ucb-admissions-policy-2025.pdf

ucb-terms-and-conditions-2024.pdf

ucb-prevent-risk-assessment-march-2023.pdf

assessment-appeals-procedure-june-2025.pdf

safeguarding-policy-oct-2024.pdf

ucb-financial-stataments-2122.pdf

prevent-policy-oct-2024.pdf

prevent-policy-statement-oct-2024.pdf

student-complaints-procedure-june-2025.pdf

ucb-fs-1920.pdf

Ensure each PDF document has a formally defined title.

## What this means

A PDF title, typically found in the document properties, acts as the official name of the document. This title is used by screen readers and other assistive technologies to provide a clear understanding of the document's content at the outset. It's different from any title or heading text that might appear within the content of the PDF itself.

## Why it matters

1. **Accessibility**: Screen reader users often hear the document title first when they open a PDF. A clear, descriptive title helps them understand what the document is about.
2. **Searchability and Organization**: A proper title makes it easier to search for and organize documents on a computer or network.

## How to fix

1. **Set the Title in Document Properties**: In your PDF editor, access the document properties section and ensure there is a title that accurately reflects the content of the PDF.
2. **Use Descriptive Titles**: Avoid vague titles. Instead, choose titles that clearly and concisely convey the subject or purpose of the document.

## Testing Methodology

Silktide checks the document properties of a PDF to verify that a title is 
specified and not empty.

### Limitations
- **Title Relevance**: While Silktide can detect the presence of a title, it does not evaluate the title's relevance or accuracy in representing the document's content.

## Further Reading

- [WCAG - PDF 18](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/PDF18.html)
- [Setting Titles in PDF Documents](https://www.adobe.com/accessibility/pdf/pdf-accessibility-overview.html)

pdf-no-title

December 2025

November 2025

University College Birmingham

	Title / URL	Issues
	ucb-admissions-policy-2025.pdfwww.ucb.ac.uk/media/u32nc34q/ucb-admissions-policy-2025.pdf	1
	ucb-terms-and-conditions-2024.pdfwww.ucb.ac.uk/media/ocsp1wif/ucb-terms-and-conditions-2024.pdf	1
	ucb-prevent-risk-assessment-march-2023.pdfwww.ucb.ac.uk/media/hj4fwf3e/ucb-prevent-risk-assessment-march-2023.pdf	1
	assessment-appeals-procedure-june-2025.pdfwww.ucb.ac.uk/media/kpgi1043/assessment-appeals-procedure-june-2025.pdf	1
	safeguarding-policy-oct-2024.pdfwww.ucb.ac.uk/media/cmonrgn3/safeguarding-policy-oct-2024.pdf	1
	ucb-financial-stataments-2122.pdfwww.ucb.ac.uk/media/ofvo3yk4/ucb-financial-stataments-2122.pdf	1
	prevent-policy-oct-2024.pdfwww.ucb.ac.uk/media/2jrf32ud/prevent-policy-oct-2024.pdf	1
	prevent-policy-statement-oct-2024.pdfwww.ucb.ac.uk/media/4fincg15/prevent-policy-statement-oct-2024.pdf	1
	student-complaints-procedure-june-2025.pdfwww.ucb.ac.uk/media/vfkpstt5/student-complaints-procedure-june-2025.pdf	1
	ucb-fs-1920.pdfwww.ucb.ac.uk/media/llthdeki/ucb-fs-1920.pdf	1

Ensure PDFs have a title

University College Birmingham

Where this issue has occurred