Accessibility Statement

Central Bank of Ireland is committed to making this website accessible in accordance with European Union (Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Sector Bodies) Regulations 2020 - S.I. No. 358/2020 and to ensuring this website is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability.

This accessibility statement applies to www.centralcreditregister.ie.

Compliance Status

This website is partially compliant with the harmonised European standard Accessibility Requirements for ICT Products and Services (based on Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1) due to the non-compliances listed below.

  1. Some text may be difficult to read due to low colour contrast.
  2. Some page titles and subtitles are not structured with correct HTML headings.
  3. Some links may cause documents to download without notice.
  4. Some links open new browser windows without notification.
  5. Site search maybe difficult to use with a screen reader.
  6. Lack of a skip to content link may cause navigation problems using a screen reader.
  7. Some form controls may be difficult to understand using a screen reader.
  8. Some data tables are not fully accessible to screen readers.

Development work is underway to increase compliance in this areas and this statement will be updated as developments are deployed.

Preparation of this Accessibility Statement

This statement was last reviewed and updated on 17 January 2022.

This website was tested for compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) Level-AA in December 2021. The test was carried out by I Like Cake consultancy.

I Like Cake used the Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) approach to deciding on a sample of pages to test.

Feedback and Contact Information

Email: liam.mcmunn@centralbank.ie

If you are dissatisfied about how we respond to your request, you can submit a complaint by following our Disability Complaints Handling Procedure.

Enforcement Procedure

If you are dissatisfied about how we respond to your request or complaint, you can complain to the Office of the Ombudsman under the terms of the Disability Act 2005.

Office of the Ombudsman
6 Earlsfort Terrace
Dublin 2
D02 W773

Tel: +353 (0)1 639 5600

Email: complaints@ombudsman.ie

Web: www.ombudsman.ie/disability-act/make-a-complaint