Cookies
To enable this service to function, we sometimes place small data files on your computer. These are known as cookies.
To learn more about cookies and how to manage them, visit allaboutcookies.org. Or please read on to find out more about how and where we use cookies.
How we use cookies
This service uses essential cookies in some places – we've listed each of them explicitly in a table below with more details about why we use them and how long they will last.
These essential cookies are used for site navigation and session management, and this service may not function correctly without them.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| consultation_id | Associates answers with a response to an activity. One cookie per activity. Cleared when the user submits their response. | 48 hours after the last page submission |
| tr_embed_auto_load | Stores the user's preference for automatically loading embedded content. | End of the session |
| server_id | Used for load balancing | End of the session |
| session | Used for protection against cross site request forgery attacks | 48 hours after the last page submission |
| lang | Stores the user's language preference | End of the session |
This service may use non-essential cookies in some places. These non-essential cookies are not required to make the service function correctly. If any non-essential cookies are used in this service, you will find them listed below.
Analytics cookies
We run Microsoft Clarity Analytics on this website; this helps us to understand how you use our website and the pages you visit. As default we set a cookie called CLID that sets a unique ID, this does not collect any personally identifiable information (PII). You can disable this in your browser settings.
You can choose to accept additional analytic cookies on the cookie banner; however, the site will function as normal without them as they are non-essential. If you choose to accept all cookies, everything listed below will be added.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| CLID | Microsoft Clarity analytic cookie that sets a unique ID when someone is using Clarity for the first time. Does not collect any personally identifiable information (PII). It will capture one visitor’s actions on each page visited individually, not a full journey across the website. | 1 year |
| _clck | This cookie remembers a user across visits to the same website. It helps Microsoft Clarity recognise returning visitors and keep their settings consistent. | 1 year |
| _clsk | This cookie groups a visitor’s actions during a single session, like viewing different pages, into one recording. This gives a complete picture of their visit. | 24 hours after last page submission |