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Empty table does not trigger violation

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Description

A table with headers but no body should trigger a violation, but it does not.
Testing the same page with chrome plugin shows a violation

<table class="govuk-table">
  
  <caption class="govuk-table__caption govuk-table__caption--m">Your files</caption>
  
  
  <thead class="govuk-table__head">
    <tr class="govuk-table__row">
    
      <th scope="col" class="govuk-table__header">File name</th>
    
      <th scope="col" class="govuk-table__header">Date uploaded</th>
    
      <th scope="col" class="govuk-table__header">Action</th>
    
    </tr>
  </thead>
  
  <tbody class="govuk-table__body">
    
  </tbody>
</table>

I can confirm that cypress-axe is being run, as if I remove the h1 from the page, a violation is triggered

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Research direction

Reproduce the empty govuk-table case through cypress-axe and compare its result with the Chrome plugin, using the HTML example in the issue as the fixture. Trace the Cypress test entry point that invokes cypress-axe and identify where the empty table is evaluated; done means the case reports the expected accessibility violation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cypress, typescript
Domain
accessibility, testing-qa
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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