A-Z of council services | Barnet Council

Ark Pioneer Academy | Barnet Council

Barnet consultations | Barnet Council

Council buildings | Barnet Council

Complaints | Barnet Council

Rhyme Time at Edgware library | Barnet Council

Free IT support in Colindale | Barnet Council

Retrofit for a Greener Future! | Barnet Council

Play club at Chipping Barnet library | Barnet Council

By-Election result – Whetstone | Barnet Council

All interactive components on a page, such as buttons or menus, should be far enough apart 
from other interactive areas, to avoid them being used by mistake. 

This ensures people with motor impairments can easily click or tap on the right element.

## Methodology

This check is run on both the mobile and desktop versions of every page. Results
for each may differ.

1. All interactive elements are identified, including buttons, links, and form controls.
2. If an element is not normally visible, it is ignored. This includes elements which
   are positioned offscreen or cropped (e.g. for 'screen-reader only' text).
3. If an element is larger than 24 CSS pixels in both dimensions, it passes.
4. Otherwise, the element is compared to all other elements on the page.
5. The minimum horizontal gap between the element is calculated as 24 CSS pixels,  
   minus the width of the element.
6. The minimum vertical gap between the element is calculated as 24 CSS pixels,  
   minus the height of the element.
7. If another element falls within the minimum horizontal or vertical gap, the 
   element fails, unless both are links that point to the same place.

## Further reading

This is part of the draft WCAG 2.2 specification and is subject to change.

* [Target Size (Minimum)](https://w3c.github.io/wcag/understanding/target-size-minimum.html)

ensure-minimum-target-size

August 2025

July 2025

London Borough of Barnet Council

	Title / URL	Issues
	A-Z of council services \| Barnet Councilwww.barnet.gov.uk/glossary	100
	Ark Pioneer Academy \| Barnet Councilwww.barnet.gov.uk/directories/schools/ark-pioneer-academy	33
	Barnet consultations \| Barnet Councilwww.barnet.gov.uk/node/8531	32
	Council buildings \| Barnet Councilwww.barnet.gov.uk/directories/council-buildings	32
	Complaints \| Barnet Councilwww.barnet.gov.uk/your-council/contact-council/complaints	32
	Rhyme Time at Edgware library \| Barnet Councilwww.barnet.gov.uk/events/rhyme-time-edgware-library	31
	Free IT support in Colindale \| Barnet Councilwww.barnet.gov.uk/events/free-it-support-colindale	31
	Retrofit for a Greener Future! \| Barnet Councilwww.barnet.gov.uk/events/retrofit-greener-future	31
	Play club at Chipping Barnet library \| Barnet Councilwww.barnet.gov.uk/events/play-club-chipping-barnet-library	31
	By-Election result – Whetstone \| Barnet Councilwww.barnet.gov.uk/news/election-result-whetstone	31

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

London Borough of Barnet Council

Where this issue has occurred