Privacy-Notice-Corporate-Services.pdf

Habitual-Residence.pdf

Privacy-Notice-Communications-Service.pdf

Public-payments-4.pdf

LHA-Direct-Payment.pdf

Climate-Change-and-Energy-Conservation.pdf

Privacy-Notice-e-forms.pdf

Councillor-Privacy-Notice.pdf

Call-Recording-Privacy-Notice-2025.pdf

Employee-Privacy-Notice.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

January 2026

December 2025

Dover District Council

Title / URL	Issues
Privacy-Notice-Corporate-Services.pdfwww.dover.gov.uk/Website/PDFs/Privacy-Notice-Corporate-Services.pdf	1
Habitual-Residence.pdfwww.dover.gov.uk/Benefits/PDF/Habitual-Residence.pdf	1
Privacy-Notice-Communications-Service.pdfwww.dover.gov.uk/Website/PDFs/Privacy-Notice-Communications-Service.pdf	1
Public-payments-4.pdfwww.dover.gov.uk/Public-payments-4.pdf	1
LHA-Direct-Payment.pdfwww.dover.gov.uk/Benefits/PDF/LHA-Direct-Payment.pdf	1
Climate-Change-and-Energy-Conservation.pdfwww.dover.gov.uk/Website/Climate-Change-and-Energy-Conservation.pdf	1
Privacy-Notice-e-forms.pdfwww.dover.gov.uk/Website/Privacy-Notice-e-forms.pdf	1
Councillor-Privacy-Notice.pdfwww.dover.gov.uk/Website/PDFs/Councillor-Privacy-Notice.pdf	1
Call-Recording-Privacy-Notice-2025.pdfwww.dover.gov.uk/Website/PDFs/Call-Recording-Privacy-Notice-2025.pdf	1
Employee-Privacy-Notice.pdfwww.dover.gov.uk/Website/PDFs/Employee-Privacy-Notice.pdf	1

Ensure PDFs have a title

Dover District Council

Where this issue has occurred