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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 2025

May 2025

Social Work England

	Title / URL	Issues
	Home - Social Work Englandwww.socialworkengland.org.uk/	3
	What you need to know - Social Work Englandwww.socialworkengland.org.uk/cpd/what-you-need-to-know/	3
	Open learning culture - Social Work Englandwww.socialworkengland.org.uk/cpd/open-learning-culture/	3
	Procurement - Social Work Englandwww.socialworkengland.org.uk/about/procurement/	3
	About social work - Social Work Englandwww.socialworkengland.org.uk/about/about-social-work/	3
	Board members - Social Work Englandwww.socialworkengland.org.uk/about/board/board-members/	3
	Data and research - Social Work Englandwww.socialworkengland.org.uk/about/data-and-research/	3
	Professional standards - Social Work Englandwww.socialworkengland.org.uk/standards/professional-standards/	3
	News - Social Work Englandwww.socialworkengland.org.uk/news/?page=7	3
	Reflection - Social Work Englandwww.socialworkengland.org.uk/cpd/reflection/	3

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

Social Work England

Where this issue has occurred