted News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted | |||||||||||||
| CT35 | warning | the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by | |||||||||||
What we check The copyright line at the foot of the page, and the year it states. What good looks like The copyright line states the current year. Why it matters A copyright year in the past reads as a page nobody has attended to, and it is the usual sign of a template copied from somewhere else. Either way an AI treats the content as stale and can present old material as current. What we found on this page the copyright line at the foot of this page carries no year, so there is nothing on the page as served to date it by The evidence, taken from the page as served The copyright line on this page, as served
This is the copyright line as the page serves it. It was read for a year, and carries none. News and alerts by email from your council. Register now at www.dover.gov.uk/keepmeposted ยฉ Dover District Council Contact us Customer Services Privacy Statement Accessibility Statement Help Feedback Browser does not support script. Browser | |||||||||||||
| CT24 | warning | the page's own content runs to 104 characters | |||||||||||
What we check The page holds enough main text to be substantive, measured against a 400 character floor. What good looks like The page holds enough main text to be substantive. Why it matters A page of a few sentences offers almost nothing to quote, so it adds little beyond its own existence. What we found on this page the page's own content runs to 104 characters The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The page's own content is the part it marks out as its main content; where it marks out none, the whole of its text is counted.
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| CT13 | fail | main content is 4% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out | |||||||||||
What we check How much of the page's text sits in the main content region rather than in surrounding furniture. What good looks like Most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. Why it matters When the main region is a small slice of the page, what is pulled out is mostly menus and boilerplate. What we found on this page main content is 4% of the page's text; the shared furniture around it dominates what is read out The evidence, taken from the page as served How much of this page is its own content
Counted from the page as served, before any script runs. The rest is the menus, header and foot-of-page text that appear on other pages of the site as well.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: most of the page's text sits in its main content region rather than in the surrounding furniture. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT14 | fail | the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What good looks like Navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked menus read as ordinary sentences once the page is extracted, padding each passage with link text. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its navigation, so the menu links run into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its navigation. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=Y" id="form1"> Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: navigation is marked as navigation, so its links separate cleanly from the body text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
| CT15 | warning | the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read | |||||||||||
What we check The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. What good looks like The footer is marked as a footer, so the small print separates from the body text. Why it matters Unmarked footer text joins the body of each page, so the same boilerplate is quoted back as page content. What we found on this page the page does not mark out its footer, so the repeated foot-of-page text runs into the page's own words when it is read The evidence, taken from the page as served The blocks this page marks out, as served
The page was read for the block that marks out its footer. <form method="post" action="/List-of-Services.aspx?AZListing_AtoZLetter=Y" id="form1"> | |||||||||||||
| MS10 | fail | the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down | |||||||||||
What we check A page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What good looks like The page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. Why it matters Content under a skipped level has no clear parent section, so structure taken from the page misplaces its text. What we found on this page the page's first heading is not its top-level heading, so the structure starts part way down The evidence, taken from the page as served The page's heading outline, in document order (a jump in level is marked)
H2 New website launch! level jumped H1 A-Z of Services H2 Yellow Lines (Kent County Council) H2 Young People H2 Your neighbourhood H2 Your Privacy H2 Your Repair Journey H2 Your repair responsibilities H2 Your responsibilities H2 Your rights as a tenant H2 Your Tenancy Agreement H2 Your Tenant Handbook H2 YouTube H2 Keep me posted
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the page's headings start at the top level and step down without skipping a level. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||
PDF documents 5 documents
The first documents discovered on the estate, scored separately from pages.
▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/Leisure-Culture-Tourism/Cultural-Strategy-2025.pdf 10.8% Very likely 7 out of 28
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| Title | not set |
| Author | not set |
| PDF version, pages, size | 1.5 ยท 19 pages ยท 2818 KB |
| Found on | https://www.dover.gov.uk/leisure |
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| DS29 | warning | 1 of the 15 AI crawlers asking for this document is refused by the security layer in front of the document host; the other 14 are served it. The refusal falls on that service alone. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check The documents load for a browser but are refused when the request names itself as an AI service, tested on the host that actually serves them (often separate from the pages). What good looks like The document host returns the same response to a named AI service as to a browser, with no edge block. Why it matters The document is refused to AI crawlers at the edge, so its contents never reach the systems that answer about it, and what they state about it is left to guesswork. What we found on this page 1 of the 15 AI crawlers asking for this document is refused by the security layer in front of the document host; the other 14 are served it. The refusal falls on that service alone. The evidence, taken from the page as served Each crawler's own request to this document, and the status it received
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| PD27 | fail | the document is encrypted and set to forbid copying its text, so its content cannot be read out as text at all | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether the document is encrypted, and whether its permission settings forbid copying the text out. What good looks like The document is not encrypted, and its permissions allow copying the text out. Why it matters A file locked against text copying gives up nothing of its content, however well written the document is. What we found on this page the document is encrypted and set to forbid copying its text, so its content cannot be read out as text at all The evidence, taken from the page as served This document's properties, as recorded in the file
The file's own protection settings were read.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the document is not encrypted, and its permissions allow copying the text out. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 5 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide whether content can be reached and read at all, so it carries the heaviest weight in the figure for this item. It also sets a ceiling on that figure: while this stands, the item cannot read as more ready than 15%, however well it is built elsewhere. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PD21 | fail | the document names no author, so nothing in it says who is answerable for what it states | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether the author field names a person or an organisation, rather than a placeholder or a tool name. What good looks like The author field names a person or an organisation, not a placeholder or a tool name. Why it matters With no named author the document carries no accountable source, so nothing shows who stands behind it. What we found on this page the document names no author, so nothing in it says who is answerable for what it states The evidence, taken from the page as served This document's properties, as recorded in the file
The file's own properties were read for a named author.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the author field names a person or an organisation, not a placeholder or a tool name. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 1 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the supporting checks, so it carries the lightest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PD09 | fail | the document has no title set in its properties, so it can only be identified by its file name or the link text pointing to it | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether the document carries a title in its own properties, not just a name on the link to it. What good looks like The document carries a title in its own properties. Why it matters Without a title the document is identified by its file name and by whatever the links to it happen to say. What we found on this page the document has no title set in its properties, so it can only be identified by its file name or the link text pointing to it The evidence, taken from the page as served This document's properties, as recorded in the file
The file's own properties were read for a title.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the document carries a title in its own properties. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PD13 | warning | the document carries no underlying tags marking its headings, figures and reading order, so nothing in the file records how it is meant to be read | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether the document carries the underlying tags that mark up its headings, figures and reading order. What good looks like The document carries an internal structure map, so it is tagged for reading order. Why it matters Without those tags the file records only where things sit on the page, which is why its headings and tables come apart when the text is read out. What we found on this page the document carries no underlying tags marking its headings, figures and reading order, so nothing in the file records how it is meant to be read The evidence, taken from the page as served This document's properties, as recorded in the file
The file was read for the underlying tags that mark up its headings, figures and reading order.
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| PD11 | fail | no headings come through in the first page's text, so it reads as one undivided block with nothing to mark where its sections begin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether headings on the document's first page are still recognisable once the text is pulled out. What good looks like Headings on the first page stay recognisable once the text is pulled out. Why it matters With no headings to divide it the document reads as one undivided block, so a passage loses the section it sat in. What we found on this page no headings come through in the first page's text, so it reads as one undivided block with nothing to mark where its sections begin The evidence, taken from the page as served The first page's text as it reads out, with no headings to be found
Dover District Council Cultural Strategy 2025-2030 1 Cultural Strategy For Dover 2025-2030 Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: headings on the first page stay recognisable once the text is pulled out. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it does not move the misinformation reading This failure makes content harder to reach or to read, but it is not a direct route to a wrong answer, so it is held out of the misinformation reading rather than counted twice. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PD14 | warning | the document has images but carries no text descriptions for them, so any figures that live only inside a chart or diagram are absent from the text | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether charts and images in the document carry a written description of what they show. What good looks like Charts and images in the document carry a written description of what they show. Why it matters Data living only inside a chart picture is absent from the document's text, so the figures behind it go unstated. What we found on this page the document has images but carries no text descriptions for them, so any figures that live only inside a chart or diagram are absent from the text The evidence, taken from the page as served Which pages carry images with no text description
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| PD25 | alert | the same content is not published as an ordinary web page, only as this PDF, which is a harder format to read reliably. This is an alert, not a fault in the document. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether the same content is also published as an ordinary web page, not only as a download. What good looks like The same content is also published as an ordinary web page, not only as a download. Why it matters Without a page version the content exists only in document form, where its structure is far more fragile. What we found on this page the same content is not published as an ordinary web page, only as this PDF, which is a harder format to read reliably. This is an alert, not a fault in the document. The evidence, taken from the page as served Where an ordinary web page of this content was looked for
Each address below was asked for. A companion page is also matched by a title matching the document's own.
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▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/Council--Democracy/Councillors,-Decisions--Meetings/PDF/CM2026-27-FINAL-F-approved-130526.pdf 32.1% Very likely 3 out of 28
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| Title | Calendar of Meetings |
| Author | Rebecca.Brough@DOVER.GOV.UK |
| PDF version, pages, size | 1.6 ยท 2 pages ยท 103 KB |
| Found on | https://www.dover.gov.uk/councillors |
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What we check The documents load for a browser but are refused when the request names itself as an AI service, tested on the host that actually serves them (often separate from the pages). What good looks like The document host returns the same response to a named AI service as to a browser, with no edge block. Why it matters The document is refused to AI crawlers at the edge, so its contents never reach the systems that answer about it, and what they state about it is left to guesswork. What we found on this page 1 of the 15 AI crawlers asking for this document is refused by the security layer in front of the document host; the other 14 are served it. The refusal falls on that service alone. The evidence, taken from the page as served Each crawler's own request to this document, and the status it received
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| PD12 | fail | 11-column the document has a wide table of 17 rows that runs across several pages (17 rows span the document); its header cells are identified (4 header, 187 data), but when the text is read out the table flattens into a single stream, so the tie between each number and its row and column can be lost. Worst case: a number is read against the wrong row. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether numbers in tables stay attached to their row and column once the text is pulled out. What good looks like Numbers in tables stay attached to their row and column once the text is pulled out. Why it matters A figure that comes loose from its heading is read against the wrong row or the wrong column, so the number an AI system quotes is not the number the document gives. What we found on this page 11-column the document has a wide table of 17 rows that runs across several pages (17 rows span the document); its header cells are identified (4 header, 187 data), but when the text is read out the table flattens into a single stream, so the tie between each number and its row and column can be lost. Worst case: a number is read against the wrong row. The evidence, taken from the page as served The table's text as it reads out, flattened into one stream
CALENDAR OF COUNCIL MEETINGS 2026/27 Calendar of Meetings: Version CM2026-27F 2026 2027 Committee Start at (B) May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May (G) Cabinet 6.00pm 11 8 6 7 5 2 7 11 1(E) 1 19 24 Council 6.00pm 13(A) 8 30 27(D) 3(C) 19(A) Dover Joint Transportation Advisory Board 6.00pm 2 10 3 11 Governance Committee 6.00pm 25 24 26 10 18 29 Licensing Committee varies(I) 13(K) 8 27 3 Overview and Scrutiny Comm Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: numbers in tables stay attached to their row and column once the text is pulled out. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PD16 | fail | the document writes out 1 web address as plain text but saves none of them as real, clickable links, so the address sits in the text with no link behind it to follow to the source | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether the document's links are recorded as real links, or just web addresses typed as plain text. What good looks like The document's links are recorded as real links, not web addresses typed as plain text. Why it matters When a source is only typed out as text, there is no link behind it to follow, so the reference cannot be opened or checked. What we found on this page the document writes out 1 web address as plain text but saves none of them as real, clickable links, so the address sits in the text with no link behind it to follow to the source The evidence, taken from the page as served The web addresses written out in the text, with no link behind them
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the document's links are recorded as real links, not web addresses typed as plain text. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PD25 | alert | the same content is not published as an ordinary web page, only as this PDF, which is a harder format to read reliably. This is an alert, not a fault in the document. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether the same content is also published as an ordinary web page, not only as a download. What good looks like The same content is also published as an ordinary web page, not only as a download. Why it matters Without a page version the content exists only in document form, where its structure is far more fragile. What we found on this page the same content is not published as an ordinary web page, only as this PDF, which is a harder format to read reliably. This is an alert, not a fault in the document. The evidence, taken from the page as served Where an ordinary web page of this content was looked for
Each address below was asked for. A companion page is also matched by a title matching the document's own.
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▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/Council--Democracy/Councillors,-Decisions--Meetings/PDF/Notice-of-Meeting-to-consider-Section-24-Recommendations.pdf 52.3% Likely 4 out of 29
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| Title | not set |
| Author | Rebecca Brough |
| PDF version, pages, size | 1.6 ยท 1 pages ยท 81 KB |
| Found on | https://www.dover.gov.uk/councillors |
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| DS29 | warning | 1 of the 15 AI crawlers asking for this document is refused by the security layer in front of the document host; the other 14 are served it. The refusal falls on that service alone. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check The documents load for a browser but are refused when the request names itself as an AI service, tested on the host that actually serves them (often separate from the pages). What good looks like The document host returns the same response to a named AI service as to a browser, with no edge block. Why it matters The document is refused to AI crawlers at the edge, so its contents never reach the systems that answer about it, and what they state about it is left to guesswork. What we found on this page 1 of the 15 AI crawlers asking for this document is refused by the security layer in front of the document host; the other 14 are served it. The refusal falls on that service alone. The evidence, taken from the page as served Each crawler's own request to this document, and the status it received
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| PD26 | warning | the document is over a year old (last dated 2025-01): review whether it remains current | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check How old the document is, measured from the most recent date recorded inside the file. What good looks like The document's most recent internal date is recent rather than long past. Why it matters A document years past its last update still reads as a current statement, because nothing on it says otherwise. What we found on this page the document is over a year old (last dated 2025-01): review whether it remains current The evidence, taken from the page as served This document's properties, as recorded in the file
The date shown is the date the file records for itself.
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| PD09 | fail | the document has no title set in its properties, so it can only be identified by its file name or the link text pointing to it | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether the document carries a title in its own properties, not just a name on the link to it. What good looks like The document carries a title in its own properties. Why it matters Without a title the document is identified by its file name and by whatever the links to it happen to say. What we found on this page the document has no title set in its properties, so it can only be identified by its file name or the link text pointing to it The evidence, taken from the page as served This document's properties, as recorded in the file
The file's own properties were read for a title.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the document carries a title in its own properties. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PD11 | fail | no headings come through in the first page's text, so it reads as one undivided block with nothing to mark where its sections begin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether headings on the document's first page are still recognisable once the text is pulled out. What good looks like Headings on the first page stay recognisable once the text is pulled out. Why it matters With no headings to divide it the document reads as one undivided block, so a passage loses the section it sat in. What we found on this page no headings come through in the first page's text, so it reads as one undivided block with nothing to mark where its sections begin The evidence, taken from the page as served The first page's text as it reads out, with no headings to be found
Notice of Meeting to consider Section 24 Recommendations Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 24 and Schedule 7 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 a meeting of the Council will be held on Wednesday 29 January 2025 commencing at 6.00pm which will include consider ation of the recommendations submitted by Grant Thornton UK LLP, the local auditor of the accounts for Dover District Council, relating to the Councilโs financial posi Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: headings on the first page stay recognisable once the text is pulled out. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it does not move the misinformation reading This failure makes content harder to reach or to read, but it is not a direct route to a wrong answer, so it is held out of the misinformation reading rather than counted twice. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PD25 | alert | the same content is not published as an ordinary web page, only as this PDF, which is a harder format to read reliably. This is an alert, not a fault in the document. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether the same content is also published as an ordinary web page, not only as a download. What good looks like The same content is also published as an ordinary web page, not only as a download. Why it matters Without a page version the content exists only in document form, where its structure is far more fragile. What we found on this page the same content is not published as an ordinary web page, only as this PDF, which is a harder format to read reliably. This is an alert, not a fault in the document. The evidence, taken from the page as served Where an ordinary web page of this content was looked for
Each address below was asked for. A companion page is also matched by a title matching the document's own.
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▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/Council--Democracy/Councillors,-Decisions--Meetings/PDF/Parish-Notification-of-DPI-Form-with-Guidance-Note-June-2023.pdf 31.5% Very likely 4 out of 29
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| Title | NOTIFICATION of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests |
| Author | mkellystone |
| PDF version, pages, size | 1.6 ยท 10 pages ยท 210 KB |
| Found on | https://www.dover.gov.uk/councillors |
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| DS29 | warning | 1 of the 15 AI crawlers asking for this document is refused by the security layer in front of the document host; the other 14 are served it. The refusal falls on that service alone. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check The documents load for a browser but are refused when the request names itself as an AI service, tested on the host that actually serves them (often separate from the pages). What good looks like The document host returns the same response to a named AI service as to a browser, with no edge block. Why it matters The document is refused to AI crawlers at the edge, so its contents never reach the systems that answer about it, and what they state about it is left to guesswork. What we found on this page 1 of the 15 AI crawlers asking for this document is refused by the security layer in front of the document host; the other 14 are served it. The refusal falls on that service alone. The evidence, taken from the page as served Each crawler's own request to this document, and the status it received
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| PD26 | warning | the document is over 3 years old (last dated 2023-06); ageing content is a weaker, less current source | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check How old the document is, measured from the most recent date recorded inside the file. What good looks like The document's most recent internal date is recent rather than long past. Why it matters A document years past its last update still reads as a current statement, because nothing on it says otherwise. What we found on this page the document is over 3 years old (last dated 2023-06); ageing content is a weaker, less current source The evidence, taken from the page as served This document's properties, as recorded in the file
The date shown is the date the file records for itself.
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| PD11 | fail | no headings come through in the first page's text, so it reads as one undivided block with nothing to mark where its sections begin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether headings on the document's first page are still recognisable once the text is pulled out. What good looks like Headings on the first page stay recognisable once the text is pulled out. Why it matters With no headings to divide it the document reads as one undivided block, so a passage loses the section it sat in. What we found on this page no headings come through in the first page's text, so it reads as one undivided block with nothing to mark where its sections begin The evidence, taken from the page as served The first page's text as it reads out, with no headings to be found
June 2023 Notification of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests Town/Parish Council Page 1 of 10 To the Monitoring Officer: Surname: Forename(s) (in full): Address: I am completing this form because: ๏ง Town/Parish Council [specify name] ๏ง I was elected as a member of the [Parish Council] on*[specify date] ๏ง I was co-opted as a member of a committee or sub-committee of the [Parish Council]* [specify date] ๏ง the Council adopted a new code of conduct on* [specify date] ๏ง the Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: headings on the first page stay recognisable once the text is pulled out. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it does not move the misinformation reading This failure makes content harder to reach or to read, but it is not a direct route to a wrong answer, so it is held out of the misinformation reading rather than counted twice. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PD17 | fail | 1 of 1 sampled links broken; the failing links are listed in the view | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Web addresses cited inside the document, and whether a sample of them still leads anywhere. What good looks like Web addresses cited in the document still lead somewhere. Why it matters A dead source leaves the claim resting on it with nothing to verify it against, so the claim stands unsupported. What we found on this page 1 of 1 sampled links broken; the failing links are listed in the view The evidence, taken from the page as served The links cited inside the document, with the status each returned
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: web addresses cited in the document still lead somewhere. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it does not move the misinformation reading This failure makes content harder to reach or to read, but it is not a direct route to a wrong answer, so it is held out of the misinformation reading rather than counted twice. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PD25 | alert | the same content is not published as an ordinary web page, only as this PDF, which is a harder format to read reliably. This is an alert, not a fault in the document. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether the same content is also published as an ordinary web page, not only as a download. What good looks like The same content is also published as an ordinary web page, not only as a download. Why it matters Without a page version the content exists only in document form, where its structure is far more fragile. What we found on this page the same content is not published as an ordinary web page, only as this PDF, which is a harder format to read reliably. This is an alert, not a fault in the document. The evidence, taken from the page as served Where an ordinary web page of this content was looked for
Each address below was asked for. A companion page is also matched by a title matching the document's own.
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▸https://www.dover.gov.uk/Community/Pride-in-Place/PiP-Board-Meeting-Minutes-17.04.26-Public-Web-Version.pdf 9.6% Extremely likely 4 out of 29
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| Title | not set |
| Author | Sandra Killick |
| PDF version, pages, size | 1.7 ยท 5 pages ยท 175 KB |
| Found on | https://www.dover.gov.uk/Community/Pride-in-Place/Pride-in-Place.aspx |
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What we check The documents load for a browser but are refused when the request names itself as an AI service, tested on the host that actually serves them (often separate from the pages). What good looks like The document host returns the same response to a named AI service as to a browser, with no edge block. Why it matters The document is refused to AI crawlers at the edge, so its contents never reach the systems that answer about it, and what they state about it is left to guesswork. What we found on this page 1 of the 15 AI crawlers asking for this document is refused by the security layer in front of the document host; the other 14 are served it. The refusal falls on that service alone. The evidence, taken from the page as served Each crawler's own request to this document, and the status it received
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| PD09 | fail | the document has no title set in its properties, so it can only be identified by its file name or the link text pointing to it | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether the document carries a title in its own properties, not just a name on the link to it. What good looks like The document carries a title in its own properties. Why it matters Without a title the document is identified by its file name and by whatever the links to it happen to say. What we found on this page the document has no title set in its properties, so it can only be identified by its file name or the link text pointing to it The evidence, taken from the page as served This document's properties, as recorded in the file
The file's own properties were read for a title.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the document carries a title in its own properties. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure could contribute to a wrong answer in some cases, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PD14 | fail | 1 of 1 image(s) carry no text description of what they show, so figures that live only inside a chart or diagram are absent from the text and go unstated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether charts and images in the document carry a written description of what they show. What good looks like Charts and images in the document carry a written description of what they show. Why it matters Data living only inside a chart picture is absent from the document's text, so the figures behind it go unstated. What we found on this page 1 of 1 image(s) carry no text description of what they show, so figures that live only inside a chart or diagram are absent from the text and go unstated The evidence, taken from the page as served Which pages carry images with no text description
Images with no text description appear on page(s): 1 ; 1 image(s) with no description Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: charts and images in the document carry a written description of what they show. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 3 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide how cleanly content can be read once reached, so it carries a middle weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PD28 | fail | 6 of 8 fonts in the document do not record which character each shape stands for, so their text comes out as garbled or wrong characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Fonts that carry no map turning their shapes back into actual letters, across the sampled pages. What good looks like The document's fonts carry the map turning their shapes back into letters. Why it matters Without that map the text comes out as the wrong characters, so words and figures are wrong rather than missing. What we found on this page 6 of 8 fonts in the document do not record which character each shape stands for, so their text comes out as garbled or wrong characters The evidence, taken from the page as served The fonts whose text has no character map, and where each is used
A font stores shapes. The map from those shapes back to real characters is what lets the words be read out of the file. Without it the shapes still print correctly on paper, so the document looks perfect, while the text taken from it comes out as the wrong characters. Carrying the font inside the document and recording that map are two separate things: a font can be carried in full and still record no map, and that is the more serious case, because nothing looks wrong at any point and the wrong characters appear only once the document is read by machine. Each font below states which of the two applies to it.
Why it reads as a failure The result is set by what was measured on this item, quoted above, and not by an opinion of it. It reads as a failure because the standard was not met: the document's fonts carry the map turning their shapes back into letters. What it does to the figure This check counts toward the readiness figure for this item, at a weight of 5 out of a possible 5, because it is one of the checks that decide whether content can be reached and read at all, so it carries the heaviest weight in the figure for this item. Why it moves the misinformation reading This failure is a real and common route to a wrong answer for the content it affects, so it raises the misinformation reading for this item. Where an item carries more than one such failure, the readings compound and the item moves up the scale. What this result does not say This says what was found on this item at the time of assessment, and nothing beyond it: it is not a statement about the rest of the estate, and it does not judge the quality of the content itself. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PD25 | alert | the same content is not published as an ordinary web page, only as this PDF, which is a harder format to read reliably. This is an alert, not a fault in the document. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What we check Whether the same content is also published as an ordinary web page, not only as a download. What good looks like The same content is also published as an ordinary web page, not only as a download. Why it matters Without a page version the content exists only in document form, where its structure is far more fragile. What we found on this page the same content is not published as an ordinary web page, only as this PDF, which is a harder format to read reliably. This is an alert, not a fault in the document. The evidence, taken from the page as served Where an ordinary web page of this content was looked for
Each address below was asked for. A companion page is also matched by a title matching the document's own.
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How the scores work method & bands
This report is Stage 1, Foundations: each automated test the engine can run without human input, so there is a usable result at the first stage. Governance (owner-confirmed truth) and Visibility (how AI agents find the estate) are later stages and are shown greyed above.
What was assessed. 37 pages were assessed, selected from 120 reviewed using the site's own signals of importance (its navigation, homepage links, most-linked pages, sitemap, and any llms.txt file), and the first 5 PDF documents found were assessed separately. The industry in the header is classified from the site's own content. The traffic classification comes from a recognised top-sites list or a connected traffic provider; it reads NA when the domain is not connected to a traffic source.
Header identity signals. The regulated sector and listed company values are inferred from the same crawled content, and shown here so the header can stay to the answer alone. Regulated sector reads “None found”: no regulator statements, and the established sector carries no statutory regulator. Listed company reads “No (not a company with shares)”: no (not a company with shares).
AI readiness is the weighted share of checks that passed, reported separately for pages and for PDF documents because each is reached and corrected differently. Grade A checks decide whether content can be reached and read at all; grade B whether it is understood correctly; grade C support reliability. A measured score is scaled into a ceiling when an access gate binds it (for example the site blocking AI crawlers at its edge): content that cannot be reached is not partially ready. Scores never read exactly 25, 50, 75 or 100, because those are buckets, not measurements.
Likelihood of misinformation is a band, given as a worst case (the highest any single item or estate-wide finding reaches) and a typical position across the pages or documents. Only checks whose failure is a direct route to a wrong answer carry a band; the rest affect readiness only.
| Band | Range | Meaning |
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| Likely zero | 0-5% | No failing misinformation-bearing checks. |
| Very little | 6-25% | Unlikely to cause wrong information. |
| Likely | 26-50% | Could contribute to wrong information in some cases. |
| Very likely | 51-75% | A real and common route to wrong information. |
| Extremely likely | 76-100% | A frequent and direct cause of wrong information. |
Of the register's 187 checks, 110 ran automatically in this Foundations stage. 64 are governance questions for the next stage. The remainder need organisation-supplied data or an external service; each check that did not run is listed in the exports.
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