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Accessibility Statement

Do not link to an anchor on the page that does not exist. For example:
linking to `#content` without a valid destination such as `<body id="content"></body>`.

A common web design pattern is to use a named anchor to show an element via JavaScript, e.g.

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('.bar').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div class="bar">
    This is some content.
</div>
``` 

In these cases, the anchor (`#foo`) should point to the `id` of the hidden element:

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('#foo').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div id="foo">
    This is some content.
</div>
```

This way the semantic intent of the link is preserved, even without JavaScript. 
Note that doing so may require modification to your script, to prevent automatic 
scrolling to the named anchor.

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February 2026

January 2026

West Midlands Combined Authority

	Title / URL	Issues
	Read blogs from our economy and skills teamwww.wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/employment-and-skills/blogs-economy-and-skills/	5
	Blogwww.wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/inclusive-growth/blog/	5
	Blogwww.wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/research-and-insights/blog/	5
	Integrated Settlement: what the funding means for the West Midlandswww.wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/integrated-settlement/	2
	Communitywww.wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/research-and-insights/community/	1
	WMCA Leadership Commissionwww.wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/inclusive-communities/leadership-commission/	1
	Local Collegeswww.wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/employment-and-skills/youth-plan/local-colleges/	1
	Adult Learning Awardswww.wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/employment-and-skills/adult-learning-awards/	1
	Contactwww.wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/wmca-homelessness-taskforce/contact/	1
	Accessibility Statementwww.wmca.org.uk/accessibility-statement/	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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