Accessibility
ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. This accessibility statement applies to beta-handbook.fca.org.uk, a beta version of the domain used to publish the FCA Handbook online. A final version of the site will be launched later in 2025. The website is run by FinregE on behalf of the FCA. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- change colours, contrast levels and fonts;
- zoom in up to 400%;
- navigate the website using a keyboard; and
- listen to the website using a screen reader
How accessible this website is
The beta version of this website was launched on 03 July 2025. It was built to comply fully with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Our website contains a number of PDF documents. We know that PDFs can present accessibility issues for some users and we are exploring ways to use alternative formats. In the meantime, where required, alternative formats should be requested through the contact details below.
If you use a screen reader, it is best to use the ‘expand all’ option when viewing pages with lots of dropdown menus. This will make navigation quicker and easier.
Feedback and contact information
We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact handbookfeedback@fca.org.com.
If you need information on this website in a different format, such as accessible PDF, large print, easy read or an audio recording please email handbookfeedback@fca.org.com. We will consider your request and get back to you in 10 working days.
Enforcement procedure
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).Compliance status
This website is fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2 AA standard.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services. This website contains a number of PDFs:
- The instrument PDFs on this website (on the Instruments tab) should be accessible with a screen should be accessible with a screen reader when opened in Adobe. There may be exceptions where the content is old and therefore out of scope. Alternative formats can be provided if needed and should be requested through the contact details above
- The majority of PDF forms on this website (on the Forms page) are available and can be completed on our Connect and RegData platforms. Alternative formats can be provided if needed and should be requested through the contact details above.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 18 June 2025.
The beta version of this website was launched on 03 July 2025. It was built to comply fully with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Prior to the launch of the beta version of the website, we tested the website the using manual and automated accessibility tests. Both types of testing are run against the W3C WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2.
This accessibility statement will be updated after the launch of the final version of the site later in 2025.