Cookie Notice
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Cookies that measure website use
The following Google Analytics or Google Analytics 4 cookies are used to collect information about how you use this website:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
| _ga | These help us count how many people visit GOV.UK and other government digital services by tracking if you’ve visited before | 2 years |
| _gid | These help us count how many people visit GOV.UK and other government digital services by tracking if you’ve visited before | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to manage the rate at which page view requests are made | 10 minutes |
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Essential cookies
You may see a banner when you visit this website inviting you to accept cookies, reject cookies or review your settings. We’ll set cookies so that your computer knows you’ve seen it and not to show it again, and also to store your settings.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
| cookies-marketing-option | Saves a message to let us know that you’ve seen our message | 1 month |
| cookies-analytics-option | Saves a message to let us know that you’ve seen our message | 1 month |
Changes to this notice
This notice may be changed from time to time. In that case, the ‘last updated’ date at the bottom of this page will also change. Any changes to this privacy notice will apply to you and your data immediately.
Last updated 20 May 2024