Accessibility statement for angling licence, permit and enforcement system (LPE)

This page explains how accessible the nidirect angling licence, permit and enforcement system (LPE) is and what is being done to improve accessibility.

Accessibility statement

This service is part of the wider nidirect website. There’s a separate accessibility statement for the main nidirect website.

This page only contains information about the nidirect angling licence, permit and enforcement system (LPE).

This statement applies to the angling licence, permit and enforcement system (LPE) services web based application which is accessible through the www.nidirect.gov.uk website.

This application is run by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).

It's designed to be used by as many people as possible. The text should be clear and simple to understand.

When accessing the application through the web browser, you should be able to:

zoom in up to 300 per cent without problems
navigate most of the application using just a keyboard
navigate most of the application using speech recognition software
use most of the application using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and Voice Over)

Feedback and contact information

If you need information in a different format contact by either:

calling the nidirect Contact Centre who handle calls on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) on 028 38339748
by email at angling.licence@daera-ni.gov.uk

and advise:

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

Reporting accessibility problems

DAERA is always looking to improve the accessibility of this application. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think DAERA is not meeting accessibility requirements, contact DAERA on 028 38339748 or by email at angling.licence@daera-ni.gov.uk and they will investigate the issue.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’) in Northern Ireland.

If you’re not happy with how DAERA respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI).

Technical information about this web apps accessibility

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

Compliance status

DAERA is aware that the application may not be compliant. An audit has been carried out, DAERA will review the recommendations and develop a timeline of when they plan to fix any issues highlighted and will update when available.

This statement was prepared on 25 September 2020. It was last updated on 25 September 2020.

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Accessibility statement for angling licence, permit and enforcement system (LPE)