Accessibility statement for Cloud Video Platform (CVP)

This accessibility statement applies to meet.video.justice.gov.uk/join. This is a virtual meeting room solution run for the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) for court hearings, judicial meetings and Parole Board hearings.

This website is run by Pexip. 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 300% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

The Ministry of Justice have also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

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



How accessible this website is

The MOJ know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • You might need to upload a file to provide evidence to a hearing or tribunal. If you use Dragon Naturally Speaking (speech recognition software) this might not be possible because Dragon Naturally Speaking can only upload files when using the mouse grid feature. This issue is believed to be an ongoing issue with the Dragon Naturally Speaking software and further information can be found on the following link: https://github.com/alphagov/reported-bugs/issues/35
  • You may need to share a video with audio as part of presenting evidence. The audio toggle button within the ‘Share Screen with Audio’ function does not meet the recommended contrast value of 3:1 when in both a selected and unselected state. This issue stems from browser functionality in multiple browsers which cannot be controlled by Pexip or the MOJ.
  • CVP Cloudroom Manager (meet.video.justice.gov.uk, used by staff) is not compliant and will not be until testing is able to be completed of this page. The Ministry of Justice plan to make this page accessible by December 2024.


Captioning

If live captioning or captioning is required during hearings, this can be provided as a live speech-to-text service or through a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter. If you require reasonable adjustments to use CVP such as captioning, please contact the court or tribunal that arranged your hearing. If you have a notice of hearing, you can find the court and tribunal contact details there.

If you know the name of the court or tribunal, you can search for their contact details at https://www.gov.uk/find-court-tribunal.



Feedback and contact information

If you need help with accessing the information on this website or if you feel you cannot attend your hearing by video and need to arrange an alternative way of joining your hearing such as in-person or via telephone, please contact the following relevant team:

If you've been asked to attend a court or tribunal hearing:

  • Contact the court or tribunal that arranged your hearing. If you have received a notice of hearing, you can find the court and tribunal contact details there.
  • If you know the name of the court or tribunal, you can search for their contact details at https://www.gov.uk/find-court-tribunal.

For HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) Staff:

  • Speak to your line manager about a reasonable adjustment, as they should arrange a permanent solution for you.

For HM Prisons and Probations Service (HMPPS) staff:

  • To arrange a reasonable adjustment for someone in prison who has been asked to attend a court or tribunal hearing, telephone the relevant court for the hearing using the extension for that specific court. This information should already be available in your prison.
  • If the reasonable adjustment is for you, contact your line manager as they should arrange a permanent solution for you.

For Parole Board Members:

For MOJ staff:



Reporting accessibility problems with this website

The Ministry of Justice are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think the MOJ are not meeting accessibility requirements, contact:

Justice Video Cloud Services

The MOJ will investigate the issue and reply to your email 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 the Ministry of Justice respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).



Technical information about this website's accessibility

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



Compliance status

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



Non accessible content

As accessibility testing is still to be done, the Ministry of Justice cannot list non-accessible content. The MOJ are planning to take forward testing by April 2024, after which the accessibility statement will be updated.



Content that's not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

Live video

The Ministry of Justice do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.



Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 26th September 2023. It was last reviewed on 15th January 2024.

This website was last tested on 19th October 2023. The test was carried out by Zoonou.

Zoonou used WCAG-EM to define the pages tested and test approach.

Last updated 15th January 2024.