What are Cookies?
A cookie is a piece of information saved by a website on an internet user’s hard drive through their browser. The information the cookie contains is set by the site and can be used by the site whenever the user visits the site. For more information see aboutcookies.org
How this site uses them
This site uses cookies to provide essential functionality and to help us understand how people use the site so that we can enhance it. The information stored is always anonymous.
By using this site you agree to allow us to store these cookies. You can control cookies using your browser: see this cookie website for details.
The Cookies we use
Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website, or to enable other features without which the website would not function correctly.
| Source | Name | Purpose | Expiry |
| WordPress | wp-settings-16, wp-settings-2 | Used by WordPress, the Content Management System that powers our website.
| 1 year |
| WordPress | wp-settings-1, wp-settings-2,wp-settings-time-1, wp-settings-time-2, wordpress_test_cookie | Used by WordPress, the Content Management System that powers our website.
| At the end of the session |
Statistics cookies
Statistics cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Source | Name | Purpose | Expiry |
| Google Analytics | _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical date on how the visitor uses the website. Learn more about Analytics cookies and privacy information.
| 2 years |
| Google Analytics | _hjIncludedInSample | Determines if the user’s navigation should be registered in a certain statistical place holder.
| At end of the session |
| Google Analytics | _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate
| At the end of the session |
| Google Analytics | _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical date on how the visitor uses the website.
| At the end of the session |
| Google Analytics | collect | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behaviour.
| At the end of the session |
Controlling Cookies
You can control cookies at any time using your browser: see this cookie website for details. Please note that this may mean that some parts of the website may no longer function as expected or at all as a consequence of doing so.
Should you wish to, you can also opt-out of Google Analytics.
Information Commissioner’s Office Cookie Guidance
More information on the regulation of cookies, including how you can report any concerns you have about their use, is available on the Information Commissioner’s Office website.
