Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service - Water safety

Road safety

Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service - Fire protection

Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service - Not Found

Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service - Children and young people

Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service - Your service

The history of Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service

Transparency

Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service - Your safety

Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service - Home

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.

## How to fix

* Ensure all interactive elements are at least 24 CSS pixels wide and tall
* OR ensure there is at least 24 CSS pixels (minus the width and height of the element)
  between each interactive 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

* [Target Size (Minimum)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/target-size-minimum.html)
* [Technique C42 - Using min-height and min-width to ensure sufficient target spacing](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Techniques/css/C42)

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October 2025

September 2025

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service

	Title / URL	Issues
	Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service - Water safetywww.cheshirefire.gov.uk/your-safety/water-safety/	100
	Road safetywww.cheshirefire.gov.uk/your-safety/road-safety/	100
	Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service - Fire protectionwww.cheshirefire.gov.uk/fire-protection/	100
	Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service - Not Foundwww.cheshirefire.gov.uk/invented-url-for-404-page/	100
	Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service - Children and young peoplewww.cheshirefire.gov.uk/children-young-people/	100
	Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service - Your servicewww.cheshirefire.gov.uk/your-service/	100
	The history of Cheshire Fire and Rescue Servicewww.cheshirefire.gov.uk/your-service/history/	100
	Transparencywww.cheshirefire.gov.uk/your-service/transparency/	100
	Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service - Your safetywww.cheshirefire.gov.uk/your-safety/	100
	Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service - Homewww.cheshirefire.gov.uk/	100

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

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Where this issue has occurred