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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.

missing-aria-labelled-by

June 2024

May 2024

Title / URL	Issues
Infrastructure \| RSM UKwww.rsmuk.com/what-we-offer/industries/infrastructure	2
News \| RSM UKwww.rsmuk.com/news	2
Eventswww.rsmuk.com/events	2
Manufacturing \| RSM UKwww.rsmuk.com/what-we-offer/industries/manufacturing	2
Healthcare \| RSM UKwww.rsmuk.com/what-we-offer/industries/healthcare	2
Recruitment \| RSM UKwww.rsmuk.com/what-we-offer/industries/recruitment	2
RSM UK - Homewww.rsmuk.com/	2
Our services \| RSM UKwww.rsmuk.com/what-we-offer/services	2
Industries \| RSM UKwww.rsmuk.com/what-we-offer/industries	2
Pensions \| RSM UKwww.rsmuk.com/what-we-offer/industries/pensions	2

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

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