Trade unions | The HCPC

Concerns about employees | The HCPC

Executive Leadership Team (ELT) | The HCPC

Who we regulate | The HCPC

DPP | The HCPC

Restoration of title | The HCPC

First time visit: View without clicking anything

News and events | The HCPC

Our CPD requirements | The HCPC

Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service | The HCPC

Lists (e.g., `<ul>` or `<ol>`) should only contain list items (`<li>`) as a direct descendant 
to ensure that screen readers can accurately report the amount of items contained in the list. 

## Example

In the following example, some screen readers would say this list has two items, instead of 
four: 

```html
<ul>
    <div class="some_class">
        <li>Example 1</li>
    </div>
    <div class="some_other_class">
        <li>Example 2</li>
        <li>Example 3</li>
        <li>Example 4</li>
    </div>
</ul>
```

To fix this, you would need to remove the `<div class="some_class">` and 
`<div class="some_other_class>` elements and ensure only `<li>` list items remain.

## Further reading

The [formal specification for the list element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ul)
shows what is and is not permitted inside an `<ul>` and `<ol>`.

See [Technique H88](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H88.html) for more information.

list-not-following-semantics

May 2025

April 2025

Health and Care Professions Council

Title / URL	Issues
Trade unions \| The HCPCwww.hcpc-uk.org/about-us/who-we-work-with/trade-unions/	1
Concerns about employees \| The HCPCwww.hcpc-uk.org/concerns/concerns-about-employees/	1
Executive Leadership Team (ELT) \| The HCPCwww.hcpc-uk.org/about-us/who-we-are/executive-leadership-team/	1
Who we regulate \| The HCPCwww.hcpc-uk.org/about-us/who-we-regulate/	1
DPP \| The HCPCwww.hcpc-uk.org/cy-gb/dpp/	1
Restoration of title \| The HCPCwww.hcpc-uk.org/concerns/hearings/restoration-of-title/	1
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.hcpc-uk.org/	1
News and events \| The HCPCwww.hcpc-uk.org/news-and-events/	1
Our CPD requirements \| The HCPCwww.hcpc-uk.org/cpd/our-cpd-requirements/	1
Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service \| The HCPCwww.hcpc-uk.org/about-us/who-we-are/hcpts/	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

Health and Care Professions Council

Where this issue has occurred