Cookies

01What cookies are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow a site to function correctly, to remember certain settings between pages, and in some cases to collect information about how the site is used. Similar technologies such as local storage work in comparable ways.

02How we use them

This website is deliberately light on cookies. We use only what is necessary to serve the site securely and reliably, together with limited measurement of how pages are used so that we can improve them.

• Strictly necessary cookies — required to load pages, maintain security and protect forms against misuse. These cannot be switched off through the site.
• Preference storage — used to remember choices you make, such as dismissing a notice, so that they persist between pages.
• Performance and analytics — anonymous or aggregated information about how visitors reach and use the site, used to identify problems and improve content.

03Third-party cookies

Some cookies may be set by third parties who provide services on our behalf, such as hosting, security and web fonts. We do not use cookies for advertising or for selling data to third parties.

04Controlling cookies

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block all cookies, block third-party cookies, or delete cookies already stored. Guidance for the browser you use is available in its help section.

Blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect how parts of this website function, including the enquiry form.

05More information

For details of how we handle any personal information collected through this website, including information gathered when you submit an enquiry, please see our Privacy Policy. Independent guidance on cookies is published by the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.