202411.pdf

202506.pdf

202407.pdf

202501.pdf

leisure-privacy-notice-jan-2025pdf.pdf

202505.pdf

202409.pdf

202504.pdf

corporate-plan-2025-2028.pdf

202502.pdf

Ensure each PDF document has a formally defined title.

## What this means

A PDF title, typically found in the document properties, acts as the official name of the document. This title is used by screen readers and other assistive technologies to provide a clear understanding of the document's content at the outset. It's different from any title or heading text that might appear within the content of the PDF itself.

## Why it matters

1. **Accessibility**: Screen reader users often hear the document title first when they open a PDF. A clear, descriptive title helps them understand what the document is about.
2. **Searchability and Organization**: A proper title makes it easier to search for and organize documents on a computer or network.

## How to fix

1. **Set the Title in Document Properties**: In your PDF editor, access the document properties section and ensure there is a title that accurately reflects the content of the PDF.
2. **Use Descriptive Titles**: Avoid vague titles. Instead, choose titles that clearly and concisely convey the subject or purpose of the document.

## Testing Methodology

Silktide checks the document properties of a PDF to verify that a title is 
specified and not empty.

### Limitations
- **Title Relevance**: While Silktide can detect the presence of a title, it does not evaluate the title's relevance or accuracy in representing the document's content.

## Further Reading

- [WCAG - PDF 18](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/PDF18.html)
- [Setting Titles in PDF Documents](https://www.adobe.com/accessibility/pdf/pdf-accessibility-overview.html)

pdf-no-title

October 2025

September 2025

Castle Point Borough Council

	Title / URL	Issues
	202411.pdfwww.castlepoint.gov.uk/download/202411.pdf?ver=14280&doc=docm93jijm4n8364.pdf	1
	202506.pdfwww.castlepoint.gov.uk/download/202506.pdf?ver=14890&doc=docm93jijm4n8851.pdf	1
	202407.pdfwww.castlepoint.gov.uk/download/202407.pdf?ver=14079&doc=docm93jijm4n8251.pdf	1
	202501.pdfwww.castlepoint.gov.uk/download/202501.pdf?ver=14640&doc=docm93jijm4n8690.pdf	1
	leisure-privacy-notice-jan-2025pdf.pdfwww.castlepoint.gov.uk/download/leisure-privacy-notice-jan-2025pdf.pdf?ver=14634&doc=docm93jijm4n8685.pdf	1
	202505.pdfwww.castlepoint.gov.uk/download/202505.pdf?ver=14844&doc=docm93jijm4n8824.pdf	1
	202409.pdfwww.castlepoint.gov.uk/download/202409.pdf?ver=14199&doc=docm93jijm4n8316.pdf	1
	202504.pdfwww.castlepoint.gov.uk/download/202504.pdf?ver=14806&doc=docm93jijm4n8799.pdf	1
	corporate-plan-2025-2028.pdfwww.castlepoint.gov.uk/download/corporate-plan-2025-2028.pdf?ver=14738&doc=docm93jijm4n1438.pdf	1
	202502.pdfwww.castlepoint.gov.uk/download/202502.pdf?ver=14686&doc=docm93jijm4n8713.pdf	1

Ensure PDFs have a title

Castle Point Borough Council

Where this issue has occurred