Site assessment

Website graphic This website is regularly tested to make sure it is usable and accessible. We use several methods to do this:

SiteMorse assessments

This quarterly UK-wide report examines our site and awards marks for accessibility, performance, functionality and code quality. For more information, visit the SiteMorse website

We were ranked 52nd out of 429 websites in the last SiteMorse survey (August 2011).

Better Connected report (SOCITM)

This annual UK-wide report, conducted by the Society of IT Managers (SOCITM), assesses our site for a range of areas, including currency, resilience, news value and readability.

 We were ranked as a two-star website in the latest Better Connected report (March 2011), the only local authority website in Northern Ireland to achieve this status.

You can find out more about Better Connected from the SOCITM website

Plain English Campaign Internet Crystal Mark

The site was reviewed in November 2010 by the Plain English Campaign and awarded the Internet Crystal Mark for clear and concise information.