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Do not link to an anchor on the page that does not exist. For example:
linking to `#content` without a valid destination such as `<body id="content"></body>`.

A common web design pattern is to use a named anchor to show an element via JavaScript, e.g.

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('.bar').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div class="bar">
    This is some content.
</div>
``` 

In these cases, the anchor (`#foo`) should point to the `id` of the hidden element:

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('#foo').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div id="foo">
    This is some content.
</div>
```

This way the semantic intent of the link is preserved, even without JavaScript. 
Note that doing so may require modification to your script, to prevent automatic 
scrolling to the named anchor.

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	Title / URL	Issues
	What we do \| Birmingham Voluntary Service Councilwww.bvsc.org/what-we-do	1
	Engage for Good Birminghamwww.bvsc.org/engage-for-good-forum	1
	Pages \| Birmingham Voluntary Service Councilwww.bvsc.org/Pages/	1
	Donate - Donate to BVSC \| Birmingham Voluntary Service Councilwww.bvsc.org/donate/donate	1
	Manage volunteers \| Birmingham Voluntary Service Councilwww.bvsc.org/manage-volunteers	1
	Research \| Birmingham Voluntary Service Councilwww.bvsc.org/Pages/Category/research	1
	Join BVSC \| Birmingham Voluntary Service Councilwww.bvsc.org/join-now	1
	Become a volunteer \| Birmingham Voluntary Service Councilwww.bvsc.org/become-a-volunteer	1
	The Page You Request Does Not Exist \| Birmingham Voluntary Service Councilwww.bvsc.org/invented-url-for-404-page	1
	News \| Birmingham Voluntary Service Councilwww.bvsc.org/Listing/Category/news	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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