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Accessibility statement for Calculate Public Service Pension Adjustment service

This accessibility statement explains how accessible this service is, what to do if you have difficulty using it, and how to report accessibility problems with the service.

This service is part of the wider GOV.UK website. There is a separate accessibility statement for the main GOV.UK website.

This page only contains information about the Calculate Public Service Pension Adjustment service, available at https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/public-pension-adjustment.

Using this service

This service will help you correct your tax position if you have been affected by reformed public service pensions introduced in 2015. You can calculate any compensation for previously paid lifetime and/or annual allowance charges or calculate new, reduced or extra lifetime and/or annual allowance charges that you will have to pay.

This service is run by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). We want as many people as possible to be able to use this service. This means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts
  • zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
  • get from the start of the service to the end using just a keyboard
  • get from the start of the service to the end using speech recognition software
  • listen to the service using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We have also made the text in the service as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this service is

This service is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard.

Some people may find parts of this service difficult to use:

  • On the ‘What is the name and tax reference of the pension scheme?’ page and selected others, there are multiple H1 headings which is confusing, as screen-reader users are not getting the same information as other users.
  • On the ‘Have you contributed to any other defined benefit or defined contribution scheme?’ page and selected others, there is text that visually appears to be a heading, but is not marked up as a heading, affecting screen-reader users.
  • On the ‘check your answers’ pages, links appear to have placeholder text, rather than the same text as the label, affecting screen-reader users.
  • On the ‘Enter bank details’ page, it has not been set up correctly so that screen readers will announce ‘view-bank-details-hidden’, which does not provide enough context for users.

What to do if you have difficulty using this service

You can contact HMRC for extra support if you need help with filling in forms or getting a different format, like large print, audio recording or Braille.

Reporting accessibility problems with this service

We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this service. If you find any problems that are not listed on this page or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, report the accessibility problem.

If you are not happy with our response

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 are not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) or the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) if you live in Northern Ireland.

Contacting us by phone or getting a visit from us in person

We provide a text relay service if you are deaf, hearing impaired or have a speech impediment.

We can provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter, or you can arrange a visit from an HMRC advisor to help you complete the service.

Find out how to get extra support from HMRC.

Technical information about this service’s accessibility

HMRC is committed to making this service accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This service is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non‐accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non‐compliance with the accessibility regulations

Information, structure, and relationships conveyed through presentation could not be programmatically determined. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A). This will be fixed by 31 October 2024.

Links were encountered that were not descriptive of their purpose or destination. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterions 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A) and 2.4.9 Link Purpose (Link Only) (Level AAA). This will be fixed by 31 October 2024.

There is visually hidden placeholder text within a legend. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA). This will be fixed by 31 October 2024.

How we tested this service

The service was last tested on 11 September 2023 and was checked for compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA.

The service was built using parts that were tested by the Digital Accessibility Centre. The full service was tested by HMRC and included disabled users.

This page was prepared on 25 September 2023. It was last updated on 29 July 2024.

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