Cookies on great.gov.uk

Cookies are files saved on your phone, tablet or computer when you visit a website.

We use cookies to store information about how you use the great.gov.uk website, such as the pages you visit.

We use Javascript to set most of our cookies. Unfortunately Javascript is not running on your browser, so you cannot change your settings. You can try:

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Cookie settings

We use 4 types of cookie. You can choose which cookies you're happy for us to use.

Cookies that measure website use

We use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on user needs. Google Analytics sets cookies that store anonymised information about:

how you got to the site
the pages you visit on great.gov.uk and government digital services, and how long you spend on each page
what you click on while you're visiting the site

We do not allow Google to use or share the data about how you use this site.

Cookies that help with our communications and marketing

These cookies may be set by third party websites and do things like measure how you view YouTube videos that are on great.gov.uk.

Cookies that remember your settings

These cookies do things like remember your preferences and the choices you make, to personalise your experience of using the site.

Strictly necessary cookies

These essential cookies do things like

remember the notifications you've seen so you we do not show them to you again
remember your progress through a form (for example a licence application)

They always need to be on.

Find out more about cookies on great.gov.uk

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