Incidents | Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Newsroom | Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

False Alarms | Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Who We Are | Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Events | Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Careers | Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Page not found | Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Procurement | Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Homepage | Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Pensions | Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

All interactive components on a page, such as buttons or menus, should be far enough apart 
from other interactive areas, to avoid them being used by mistake. 

This ensures people with motor impairments can easily click or tap on the right element.

## Methodology

This check is run on both the mobile and desktop versions of every page. Results
for each may differ.

1. All interactive elements are identified, including buttons, links, and form controls.
2. If an element is not normally visible, it is ignored. This includes elements which
   are positioned offscreen or cropped (e.g. for 'screen-reader only' text).
3. If an element is larger than 24 CSS pixels in both dimensions, it passes.
4. Otherwise, the element is compared to all other elements on the page.
5. The minimum horizontal gap between the element is calculated as 24 CSS pixels,  
   minus the width of the element.
6. The minimum vertical gap between the element is calculated as 24 CSS pixels,  
   minus the height of the element.
7. If another element falls within the minimum horizontal or vertical gap, the 
   element fails, unless both are links that point to the same place.

## Further reading

This is part of the draft WCAG 2.2 specification and is subject to change.

* [Target Size (Minimum)](https://w3c.github.io/wcag/understanding/target-size-minimum.html)

ensure-minimum-target-size

May 2025

April 2025

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Title / URL	Issues
Incidents \| Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Servicewww.bedsfire.gov.uk/incidents	22
Newsroom \| Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Servicewww.bedsfire.gov.uk/newsroom	20
False Alarms \| Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Servicewww.bedsfire.gov.uk/business/false-alarms	4
Who We Are \| Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Servicewww.bedsfire.gov.uk/about-us/who-we-are	4
Events \| Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Servicewww.bedsfire.gov.uk/events	4
Careers \| Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Servicewww.bedsfire.gov.uk/careers	4
Page not found \| Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Servicewww.bedsfire.gov.uk/invented-url-for-404-page	4
Procurement \| Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Servicewww.bedsfire.gov.uk/information/procurement	4
Homepage \| Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Servicewww.bedsfire.gov.uk/	4
Pensions \| Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Servicewww.bedsfire.gov.uk/pensions	4

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Where this issue has occurred