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Accessibility law in United Kingdom
The Equality Act duty is anticipatory: waiting for a complaint is no defence. There is no fine cap — a court can award damages.
- Law
- Equality Act 2010 (private) + PSBAR 2018 (public sector)
- In force
- Equality Act since 2010; PSBAR since 2018.
- Standard
- WCAG 2.2 AA (sinds 1 okt 2024)
- Enforcement
- Public sector via PSBAR (GDS monitoring + EHRC). For private parties it runs via civil claims under the Equality Act; amounts are case-dependent, no fixed cap.
Selling to here from abroad?
If you sell to UK customers, the Equality Act duty applies to your service — including from abroad.
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Sources: gov.uk — accessibility requirements (public sector) · Pinsent Masons — disabled access to websites under UK law
This is information and tooling, not legal advice.