Project delivery | Wood

Solar | Wood

Our business | Wood

Where we work | Wood

Cybersecurity for operational technology (OT) and control systems | Wood

The board | Wood

Oil & gas | Wood

Solutions | Wood

Advisory | Wood

Executive leadership team | Wood

Lists (e.g., `<ul>` or `<ol>`) should only contain list items (`<li>`) as a direct descendant 
to ensure that screen readers can accurately report the amount of items contained in the list. 

## Example

In the following example, some screen readers would say this list has two items, instead of 
four: 

```html
<ul>
    <div class="some_class">
        <li>Example 1</li>
    </div>
    <div class="some_other_class">
        <li>Example 2</li>
        <li>Example 3</li>
        <li>Example 4</li>
    </div>
</ul>
```

To fix this, you would need to remove the `<div class="some_class">` and 
`<div class="some_other_class>` elements and ensure only `<li>` list items remain.

## Further reading

The [formal specification for the list element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ul)
shows what is and is not permitted inside an `<ul>` and `<ol>`.

See [Technique H88](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H88.html) for more information.

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October 2025

September 2025

Wood Group PLC

Title / URL	Issues
Project delivery \| Woodwww.woodplc.com/solutions/project-delivery	25
Solar \| Woodwww.woodplc.com/solutions/key-markets/energy/solar	24
Our business \| Woodwww.woodplc.com/company/our-business	24
Where we work \| Woodwww.woodplc.com/company/where-we-operate	24
Cybersecurity for operational technology (OT) and control systems \| Woodwww.woodplc.com/solutions/expertise/cybersecurity	24
The board \| Woodwww.woodplc.com/company/the-board	24
Oil & gas \| Woodwww.woodplc.com/solutions/key-markets/oil-and-gas	24
Solutions \| Woodwww.woodplc.com/solutions	24
Advisory \| Woodwww.woodplc.com/solutions/advisory	24
Executive leadership team \| Woodwww.woodplc.com/company/executive-leadership-team	24

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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