Cookies
The website puts small files (known as “cookies”) onto your computer to collect information about how you use our site. Cookies are used to do things like:
- measure how you use the website so it can be updated and improved based on your needs
- remember the notifications you’ve seen so that we don’t show them to you again
- help improve the website’s content, design and user experience
You should see a message appear on the site before we store a cookie on your computer.
Optional cookies
Cookies that measure website use
We use optional cookies which measure website use. You can choose whether or not you are happy for us to use them. The site uses Google Analytics software (Google Analytics 4) to collect data that we use to improve your experience of our website. We do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements.
Google Analytics stores information about:
- the pages users visit on the websites
- how long users spend on each of the websites pages
- how users got to the site
- what users click on while visiting the site
We do not allow Google to use or share our analytics data.
The cookies we currently use are:
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
| _ga | This helps us count how many people visit the websites by tracking if you’ve visited before | 2 years |
| _ga_MS7H5KHEGT | This helps us count how many people visit the websites by tracking if you’ve visited before | 2 years |
| _gid | This helps us count how many people visit the websites by tracking if you’ve visited before | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to manage the rate at which page view requests are made | 1 minute |
Strictly necessary cookies
Cookie messages
You may see a banner when you visit the websites inviting you to accept the cookies in use on the website or to find out more about how you can customise these cookies. We store a cookie on your computer so that we know that you have acknowledged the pop-up and the site knows not to show it again. This always needs to be on.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
| CookieControl | Records whether or not the cookies notification pop-up has been acknowledged by the user | 90 days |
How to opt out of cookies
You can opt out of cookies at any time, by navigating to the cookie banner in the bottom left and amending your cookie preferences. You can also change your cookie settings in your browser. To do this, see the advice and guidance provided from your selected browser.