FAQs – IPCO

Privacy Information Notice – IPCO

Consultations – IPCO

Errors – IPCO

Investigatory Powers – IPCO

Inspections – IPCO

Chief Executive – IPCO

Who we are – IPCO

What we do – IPCO

The double-lock – IPCO

Do not link to an anchor on the page that does not exist. For example:
linking to `#content` without a valid destination such as `<body id="content"></body>`.

A common web design pattern is to use a named anchor to show an element via JavaScript, e.g.

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('.bar').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div class="bar">
    This is some content.
</div>
``` 

In these cases, the anchor (`#foo`) should point to the `id` of the hidden element:

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('#foo').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div id="foo">
    This is some content.
</div>
```

This way the semantic intent of the link is preserved, even without JavaScript. 
Note that doing so may require modification to your script, to prevent automatic 
scrolling to the named anchor.

linking-to-anchor-on-page-that-does-not-exist

June 2025

May 2025

Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office

Title / URL	Issues
FAQs – IPCOwww.ipco.org.uk/faqs/	3
Privacy Information Notice – IPCOwww.ipco.org.uk/privacy-information-notice/	3
Consultations – IPCOwww.ipco.org.uk/publications/consultations/	3
Errors – IPCOwww.ipco.org.uk/what-we-do/errors/	3
Investigatory Powers – IPCOwww.ipco.org.uk/investigatory-powers/	3
Inspections – IPCOwww.ipco.org.uk/what-we-do/inspections/	3
Chief Executive – IPCOwww.ipco.org.uk/who-we-are/chief-executive/	3
Who we are – IPCOwww.ipco.org.uk/who-we-are/	3
What we do – IPCOwww.ipco.org.uk/what-we-do/	3
The double-lock – IPCOwww.ipco.org.uk/what-we-do/the-double-lock/	3

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office

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