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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.

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June 2025

May 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
News - Local Government and Social Care Ombudsmanwww.lgo.org.uk/information-centre/news	1
Adult Social Care - Local Government and Social Care Ombudsmanwww.lgo.org.uk/adult-social-care	1
Searchwww.lgo.org.uk/search	1
Copyright - Local Government and Social Care Ombudsmanwww.lgo.org.uk/copyright	1
Accessibility - Local Government and Social Care Ombudsmanwww.lgo.org.uk/accessibility	1
Internal policies - Local Government and Social Care Ombudsmanwww.lgo.org.uk/information-centre/internal-policies	1
Contact us - Local Government and Social Care Ombudsmanwww.lgo.org.uk/contact-us	1
Vacancies - Local Government and Social Care Ombudsmanwww.lgo.org.uk/jobs/vacancies	1
Decisions - Local Government and Social Care Ombudsmanwww.lgo.org.uk/decisions	1
Pay and benefits - Local Government and Social Care Ombudsmanwww.lgo.org.uk/jobs/pay-and-benefits	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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