diff --git a/.lintr b/.lintr
index 934db5c..26589b1 100644
--- a/.lintr
+++ b/.lintr
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 linters:  linters_with_defaults(
-    line_length_linter = line_length_linter(100L) # limit CRAN sets for lines in PDF documentation
+    line_length_linter = line_length_linter(100L), # limit CRAN sets for lines in PDF documentation
+        cyclocomp_linter = cyclocomp_linter(25L)
   )
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index a648b2b..8e8724c 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: dfeshiny
 Title: DfE R Shiny Standards
-Version: 0.5.2
+Version: 0.5.3
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Rich", "Bielby", , "richard.bielby@education.gov.uk", role = c("aut", "cre"),
            comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0001-9070-9969")),
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ Imports:
     checkmate,
     glue,
     htmltools,
+    lubridate,
     magrittr,
-    RCurl,
     shiny,
     shinyGovstyle,
     shinyjs,
diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 433f608..0ba2b68 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
 
+export(a11y_panel)
 export(cookies_banner_server)
 export(cookies_banner_ui)
 export(cookies_panel_server)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index b10baaf..f5e0b64 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# dfeshiny 0.5.3
+
+* Added `dfeshiny::a11y_panel()` to create model accessibility statement with custom 
+issue listings.
+
 # dfeshiny 0.5.2
 
 * Added `dfeshiny::header()` function to produce a standardised header incorporating
diff --git a/R/a11y_panel.R b/R/a11y_panel.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6be0393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/a11y_panel.R
@@ -0,0 +1,325 @@
+#' Accessibility panel
+#'
+#' @description
+#' Create an accessibility statement for a dashboard. This should always be completed
+#'   - for all live public dashboards
+#'   - by or in conjunction with the Explore education statistics and platforms team
+#'
+#' Note that this model statement has been created based on the
+#' [GDS model accessibility statement](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/model-accessibility-statement)
+#'
+#' @param dashboard_title Title of the host dashboard
+#' @param dashboard_url URL for the host dashboard
+#' @param issues_contact URL for the GitHub Issues log or contact e-mail address
+#' for users to flag accessibility issues
+#' @param publication_name The parent publication name (optional)
+#' @param publication_slug The parent publication slug on Explore Education
+#' Statistics (optional)
+#' @param non_accessible_components String vector containing a list of non accessible components
+#' @param specific_issues String vector containing descriptions of specific accessibility issues
+#' that have been identified as part of testing
+#' @param date_tested Date the application was last tested
+#' @param date_prepared Date the statement was prepared in it's current form
+#' @param date_reviewed Date the statement was last reviewed
+#' @param date_template_reviewed Date the underlying template was reviewed
+#' (default: 12th March 2024)
+#'
+#' @return shiny$tags$div element containing the HTML tags and content for the standard
+#' accessibility statement
+#' @export
+#'
+#' @examples
+#' a11y_panel(
+#'   "DfE Shiny template",
+#'   "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template",
+#'   "25th April 2024",
+#'   "26th April 2024",
+#'   "2nd November 2024",
+#'   issues_contact = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template",
+#'   publication_slug = "la-and-school-expenditure",
+#'   publication_name = "LA and school expenditure"
+#' )
+a11y_panel <- function(
+    dashboard_title,
+    dashboard_url,
+    date_tested,
+    date_prepared,
+    date_reviewed,
+    date_template_reviewed = "12 March 2024",
+    issues_contact = NULL,
+    publication_name = NULL,
+    publication_slug = NULL,
+    non_accessible_components = c(
+      "Keyboard navigation through the interactive charts is currently limited",
+      "Alternative text in interactive charts is limited to titles"
+    ),
+    specific_issues = c(
+      "Charts have non-accessible components that are inaccessible for keyboard users.",
+      "Chart tooltips are not compatible with screen reader use.",
+      "Some decorative images are not labelled appropriately as yet.",
+      "Some links are not appropriately labelled."
+    )) {
+  # Validate inputs
+  date_tested <- validate_date(date_tested)
+  date_prepared <- validate_date(date_prepared)
+  date_reviewed <- validate_date(date_reviewed)
+  date_template_reviewed <- validate_date(date_template_reviewed)
+  validate_dashboard_url(dashboard_url)
+  if (
+    lubridate::interval(
+      lubridate::dmy(date_prepared), lubridate::dmy(date_reviewed)
+    ) / lubridate::days(1) < 0
+  ) {
+    stop("date_reviewed should be later than date_prepared")
+  }
+  if (
+    lubridate::interval(
+      lubridate::dmy(date_tested), lubridate::dmy(date_reviewed)
+    ) / lubridate::days(1) < 0
+  ) {
+    stop("date_reviewed should be later than date_tested")
+  }
+  if (
+    lubridate::interval(
+      lubridate::dmy(date_template_reviewed), lubridate::dmy(date_reviewed)
+    ) / lubridate::days(1) < 0
+  ) {
+    warning(
+      "The template has been through a review more recently than your dashboard, please get in ",
+      "touch with the explore education statistics platforms team to request a re-review."
+    )
+  }
+  if (!is_valid_repo_url(issues_contact)) {
+    if (!is_valid_dfe_email(issues_contact)) {
+      stop(
+        paste0(
+          "\"",
+          issues_contact,
+          "\" should either be a valid repository URL or a valid DfE e-mail address"
+        )
+      )
+    }
+  }
+  if (is.null(publication_name) && !is.null(publication_slug)) {
+    stop("Error: If publication_name is provided, then so should publication_slug.")
+  }
+  if (!is.null(publication_name) && is.null(publication_slug)) {
+    stop("Error: If publication_slug is provided, then so should publication_name.")
+  }
+  shiny::tags$div(
+    "Accessibility",
+    shiny::tags$div(
+      shiny::tags$h1(paste0("Accessibility statement for ", dashboard_title)),
+      shiny::tags$p(
+        "This accessibility statement applies to the",
+        dashboard_url,
+        "website. This website is run by the ",
+        external_link(
+          href = "https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education",
+          "Department for Education (DfE)"
+        ),
+        ".",
+        "This statement does not cover any other services run by the Department for Education ",
+        "(DfE) or GOV.UK."
+      ),
+      shiny::tags$h2("How you should be able to use this website"),
+      shiny::tags$p(
+        "We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. You should be able to:"
+      ),
+      shiny::tags$div(tags$ul(
+        shiny::tags$li(
+          "change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings"
+        ),
+        shiny::tags$li(
+          "zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen"
+        ),
+        shiny::tags$li(
+          "navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software"
+        ),
+        shiny::tags$li(
+          "listen to most of the website using a screen reader
+                    (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)"
+        )
+      )),
+      shiny::tags$p("We've also made the website text as simple as possible to understand."),
+      shiny::tags$p(
+        external_link(href = "https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/", "AbilityNet"),
+        " has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability."
+      ),
+      shiny::tags$h2("How accessible this website is"),
+      if (all(is.null(non_accessible_components))) {
+        shiny::tags$p("This website is fully compliant with accessibility standards.")
+      } else {
+        shiny::tagList(
+          shiny::tags$p("We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:"),
+          shiny::tags$div(tags$ol(
+            tagList(lapply(non_accessible_components, shiny::tags$li))
+          ))
+        )
+      },
+      shiny::tags$h2("Feedback and contact information"),
+      if (!is.null(publication_slug)) {
+        shiny::tagList(
+          shiny::tags$p(
+            "If you need information on this website in a different format please see the",
+            " parent publication, ",
+            external_link(
+              href = paste0(
+                "https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/",
+                publication_slug
+              ),
+              link_text = publication_name
+            ),
+            "."
+          ),
+          shiny::tags$p(
+            "More details are available on that service for alternative formats of this ",
+            "data."
+          )
+        )
+      },
+      shiny::tags$p("We're always looking to improve the accessibility of this website.
+             If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we're not meeting
+             accessibility requirements, contact us:"),
+      shiny::tags$ul(tags$li(
+        shiny::tags$a(
+          href = "mailto:explore.statistics@education.gov.uk",
+          "explore.statistics@education.gov.uk"
+        )
+      )),
+      shiny::tags$h2("Enforcement procedure"),
+      shiny::tags$p(
+        "The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public ",
+        "Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018",
+        "(the \"accessibility regulations\")."
+      ),
+      shiny::tags$p(
+        "If you are not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the ",
+        external_link(
+          href = "https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/",
+          "Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)"
+        ),
+        "."
+      ),
+      shiny::tags$h2("Technical information about this website's accessibility"),
+      shiny::tags$p(
+        "The Department for Education (DfE) is committed to making its website accessible, in ",
+        "accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) ",
+        "Accessibility Regulations 2018."
+      ),
+      shiny::tags$h3("Compliance status"),
+      if (all(is.null(specific_issues))) {
+        shiny::tags$p(
+          "This website is fully compliant with the ",
+          external_link(
+            href = "https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/",
+            "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard"
+          ),
+          "."
+        )
+      } else {
+        shiny::tagList(
+          shiny::tags$p(
+            "This website is partially compliant with the ",
+            external_link(
+              href = "https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/",
+              "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard"
+            ),
+            " due to the non-compliances listed below."
+          ),
+          shiny::tags$h3("Non accessible content"),
+          shiny::tags$p("The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
+             We will address these issues to ensure our content is accessible."),
+          shiny::tags$div(tags$ol(
+            tagList(lapply(specific_issues, shiny::tags$li))
+          ))
+        )
+      },
+      shiny::tags$h3("Disproportionate burden"),
+      shiny::tags$p("Not applicable."),
+      shiny::tags$h2("How we tested this website"),
+      shiny::tags$p(
+        "The template used for this website was last tested on",
+        date_template_reviewed,
+        " against ",
+        external_link(
+          href = "https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/",
+          "Accessibility Guidelines WCAG2.2"
+        ),
+        ". The test was carried out by the ",
+        external_link(
+          href = "https://digitalaccessibilitycentre.org/",
+          "Digital accessibility centre (DAC)"
+        ),
+        "."
+      ),
+      shiny::tags$p(
+        "DAC tested a sample of pages to cover the core functionality of the service including:"
+      ),
+      shiny::tags$div(tags$ul(
+        shiny::tags$li("navigation"),
+        shiny::tags$li("interactive dropdown selections"),
+        shiny::tags$li("charts, maps, and tables")
+      )),
+      shiny::tags$p(
+        "This specific website was was last tested on ", date_tested, " against ",
+        external_link(
+          href = "https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/",
+          "Accessibility Guidelines WCAG2.2"
+        ),
+        ". The test was carried out by the ",
+        external_link(
+          href = "https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education",
+          "Department for Education (DfE)"
+        ),
+        "."
+      ),
+      shiny::tags$h2("What we're doing to improve accessibility"),
+      shiny::tags$p(
+        "We plan to continually test the service for accessibility issues, and are working ",
+        "through a prioritised list of issues to resolve."
+      ),
+      shiny::tags$p(
+        if (!is.null(issues_contact)) {
+          if (is_valid_repo_url(issues_contact)) {
+            shiny::tagList(
+              "Our current list of issues to be resolved is available on our ",
+              external_link(
+                href = paste0(issues_contact, "/issues"),
+                "GitHub issues page"
+              ),
+              "."
+            )
+          } else {
+            shiny::tagList(
+              "To discuss our current list of issues to be resolved contact us at",
+              shiny::tags$a(
+                href = paste0("mailto:", issues_contact),
+                issues_contact
+              ),
+              "."
+            )
+          }
+        } else {
+          " "
+        },
+      ),
+      shiny::tags$h2("Preparation of this accessibility statement"),
+      shiny::tags$p(
+        paste0(
+          "This statement was prepared on ",
+          date_prepared,
+          " and last reviewed on ",
+          date_reviewed,
+          "."
+        ),
+        "The statement was produced based on a combination of testing carried out by the ",
+        external_link(
+          href = "https://digitalaccessibilitycentre.org/",
+          "Digital accessibility centre (DAC)"
+        ),
+        " and our own testing."
+      )
+    )
+  )
+}
diff --git a/R/cookies.R b/R/cookies.R
index 56f65f7..4225b75 100644
--- a/R/cookies.R
+++ b/R/cookies.R
@@ -159,8 +159,10 @@ cookies_banner_ui <- function(id = "cookies_banner", name = "DfE R-Shiny dashboa
 #' always be `parent_session = session`
 #' @param google_analytics_key Provide the GA 10 digit key of the form
 #' "ABCDE12345"
-#' @param cookies_link_panel name of the navlistPanel that the cookie banner
+#' @param cookies_link_panel name of the navigation panel that the cookie banner
 #' provides a link to, usually "cookies_panel_ui"
+#' @param cookies_nav_id ID of the navigation panel the cookie panel page is
+#' within, defaults to "navlistPanel"
 #'
 #' @family cookies
 #' @return NULL
@@ -172,7 +174,8 @@ cookies_banner_server <- function(
     input_cookies,
     parent_session,
     google_analytics_key = NULL,
-    cookies_link_panel = "cookies_panel_ui") {
+    cookies_link_panel = "cookies_panel_ui",
+    cookies_nav_id = "navlistPanel") {
   shiny::moduleServer(id, function(input, output, session) {
     if (is.null(google_analytics_key)) {
       warning("Please provide a valid Google Analytics key")
@@ -230,7 +233,7 @@ cookies_banner_server <- function(
       # updateTabsetPanel to have a cookie page for instance
       shiny::updateTabsetPanel(
         session = parent_session,
-        "navlistPanel",
+        inputID = cookies_nav_id,
         selected = cookies_link_panel
       )
     })
diff --git a/R/custom_disconnect_message.R b/R/custom_disconnect_message.R
index 2c51d4a..c26ad0f 100644
--- a/R/custom_disconnect_message.R
+++ b/R/custom_disconnect_message.R
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 #' @param publication_link The link to the publication on Explore Education
 #' Statistics
 #' @param dashboard_title Title of the dashboard
+#' @param support_contact Email address for support contact, defaults to
+#' explore.statistics@@education.gov.uk
+#' @param custom_refresh Custom refresh link, defaults to refreshing the page, main value is if you
+#' have bookmarking enabled and want the refresh to send to the initial view instead of reloading
+#' any bookmarks
 #'
 #' @importFrom htmltools tags tagList
 #'
@@ -39,14 +44,19 @@
 #'   )
 #' )
 #'
+#' custom_disconnect_message(
+#'   support_contact = "my.team@education.gov.uk",
+#'   custom_refresh = "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/my-dashboard"
+#' )
 custom_disconnect_message <- function(
     refresh = "Refresh page",
     dashboard_title = NULL,
     links = NULL,
     publication_name = NULL,
-    publication_link = NULL) {
+    publication_link = NULL,
+    support_contact = "explore.statistics@education.gov.uk",
+    custom_refresh = NULL) {
   # Check links are valid
-
   is_valid_sites_list <- function(sites) {
     lapply(
       stringr::str_trim(sites), startsWith,
@@ -59,12 +69,27 @@ custom_disconnect_message <- function(
     stop("You have entered an invalid site link in the links argument.")
   }
 
+  if (!is.null(custom_refresh)) {
+    is_valid_refresh <- function(refresh) {
+      startsWith(stringr::str_trim(refresh), "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/")
+    }
+
+    if (is_valid_refresh(custom_refresh) == FALSE) {
+      stop(
+        paste0(
+          "You have entered an invalid site link in the custom_refresh argument. It must be a site",
+          " on shinyapps.io."
+        )
+      )
+    }
+  }
 
   pub_prefix <- c(
     "https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/",
     "https://www.explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/",
     "https://www.gov.uk/",
-    "https://gov.uk/"
+    "https://gov.uk/",
+    "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/"
   )
 
   if (!is.null(publication_link)) {
@@ -72,14 +97,15 @@ custom_disconnect_message <- function(
       startsWith(stringr::str_trim(link), pub_prefix)
     }
 
-    if (RCurl::url.exists(publication_link) == FALSE ||
-      (TRUE %in% is_valid_publication_link(publication_link)) == FALSE || # nolint: [indentation_linter]
-      publication_link %in% pub_prefix) {
+    if (TRUE %in% is_valid_publication_link(publication_link) == FALSE ||
+      publication_link %in% pub_prefix) { # nolint: [indentation_linter]
       stop("You have entered an invalid publication link in the publication_link
          argument.")
     }
   }
 
+  # TODO: Add email validation once a11y panel PR is in
+
   checkmate::assert_string(refresh)
 
   # Attach CSS from inst/www/css/visually-hidden.css
@@ -111,12 +137,22 @@ custom_disconnect_message <- function(
           "Sorry, you have lost connection to the",
           dashboard_title,
           "dashboard at the moment, please ",
-          tags$a(
-            id = "ss-reload-link",
-            href = "#", "refresh the page",
-            onclick = "window.location.reload(true);",
-            .noWS = c("after")
-          ),
+          if (is.null(custom_refresh)) {
+            tags$a(
+              id = "ss-reload-link",
+              href = "#",
+              refresh,
+              onclick = "window.location.reload(true);",
+              .noWS = c("after")
+            )
+          } else {
+            tags$a(
+              id = "ss-reload-link",
+              href = custom_refresh,
+              refresh,
+              .noWS = c("after")
+            )
+          },
           "."
         ),
         if (length(links) > 1) {
@@ -126,21 +162,29 @@ custom_disconnect_message <- function(
             ". Apologies for the inconvenience."
           )
         },
-        if (!is.null(publication_name)) {
+        if (!is.null(publication_name) && grepl("explore-education-statistics", publication_link)) {
           tags$p(
-            "All the data used in this dashboard can also be viewed or downloaded via the ",
+            "The data used in this dashboard can also be viewed or downloaded via the ",
             dfeshiny::external_link(
               href = publication_link,
               publication_name
             ),
-            " on Explore Education Statistics."
+            " on explore education statistics."
+          )
+        } else if (!is.null(publication_name)) {
+          tags$p(
+            "The data used in this dashboard can also be viewed or downloaded from ",
+            dfeshiny::external_link(
+              href = publication_link,
+              publication_name
+            )
           )
         },
         tags$p(
           "Feel free to contact ",
           dfeshiny::external_link(
-            href = "mailto:explore.statistics@education.gov.uk",
-            "explore.statistics@education.gov.uk",
+            href = paste0("mailto:", support_contact),
+            support_contact,
             add_warning = FALSE
           ),
           " if you require further support."
diff --git a/R/header.R b/R/header.R
index 4f6d736..4f7142b 100644
--- a/R/header.R
+++ b/R/header.R
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #' }
 header <- function(header) {
   shinyGovstyle::header(
-    logo = "/dfeshiny/DfE_logo_landscape.png",
+    logo = "dfeshiny/DfE_logo_landscape.png",
     main_text = "",
     secondary_text = header,
     main_link = "https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education",
diff --git a/R/support_panel.R b/R/support_panel.R
index 58147af..fb3c263 100644
--- a/R/support_panel.R
+++ b/R/support_panel.R
@@ -141,15 +141,6 @@ support_panel <- function(
     form_url = NULL,
     custom_data_info = NULL,
     extra_text = NULL) {
-  # Check that the team_email is a valid dfe email ----------------------------
-  is_valid_dfe_email <- function(email) {
-    grepl(
-      "\\<[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@education.gov.uk\\>",
-      as.character(email),
-      ignore.case = TRUE
-    )
-  }
-
   if (is_valid_dfe_email(team_email) == FALSE) {
     stop(
       "You have entered an invalid email in the team_email argument.
@@ -157,23 +148,13 @@ support_panel <- function(
     )
   }
 
-  # Check that the repo_name is a valid dfe repo ------------------------------
-  # TODO: Use RCurl to check another step further, if the URL is valid
-  is_valid_repo_name <- function(url) {
-    grepl(
-      "\\https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/+.",
-      as.character(url),
-      ignore.case = TRUE
-    )
-  }
-
   if (repo_name == "") {
     stop(
       "The repo_name argument is empty, please specify a value for repo_name"
     )
   }
 
-  if (is_valid_repo_name(repo_name) == FALSE) {
+  if (is_valid_repo_url(repo_name) == FALSE) {
     stop(
       "Please ensure the repo_name argument is a valid URL for a repository on
       the dfe-analytical-services GitHub area. For example:
@@ -182,9 +163,6 @@ support_panel <- function(
     )
   }
 
-
-
-
   # check for extra text
   # if it's null, provide an empty string
   if (is.null(extra_text)) {
@@ -194,9 +172,6 @@ support_panel <- function(
     extra_text <- extra_text
   }
 
-
-
-
   # Build the support page ----------------------------------------------------
   shiny::tags$div(
     shiny::tags$h1("Support and feedback"),
diff --git a/R/validation.R b/R/validation.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0265756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/validation.R
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Some standard checks on something that's expected to be a date:
+#   - Can lubridate parse it as a date?
+#   - Does it occur in the past / today?
+# Where it's valid, the function will return it in a format of dd month yyyy
+validate_date <- function(date) {
+  date_ld <- lubridate::dmy(date, quiet = TRUE)
+  date_template <- lubridate::stamp("1 January 2020", orders = "dmy", quiet = TRUE)
+  if (is.na(date_ld)) {
+    valid <- FALSE
+    validation_message <- "is not in a valid date format, e.g. 8th August 2024 or 08/08/2024."
+  } else if (date_ld > Sys.time()) {
+    valid <- FALSE
+    validation_message <- "is in the future."
+  } else {
+    valid <- TRUE
+    validation_message <- "is a valid date."
+  }
+  if (!valid) {
+    stop(paste0("\"", date, "\" ", validation_message))
+  }
+  return(date_template(date_ld))
+}
+
+# Some of the standard panels have text referring back to the dashboard repo, so
+# this function checks for strings being passed to those variables being a link
+# to one of our DevOps areas, i.e. DfE Analytical Services on GitHub or our Azure
+# platform. I've included both as some teams are starting to use dfeshiny for
+# internal dasboards as well.
+is_valid_repo_url <- function(url) {
+  # Check that the repo_name is a valid dfe repo ------------------------------
+  # TODO: Use RCurl to check another step further, if the URL is valid
+  grepl(
+    "\\https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/+.|dfe-gov-uk",
+    as.character(url),
+    ignore.case = TRUE
+  )
+}
+
+# Some of the standard panels have links to the dashboard they're embedded in. This
+# validation checks that those links are correctly set to one of our domains.
+validate_dashboard_url <- function(url) {
+  valid_deploys <- c(
+    "^https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/",
+    "^https://rsconnect/rsc/"
+  )
+  valid <- grepl(
+    paste(valid_deploys, collapse = "|"),
+    as.character(url),
+    ignore.case = TRUE
+  )
+  if (!valid) {
+    stop(paste(url, "is not a valid DfE dashboard deployment URL"))
+  }
+}
+
+# Check that the team_email is a valid dfe email ----------------------------
+is_valid_dfe_email <- function(email) {
+  grepl(
+    "\\<[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@education.gov.uk\\>",
+    as.character(email),
+    ignore.case = TRUE
+  )
+}
diff --git a/_pkgdown.yml b/_pkgdown.yml
index 7e34b2b..1e51cb2 100644
--- a/_pkgdown.yml
+++ b/_pkgdown.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ reference:
   - tidy_code
 - title: Standard panels
   contents:
+  - a11y_panel
   - support_panel
   - section_tags
 - title: Header
diff --git a/inst/WORDLIST b/inst/WORDLIST
index ee64012..b2c3057 100644
--- a/inst/WORDLIST
+++ b/inst/WORDLIST
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ DfE
 GDS
 Lifecycle
 README
-RSConnect
 UI
 WCAG
 analytics
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ javascript
 js
 lockfile
 md
+nav
 navlistPanel
 pkgdown
 renv
diff --git a/man/a11y_panel.Rd b/man/a11y_panel.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16955da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/a11y_panel.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/a11y_panel.R
+\name{a11y_panel}
+\alias{a11y_panel}
+\title{Accessibility panel}
+\usage{
+a11y_panel(
+  dashboard_title,
+  dashboard_url,
+  date_tested,
+  date_prepared,
+  date_reviewed,
+  date_template_reviewed = "12 March 2024",
+  issues_contact = NULL,
+  publication_name = NULL,
+  publication_slug = NULL,
+  non_accessible_components =
+    c("Keyboard navigation through the interactive charts is currently limited",
+    "Alternative text in interactive charts is limited to titles"),
+  specific_issues =
+    c("Charts have non-accessible components that are inaccessible for keyboard users.",
+    "Chart tooltips are not compatible with screen reader use.",
+    "Some decorative images are not labelled appropriately as yet.",
+    "Some links are not appropriately labelled.")
+)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{dashboard_title}{Title of the host dashboard}
+
+\item{dashboard_url}{URL for the host dashboard}
+
+\item{date_tested}{Date the application was last tested}
+
+\item{date_prepared}{Date the statement was prepared in it's current form}
+
+\item{date_reviewed}{Date the statement was last reviewed}
+
+\item{date_template_reviewed}{Date the underlying template was reviewed
+(default: 12th March 2024)}
+
+\item{issues_contact}{URL for the GitHub Issues log or contact e-mail address
+for users to flag accessibility issues}
+
+\item{publication_name}{The parent publication name (optional)}
+
+\item{publication_slug}{The parent publication slug on Explore Education
+Statistics (optional)}
+
+\item{non_accessible_components}{String vector containing a list of non accessible components}
+
+\item{specific_issues}{String vector containing descriptions of specific accessibility issues
+that have been identified as part of testing}
+}
+\value{
+shiny$tags$div element containing the HTML tags and content for the standard
+accessibility statement
+}
+\description{
+Create an accessibility statement for a dashboard. This should always be completed
+\itemize{
+\item for all live public dashboards
+\item by or in conjunction with the Explore education statistics and platforms team
+}
+
+Note that this model statement has been created based on the
+\href{https://www.gov.uk/guidance/model-accessibility-statement}{GDS model accessibility statement}
+}
+\examples{
+a11y_panel(
+  "DfE Shiny template",
+  "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template",
+  "25th April 2024",
+  "26th April 2024",
+  "2nd November 2024",
+  issues_contact = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template",
+  publication_slug = "la-and-school-expenditure",
+  publication_name = "LA and school expenditure"
+)
+}
diff --git a/man/cookies_banner_server.Rd b/man/cookies_banner_server.Rd
index dd94f30..52188cd 100644
--- a/man/cookies_banner_server.Rd
+++ b/man/cookies_banner_server.Rd
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ cookies_banner_server(
   input_cookies,
   parent_session,
   google_analytics_key = NULL,
-  cookies_link_panel = "cookies_panel_ui"
+  cookies_link_panel = "cookies_panel_ui",
+  cookies_nav_id = "navlistPanel"
 )
 }
 \arguments{
@@ -25,8 +26,11 @@ always be \code{parent_session = session}}
 \item{google_analytics_key}{Provide the GA 10 digit key of the form
 "ABCDE12345"}
 
-\item{cookies_link_panel}{name of the navlistPanel that the cookie banner
+\item{cookies_link_panel}{name of the navigation panel that the cookie banner
 provides a link to, usually "cookies_panel_ui"}
+
+\item{cookies_nav_id}{ID of the navigation panel the cookie panel page is
+within, defaults to "navlistPanel"}
 }
 \description{
 cookies_banner_server() provides the server module to be used alongside
diff --git a/man/custom_disconnect_message.Rd b/man/custom_disconnect_message.Rd
index 8797d10..94c6b0e 100644
--- a/man/custom_disconnect_message.Rd
+++ b/man/custom_disconnect_message.Rd
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ custom_disconnect_message(
   dashboard_title = NULL,
   links = NULL,
   publication_name = NULL,
-  publication_link = NULL
+  publication_link = NULL,
+  support_contact = "explore.statistics@education.gov.uk",
+  custom_refresh = NULL
 )
 }
 \arguments{
@@ -24,6 +26,13 @@ but can be two URLs if an overflow site has been set up}
 
 \item{publication_link}{The link to the publication on Explore Education
 Statistics}
+
+\item{support_contact}{Email address for support contact, defaults to
+explore.statistics@education.gov.uk}
+
+\item{custom_refresh}{Custom refresh link, defaults to refreshing the page, main value is if you
+have bookmarking enabled and want the refresh to send to the initial view instead of reloading
+any bookmarks}
 }
 \value{
 A HTML overlay panel that appears when a user loses connection to a DfE R Shiny
@@ -53,4 +62,8 @@ custom_disconnect_message(
   )
 )
 
+custom_disconnect_message(
+  support_contact = "my.team@education.gov.uk",
+  custom_refresh = "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/my-dashboard"
+)
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_dashboard/ui.R b/tests/test_dashboard/ui.R
index 1d01f12..285e6e9 100644
--- a/tests/test_dashboard/ui.R
+++ b/tests/test_dashboard/ui.R
@@ -38,6 +38,19 @@ ui <- function(input, output, session) {
           form_url = "https://forms.office.com"
         )
       ),
+      ## Accessibility panel --------------------------------------------------------
+      shiny::tabPanel(
+        value = "a11y_panel",
+        "Accessibility",
+        a11y_panel(
+          "DfE Shiny template",
+          "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template",
+          "26th November 2023",
+          "28th November 2023",
+          "12th March 2024",
+          issues_contact = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template"
+        )
+      ),
 
       ## Cookies panel --------------------------------------------------------
       shiny::tabPanel(
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-a11y_panel.R b/tests/testthat/test-a11y_panel.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f074a78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-a11y_panel.R
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+test_that("Accessibility dates are required", {
+  expect_no_error(
+    a11y_panel(
+      "DfE Shiny template",
+      "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template",
+      date_tested = "26th March 2024",
+      date_prepared = "28th March 2024",
+      date_reviewed = "12th November 2024",
+      issues_contact = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template/issues"
+    )
+  )
+  expect_no_error(
+    a11y_panel(
+      "DfE Shiny template",
+      "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template",
+      date_tested = "26 March 2024",
+      date_prepared = "28/03/2024",
+      date_reviewed = "12-11-2024",
+      issues_contact = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template/issues"
+    )
+  )
+  expect_error(
+    a11y_panel(
+      "DfE Shiny template",
+      "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template",
+      date_prepared = "28th March 2024",
+      date_reviewed = "12th November 2024",
+      issues_contact = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template/issues"
+    ),
+    "argument \"date_tested\" is missing, with no default"
+  )
+  expect_error(
+    a11y_panel(
+      "DfE Shiny template",
+      "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template",
+      date_tested = "26/03/24",
+      date_reviewed = "12th November 2024",
+      issues_contact = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template/issues"
+    ),
+    "argument \"date_prepared\" is missing, with no default"
+  )
+  expect_error(
+    a11y_panel(
+      "DfE Shiny template",
+      "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template",
+      date_tested = "26th November 2024",
+      date_prepared = "28th November 2024",
+      issues_contact = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template/issues"
+    ),
+    "argument \"date_reviewed\" is missing, with no default"
+  )
+  expect_error(
+    a11y_panel(
+      "DfE Shiny template",
+      "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template",
+      date_tested = "26th March 2099",
+      date_prepared = "28th March 2024",
+      date_reviewed = "12th November 2024",
+      issues_contact = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template/issues"
+    ),
+    "\"26th March 2099\" is in the future."
+  )
+  expect_error(
+    a11y_panel(
+      "DfE Shiny template",
+      "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template",
+      date_tested = "13/11/2023",
+      date_prepared = "28th November 2024",
+      date_reviewed = "12th November 2024",
+      issues_contact = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template/issues"
+    ),
+    "date_reviewed should be later than date_prepared"
+  )
+  expect_error(
+    a11y_panel(
+      "DfE Shiny template",
+      "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template",
+      date_tested = "13/11/2024",
+      date_prepared = "28th March 2024",
+      date_reviewed = "12th November 2024",
+      issues_contact = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template/issues"
+    ),
+    "date_reviewed should be later than date_tested"
+  )
+  expect_warning(
+    a11y_panel(
+      "DfE Shiny template",
+      "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template",
+      date_tested = "13/03/2020",
+      date_prepared = "28th March 2020",
+      date_reviewed = "12th November 2020",
+      issues_contact = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template/issues"
+    ),
+    paste0(
+      "The template has been through a review more recently than your dashboard, please get in ",
+      "touch with the explore education statistics platforms team to request a re-review."
+    )
+  )
+  expect_error(
+    a11y_panel(
+      "DfE Shiny template",
+      "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template",
+      date_tested = "Geoff",
+      date_prepared = "28th March 2024",
+      date_reviewed = "12th November 2024",
+      issues_contact = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template/issues"
+    ),
+    "\"Geoff\" is not in a valid date format, e.g. 8th August 2024 or 08/08/2024."
+  )
+  expect_error(
+    a11y_panel(
+      "DfE Shiny template",
+      "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template",
+      date_tested = "26th March 2024",
+      date_prepared = "Bob",
+      date_reviewed = "12th November 2024",
+      issues_contact = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template/issues"
+    ),
+    "\"Bob\" is not in a valid date format, e.g. 8th August 2024 or 08/08/2024."
+  )
+  expect_error(
+    a11y_panel(
+      "DfE Shiny template",
+      "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template",
+      date_tested = "26 November 2024",
+      date_prepared = "28/11/24",
+      date_reviewed = "Daisy",
+      issues_contact = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template/issues"
+    ),
+    "\"Daisy\" is not in a valid date format, e.g. 8th August 2024 or 08/08/2024."
+  )
+})
+
+test_that("Accessibility name and URLs", {
+  expect_error(
+    a11y_panel(
+      dashboard_url = "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template",
+      date_tested = "26/03/24",
+      date_prepared = "28/03/24",
+      date_reviewed = "12/11/24",
+      issues_contact = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template/issues"
+    ),
+    "argument \"dashboard_title\" is missing, with no default"
+  )
+  expect_error(
+    a11y_panel(
+      dashboard_title = "DfE Shiny template",
+      date_tested = "26/03/24",
+      date_prepared = "28/03/24",
+      date_reviewed = "12/11/24",
+      issues_contact = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template/issues"
+    ),
+    "argument \"dashboard_url\" is missing, with no default"
+  )
+  expect_error(
+    a11y_panel(
+      dashboard_title = "DfE Shiny template",
+      dashboard_url = "Cecil",
+      date_tested = "26/03/24",
+      date_prepared = "28/03/24",
+      date_reviewed = "12/11/24",
+      issues_contact = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template/issues"
+    ),
+    paste("Cecil", "is not a valid DfE dashboard deployment URL")
+  )
+  expect_error(
+    a11y_panel(
+      dashboard_title = "DfE Shiny template",
+      dashboard_url = "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template",
+      date_tested = "26/03/24",
+      date_prepared = "28/03/24",
+      date_reviewed = "12/11/24",
+      issues_contact = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/"
+    ),
+    paste0(
+      "\"",
+      "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/",
+      "\"",
+      " should either be a valid repository URL or a valid DfE e-mail address"
+    )
+  )
+})
+
+output <- a11y_panel(
+  "DfE Shiny template",
+  "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template",
+  date_tested = "26th March 2024",
+  date_prepared = "28th March 2024",
+  date_reviewed = "12th November 2024",
+  issues_contact = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template/issues"
+)
+
+test_that("HTML headings output from function", {
+  # This checks the headings are in the expected positions in the HTML output the function returns
+  expect_equal(paste(output$children[[1]]), "Accessibility")
+  expect_equal(
+    paste(output$children[[2]]$children[[1]]),
+    "<h1>Accessibility statement for DfE Shiny template</h1>"
+  )
+  expect_equal(
+    paste(output$children[[2]]$children[[3]]),
+    "<h2>How you should be able to use this website</h2>"
+  )
+  expect_equal(paste(output$children[[2]]$children[[8]]), "<h2>How accessible this website is</h2>")
+  expect_equal(
+    paste(output$children[[2]]$children[[10]]),
+    "<h2>Feedback and contact information</h2>"
+  )
+  expect_equal(paste(output$children[[2]]$children[[14]]), "<h2>Enforcement procedure</h2>")
+  expect_equal(
+    paste(output$children[[2]]$children[[17]]),
+    "<h2>Technical information about this website's accessibility</h2>"
+  )
+  expect_equal(paste(output$children[[2]]$children[[19]]), "<h3>Compliance status</h3>")
+  expect_equal(paste(output$children[[2]]$children[[21]]), "<h3>Disproportionate burden</h3>")
+  expect_equal(paste(output$children[[2]]$children[[23]]), "<h2>How we tested this website</h2>")
+  expect_equal(
+    paste(output$children[[2]]$children[[28]]),
+    "<h2>What we're doing to improve accessibility</h2>"
+  )
+  expect_equal(
+    paste(output$children[[2]]$children[[31]]),
+    "<h2>Preparation of this accessibility statement</h2>"
+  )
+})
+
+test_that(
+  "Params occur in expected places",
+  {
+    expect_true(
+      grepl(
+        "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template",
+        paste0(output$children[[2]]$children[[2]])
+      )
+    )
+    expect_true(
+      grepl(
+        "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template/issues",
+        paste0(output$children[[2]]$children[[30]])
+      )
+    )
+  }
+)
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-custom_disconnect_message.R b/tests/testthat/test-custom_disconnect_message.R
index c7ad3a9..dbb1888 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-custom_disconnect_message.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-custom_disconnect_message.R
@@ -19,16 +19,7 @@ test_that("publication link is valid", {
     )
   )
 
-  # Test that it fails for non-existent links/typos/random links
-  expect_error(
-    custom_disconnect_message(
-      refresh = "Refresh page",
-      links = "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template/", # nolint: [line_length_linter]
-      publication_name = "Pupil attendance in schools",
-      publication_link = "https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/hello" # nolint: [line_length_linter]
-    )
-  )
-
+  # Test that it fails for a random link
   expect_error(
     custom_disconnect_message(
       refresh = "Refresh page",
@@ -39,7 +30,6 @@ test_that("publication link is valid", {
   )
 
   # Test that just linking to EES homepage fails
-
   expect_error(
     custom_disconnect_message(
       refresh = "Refresh page",
@@ -120,3 +110,72 @@ test_that("site links are valid", {
     )
   )
 })
+
+test_that("Allows GitHub as publication_link and doesn't show EES text", {
+  expect_no_error(
+    custom_disconnect_message(
+      refresh = "Refresh page",
+      links = c(
+        "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template/"
+      ),
+      publication_name = "Local authority interactive tool",
+      publication_link = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/local-authority-interactive-tool" # nolint: [line_length_linter]
+    )
+  )
+
+  non_ees <- custom_disconnect_message(
+    refresh = "Refresh page",
+    links = c(
+      "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template/"
+    ),
+    publication_name = "Local authority interactive tool",
+    publication_link = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/local-authority-interactive-tool" # nolint: [line_length_linter]
+  )
+
+  expect_false(
+    grepl("explore education statistics", paste0(non_ees), fixed = TRUE)
+  )
+})
+
+test_that("If the link contains EES it uses the EES text", {
+  ees_test <- custom_disconnect_message(
+    refresh = "Refresh page",
+    links = c(
+      "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template/"
+    ),
+    publication_name = "Local authority interactive tool",
+    publication_link = "https://www.explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/local-authority-interactive-tool" # nolint: [line_length_linter]
+  )
+
+  expect_true(
+    grepl("explore education statistics", paste0(ees_test), fixed = TRUE)
+  )
+})
+
+test_that("Can customise refresh link, but not too much", {
+  expect_no_error(
+    custom_disconnect_message(
+      custom_refresh = "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfe-shiny-template/",
+    )
+  )
+
+  expect_error(
+    custom_disconnect_message(
+      custom_refresh = "https://www.google.com",
+    ),
+    paste0(
+      "You have entered an invalid site link in the custom_refresh argument.",
+      " It must be a site on shinyapps.io."
+    )
+  )
+
+  expect_error(
+    custom_disconnect_message(
+      custom_refresh = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/dfeshiny",
+    ),
+    paste0(
+      "You have entered an invalid site link in the custom_refresh argument.",
+      " It must be a site on shinyapps.io."
+    )
+  )
+})
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-header.R b/tests/testthat/test-header.R
index fb3194f..9a257ce 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-header.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-header.R
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ test_that("outputs are as expected", {
       output[["children"]][[2]][["children"]][[1]][["children"]][[1]]
       [["children"]][[1]][["children"]][[1]][["attribs"]][["src"]]
     ),
-    "/dfeshiny/DfE_logo_landscape.png"
+    "dfeshiny/DfE_logo_landscape.png"
   )
 })
diff --git a/vignettes/implementing-cookies.Rmd b/vignettes/implementing-cookies.Rmd
index 360bc3d..422045a 100644
--- a/vignettes/implementing-cookies.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/implementing-cookies.Rmd
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ dfeshiny::cookies_panel_server(
 )
 ```
 
+The ID for the UI panels is `navlistPanel`, and this is the default setting in the _server functions, if this ID is different, you will need to set cookie_nav_id in `cookies_panel_server()` to match your ID in the UI.
+
 In the above you should keep all of the flags as they are shown. Note that this 
 assumes you have added `google_analytics_key` as a declared variable in your 
 global.R file. If you've not done this, you'll need to replace