Corporate-Communications-2025-26.pdf

Self-Assessment-September-2025.pdf

HOS-Landlord-Report-2024_25.pdf

Privacy-Notice-Benefits-WCC_.pdf

Place-2025-26.pdf

Finance-2025-26.pdf

Regulatory-Business-Plan-2025-26.pdf

Legal-Services-2025-26.pdf

Economy-and-Community-2025-26.pdf

Housing-Services-2025-26.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

Winchester City Council

	Title / URL	Issues
	Corporate-Communications-2025-26.pdfwww.winchester.gov.uk/assets/attach/44683/Corporate-Communications-2025-26.pdf	1
	Self-Assessment-September-2025.pdfwww.winchester.gov.uk/assets/attach/45758/Self-Assessment-September-2025.pdf	1
	HOS-Landlord-Report-2024_25.pdfwww.winchester.gov.uk/assets/attach/45439/HOS-Landlord-Report-2024_25.pdf	1
	Privacy-Notice-Benefits-WCC_.pdfwww.winchester.gov.uk/assets/attach/43473/Privacy-Notice-Benefits-WCC_.pdf	1
	Place-2025-26.pdfwww.winchester.gov.uk/assets/attach/44690/Place-2025-26.pdf	1
	Finance-2025-26.pdfwww.winchester.gov.uk/assets/attach/44686/Finance-2025-26.pdf	1
	Regulatory-Business-Plan-2025-26.pdfwww.winchester.gov.uk/assets/attach/44682/Regulatory-Business-Plan-2025-26.pdf	1
	Legal-Services-2025-26.pdfwww.winchester.gov.uk/assets/attach/44689/Legal-Services-2025-26.pdf	1
	Economy-and-Community-2025-26.pdfwww.winchester.gov.uk/assets/attach/44685/Economy-and-Community-2025-26.pdf	1
	Housing-Services-2025-26.pdfwww.winchester.gov.uk/assets/attach/44687/Housing-Services-2025-26.pdf	1

Ensure PDFs have a title

Winchester City Council

Where this issue has occurred