Cookies and similar technologies
Where services are delivered via websites, small amounts of information are sometimes placed on your device eg your computer or mobile phone. These include small files known as cookies. They cannot be used to identify you personally. You can restrict or block cookies, but these may stop parts of the website from working.
- measuring how many people are using services, so they can be made easier to use and there's enough capacity to ensure they are fast
- analysing anonymised data to help us understand how people interact with government services so we can make them better
If you wish to restrict or block the cookies which are set by our websites, or any other website, you can do this through your browser settings. The ‘Help’ function within your browser should tell you how.
Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact on the functionality of our website.
To view your cookie code, click on the cookie to open it. You will see a short list of text and numbers. The numbers are your identification card, which can only be seen by the server that gave you the cookie.
For information on how to do this on the browser of your mobile phone you will need to refer to your handset manual.