Accessibility statement

This accessibility statement applies to the Controlled Drug Reporting (CDR) website at www.cdreporting.co.uk, which is operated on behalf of NHS England by the Controlled Drugs Accountable Officer team.

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 using browser or device settings
• 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)

We’ve 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

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

• some report submission forms contain dynamic content and lookups that may not be fully announced by older screen readers
• some older PDF and Word documents linked from the site are not fully accessible to screen reader software
• some embedded video tutorials in the resources area do not have captions or transcripts
• some interactive dashboards and tables may be difficult to use with keyboard-only navigation

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format, such as accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, please email the team using the contact details on our contact page. We’ll consider your request and aim to reply within 5 working days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page, or think we’re not meeting the accessibility requirements, please contact us via the contact page.

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 we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

NHS England is committed to making its websites 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 listed above.

Non-accessible content

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

• Forms and dynamic content — some labels and error messages may not be reliably announced by all assistive technologies. We are working to update these.
• Older documents — some PDF, Word and Excel documents hosted on the site may not meet accessibility standards. These will be replaced or remediated where they remain essential.
• Video content — some training videos do not yet have captions or transcripts.

We aim to address the issues above as part of a continuous improvement programme.

How we tested this website

This website is regularly reviewed by the development team using a combination of automated tools and manual checks against the WCAG 2.1 AA standard.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are committed to a programme of continual improvement. Identified issues are tracked internally and prioritised alongside other site improvements.

This statement was prepared on 7 October 2026. It was last reviewed on 7 October 2026.