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Compliance Score

How the score was calculated

Starting score: 100
2 critical findings: −50
1 high finding: −15
Final score: 35

AI Analysis

The audit of Barclays' website for UK GDPR and PECR compliance reveals significant shortcomings, particularly in the area of cookie consent mechanisms. Notably, no cookie consent banner was detected on the site, leading to a violation for using cookies without proper user consent. Additionally, 27 checks were skipped due to unmet conditions, indicating potential gaps in the website's configuration or testing environment. Overall, with only three passed checks out of ten, the site requires substantial improvements to ensure compliance with data protection regulations.

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3 priorities

01
CRITICALcheck_initial_cookies
Found 1 non-essential cookie(s): [utag_main]
02
CRITICALverify_banner_if_cookies
Value 0 == 1: false
03
HIGHwcag_aa_scan
Found 2 accessibility violation(s): 0 critical, 2 serious, 0 moderate, 0 minor

Report Details

Playbook: UK Cookie Compliance
Domain: barclays.co.uk
Started At: 2 Jan 2026, 13:27
Duration: 1m 48s
Total Checks: 37
Report ID: v5ElcGZOxJuJ

Check Results

Data Capture

3 checks All passed

capture_html_initial

INFO

Captured HTML (405379 bytes) from https://www.barclays.co.uk/

Captured HTML:

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screenshot_initial

INFO

Screenshot saved: https://smesolutions.uk/artifacts/artifacts/fb21ea9d-1acd-494d-b8a9-b4c05f775754/screenshots/initial_state.png

Screenshot Evidence:

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capture_cookies_initial

INFO

Captured 2 cookies

Captured Cookies:

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Pre-Consent Cookies

1 check1 failed

check_initial_cookies

CRITICAL-25

Found 1 non-essential cookie(s): [utag_main]

utag_main

Non-Essential Cookies:

utag_mainanalytics12mo

": The cookie "utag_main" is typically used for tracking user behavior and collecting statistics, which falls under the analytics category."

PECR Regulation 6(1)

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

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Cookie Consent Banner

3 checks3 failed

find_banner

INFO

No consent banner detected

No cookie consent banner was detected on this page.

PECR Regulation 6(2)

Clear and comprehensive information must be provided about cookie use

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find_cookie_banner

INFO

Value false == true: false

verify_banner_if_cookies

CRITICAL-25

Value 0 == 1: false

PECR Regulation 6(2)(a)

Users must receive clear information about cookies and give consent

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Accessibility

1 check1 failed

wcag_aa_scan

HIGH-15

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

Serious accessibility issue: <ul> and <ol> must only directly contain <li>, <script> or <template> elements. This violation affects users who rely on assistive technologies. 1 element(s) affected.

Serious accessibility issue: <li> elements must be contained in a <ul> or <ol>. This violation affects users who rely on assistive technologies. 3 element(s) affected.

Website has 0 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:

<ul> and <ol> must only directly contain <li>, <script> or <template> elementsserious1 element

Ensures that lists are structured correctly

Affected elements :

<ul class=" list list--mb ">
          <slot></slot>
        </ul>

How to fix

<li> elements must be contained in a <ul> or <ol>serious3 elements

Ensures <li> elements are used semantically

Affected elements :

<li class=" c-type "><slot></slot></li><li class=" c-type "><slot></slot></li><li class=" c-type "><slot></slot></li>

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

generate_summary

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AI summary generated successfully

generate_pdf

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PDF report generated: https://smesolutions.uk/artifacts/artifacts/fb21ea9d-1acd-494d-b8a9-b4c05f775754/report.pdf

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