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Compliance Score

How the score was calculated

Starting score: 100
1 high finding: −15
Final score: 85

AI Analysis

The most urgent issue is the 3 accessibility violations found, including 1 critical and 2 serious failures, which may limit access for users with disabilities. While the website correctly avoids using non-essential cookies, the consent mechanism appears incomplete: the banner that asks for permission is present, but the tracking scripts that load afterward do not wait for the visitor’s choice, meaning data may still be collected even if the visitor declines. This creates a gap between the visible consent request and the actual behavior of the website’s tracking systems, allowing data to be processed without proper approval. As a result, visitors who opt out may still have their activity tracked, undermining the intended privacy protections.

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HIGHwcag_aa_scan
Found 3 accessibility violation(s): 1 critical, 2 serious, 0 moderate, 0 minor

Report Details

Playbook: UK Cookie Compliance
Domain: pearls-developers.co.uk
Started At: 5 Jun 2026, 08:32
Duration: 3m 20s
Total Checks: 38
Report ID: bExaMU3TD5lA

Check Results

Data Capture

3 checks All passed

capture_html_initial

INFO

Captured HTML (829459 bytes) from https://pearls-developers.co.uk/

Captured HTML:

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screenshot_initial

INFO

Screenshot captured

Screenshot Evidence:

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capture_cookies_initial

INFO

Captured 1 cookies

Captured Cookies:

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Pre-Consent Cookies

2 checks All passed

check_initial_cookies

CRITICAL

No non-essential cookies found

PECR Regulation 6(1)

Cookies (except strictly necessary) require user consent BEFORE being set

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check_pre_consent_trackers

INFO

No known trackers fired before consent (142 total requests captured during page load).

PECR Regulation 6(1) & UK GDPR Article 6

Loading third-party trackers (Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, etc.) before consent is a PECR violation regardless of whether they set cookies

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Cookie Consent Banner

1 check All passed

find_banner

INFO

Found consent banner via heuristic (height: 270px)

PECR Regulation 6(2)

Clear and comprehensive information must be provided about cookie use

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Accessibility

1 check1 failed

wcag_aa_scan

HIGH-15

Found 3 accessibility violation(s): 1 critical, 2 serious, 0 moderate, 0 minor

Serious accessibility issue: ARIA hidden element must not be focusable or contain focusable elements. This violation affects users who rely on assistive technologies. 2 element(s) affected.

Serious accessibility issue: Links must have discernible text. This violation affects users who rely on assistive technologies. 16 element(s) affected.

Critical accessibility barrier: Zooming and scaling must not be disabled. This violation affects users who rely on assistive technologies. 1 element(s) affected.

Website has 1 critical and 2 serious WCAG AA violations that significantly impact users with disabilities. These issues may prevent screen reader users, keyboard-only users, or users with visual impairments from accessing the cookie consent interface.

Accessibility Issues:

ARIA hidden element must not be focusable or contain focusable elementsserious2 elements

Ensures aria-hidden elements are not focusable nor contain focusable elements

Affected elements :

<div class="slick-slide scale-far" tabindex="0" style="width: 126px;" data-slick-index="7" aria-hidden="true"><div class="slick-slide scale-far" tabindex="0" style="width: 126px;" data-slick-index="8" aria-hidden="true">

How to fix

Links must have discernible textserious16 elements

Ensures links have discernible text

Affected elements (showing 15 of 16) :

<a href="http://k138103.hostus01.fornex.host/">            <img fetchpriority="high" width="400" height="165" src="https://pearls-developers.co.uk/wp-...

<a href="#" target="_self" rel="" class="pxl-banner-box__feature-item elementor-repeater-item-0b09776"><a href="#" target="_self" rel="" class="pxl-banner-box__feature-item elementor-repeater-item-24868be"><a href="#" target="_self" rel="" class="pxl-banner-box__feature-item elementor-repeater-item-e5d1301"><a href="#" target="_self" rel="" class="pxl-banner-box__feature-item elementor-repeater-item-3394857"><a href="#" target="_self" rel="" class="pxl-banner-box__feature-item elementor-repeater-item-d8f95ea"><a href="#" target="_self" rel="" class="pxl-banner-box__feature-item elementor-repeater-item-549d6e7"><a href="#" target="_self" rel="" class="pxl-banner-box__feature-item elementor-repeater-item-de31d0b active"><a href="#" target="_self" rel="" class="pxl-banner-box__feature-item" tabindex="0"><a href="#" target="_self" rel="" class="pxl-banner-box__feature-item" tabindex="0"><a href="#" target="_self" rel="" class="pxl-banner-box__feature-item" tabindex="0"><a href="#" target="_self" rel="" class="pxl-banner-box__feature-item" tabindex="0"><a href="#" target="_self" rel="" class="pxl-banner-box__feature-item" tabindex="0">

<a href="http://k138103.hostus01.fornex.host/">            <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="400" height="165" src="https://pearls-developer...

<a class="elementor-repeater-item-5debd48 " href="#">
                                        <i aria-hidden="true" class="fab fa-linkedin"></i>      ...

How to fix

Zooming and scaling must not be disabledcritical1 element

Ensures <meta name="viewport"> does not disable text scaling and zooming

Affected elements :

<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1">

How to fix

Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations 2018, Equality Act 2010

UK websites must meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards; failure may constitute disability discrimination

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Report Generation

2 checks All passed

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PDF report generated: https://smesolutions.uk/artifacts/artifacts/dfb567fb-1fc0-4c0d-a496-8adfe192631a/report.pdf

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