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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

August 2025

July 2025

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Contact us \| Grant Thorntonwww.grantthornton.co.uk/contact-us/	21
	Grant Thornton UKwww.grantthornton.co.uk/	17
	Technology and digital services \| Grant Thorntonwww.grantthornton.co.uk/services/technology-and-digital-services/	13
	Royalty and intellectual property (IP) audits \| Grant Thorntonwww.grantthornton.co.uk/services/audit-and-assurance/royalty-and-intellectual-property-ip-audits/	1
	News centre \| Grant Thorntonwww.grantthornton.co.uk/news-centre/	1
	Corporate Simplification \| Grant Thorntonwww.grantthornton.co.uk/services/consulting/corporate-simplification/	1
	Tariffs: Transforming trade disruption into sustainable success \| Grant Thorntonwww.grantthornton.co.uk/insights/tariffs-transforming-trade-disruption-into-sustainable-success/	1
	Corporate finance advisory \| Grant Thorntonwww.grantthornton.co.uk/services/deals/corporate-finance/	1
	Cyber security regulation and compliance \| Grant Thorntonwww.grantthornton.co.uk/services/cyber/cyber-security-regulation-and-compliance/	1
	Risk \| Grant Thorntonwww.grantthornton.co.uk/services/risk/	1

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

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