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When specifying accessible names via `aria-labelledby`, ensure that the 
label elements exist.

## Explanation

Accessible names are required for many parts of a page, including form controls.
One way to accomplish this is to use `aria-labelledby` to specify the ID or IDs of 
other elements which contain a label. For example:

```html
<h2 id="dialog-labell">Important message!</h2>
<dialog aria-labelledby="dialog-label">
```

In this example, the `aria-labelledby` for the `<dialog>` points to an ID of `dialog-label`,
which doesn't exist. The heading it refers to instead has an ID of `dialog-labell`, presumably 
a typo.

## Why this matters

It isn't usually clear when an accessible name is broken, even during user testing.

This check helps to identify where an element clearly intended to have a label, but
that label is missing.

When a label is broken, it may be impossible for a user of assistive technologies
to understand what that element does.

missing-aria-labelled-by

February 2026

January 2026

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Title / URL	Issues
Meet our people \| Grant Thorntonwww.grantthornton.co.uk/people/	43
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.grantthornton.co.uk/	4
Grant Thornton UKwww.grantthornton.co.uk/	4
Corporate Simplification \| Grant Thorntonwww.grantthornton.co.uk/services/consulting/corporate-simplification/	3
Business consulting \| Grant Thorntonwww.grantthornton.co.uk/services/consulting/business-consulting/	3
Strategy Group \| Grant Thorntonwww.grantthornton.co.uk/services/consulting/strategy-group/	3
Transaction advisory services \| Grant Thorntonwww.grantthornton.co.uk/services/deals/transaction-advisory-services/	3
Governance advisory \| Grant Thorntonwww.grantthornton.co.uk/services/consulting/governance-advisory/	3
CFO solutions \| Grant Thorntonwww.grantthornton.co.uk/services/consulting/cfo-solutions/	3
Locations \| Grant Thorntonwww.grantthornton.co.uk/office-locations/	3

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

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Where this issue has occurred