Details about cookies on this application

This application puts small files (known as ‘cookies’) onto your computer to collect information about how you browse the site. Find out more about the cookies we use, what they’re for and when they expire.

Strictly necessary cookies

To help prevent you from a malicious attack where actions are executed on your behalf without your permission.

To recognise when you have logged into the application.

Name Purpose Expires
__RequestVerificationToken This cookie is essential for helping to prevent you from a malicious attack where actions are executed on your behalf without your permission. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser.
ASP.NET_SessionId Set to remember information you have entered into a form This cookie is deleted when you log out or it will expire after 48 hours.
.ASPXAUTH This cookie is essential for recognising when you have logged on to the site. Without this you would be asked to provide credentials every time you navigate to a protected page. This cookie is deleted when you log out or it will expire after 48 hours.

Cookies that measure website use

We use analytics software (Universal Analytics) to collect anonymised information about how you use this application.

Analytics stores information about:

  • how you got to the site
  • the pages you visit on this application, and how long you spend on each page
  • what you click on while you're visiting the site

Analytics sets the following cookies.

Name Purpose Expires
_ga These help us count how many people visit this application by tracking if you have visited before. 2 years
_gid These help us count how many people visit this application by tracking if you have visited before. 24 hours
_gat_gtag_UA_********_** Used to throttle request rate. 1 minute
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