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Accessibility statement for the Eligibility Checker for the British Incentive Competitiveness Scheme (BICS) Eligibility Checker Service

This accessibility statement applies to the BICS Eligibility Checker service available at https://check-eligibility-for-bics.service.gov.uk/.

This website is run by the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST). 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 400% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or 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.

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

The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 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

The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.

This website is fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 7 August 2026.

This website was last tested on 8 June 2026 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

The test was carried out by Digital Accessibility Centre against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard as an accessibility audit. Their report identified any areas of non-conformance to the standard. Work was subsequently carried out to remediate all the non-conformance areas listed in their report.

Last updated: 7 August 2026