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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.

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February 2026

January 2026

Heart of Medway Housing Association Ltd

	Title / URL	Issues
	Cookie policy \| mhs homesmhs.org.uk/cookies-on-mhsorguk/	4
	moneyhelpermhs.org.uk/support-and-advice/moneyhelper/	2
	Privacy Notice \| mhs homesmhs.org.uk/legal/privacy-notice/	2
	Accessibility \| mhs homesmhs.org.uk/legal/accessibility-statement/	2
	Repairs \| mhs homesmhs.org.uk/existing-customer/repairs/	2
	Contact us \| mhs homesmhs.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/	2
	Get involved \| mhs homesmhs.org.uk/existing-customer/get-involved/	2
	policiesmhs.org.uk/policies/	2
	suppliersmhs.org.uk/about-us/suppliers/	2
	you-said-we-didmhs.org.uk/about-us/you-said-we-did/	2

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

Heart of Medway Housing Association Ltd

Where this issue has occurred