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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

September 2025

August 2025

Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA)

	Title / URL	Issues
	Education \| Sea Fisheries Protection Authoritywww.sfpa.ie/Advice-Education/Education	8
	Sea Fisheries Protection Authority > What We Do > Molluscan Shellfishwww.sfpa.ie/What-We-Do/Molluscan-Shellfish	8
	Human Resources \| Sea Fisheries Protection Authoritywww.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/Human-Resources	8
	Sea Fisheries Protection Authority > What We Do > Programmeswww.sfpa.ie/What-We-Do/Programmes	8
	About Us \| Sea Fisheries Protection Authoritywww.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/About-Us	8
	Privacy policy \| Sea-Fisheries Protection Authoritywww.sfpa.ie/Privacy-Policy	8
	Our Structure \| Sea Fisheries Protection Authoritywww.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/Our-Structure	8
	Who We Are \| Sea Fisheries Protection Authoritywww.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are	8
	Homewww.sfpa.ie/	8
	Sea Fisheries Protection Authority > Who We Are > Contact Uswww.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/Contact-Us	8

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

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