Cookies
We use the following types of cookies.
Essential
Essential cookies are needed to support the operation of our website. They make the core functionality and important functions like security measures work.
Use of these cookies are not subject to your consent.
| Cookie name | Purpose | How long it will stay on your device |
|---|---|---|
| cookie-consent | Cookie to save users consented cookie categories. | 12 months |
| __RequestVerificationToken | Used for form submissions. | Session |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Used to identify the user's session on the server. | Session |
| SERVERID | Used for load balancing servers so the user's session can be directed to the same server. | Session |
| __cf_bm | Cookie for Cloudflare bot management. | 30 minutes |
| CF_Authorization | Cloudflare is a security layer for the platform, protecting the platform from DDoS attacks, malicious bots etc. When you protect a site with Cloudflare Access, Cloudflare checks every HTTP request bound for that site to ensure that the request has a valid CF_Authorization cookie. If a request does not include the cookie, Access will block the request. | 12 months |
| __cflb | Cookie for Cloudflare Load Balancer session affinity. | Session |
| ARRAffinity | Set by websites that run on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. It is used for load balancing to make sure the visitor page requests are routed to the same server in any browsing session. | Session |
| ARRAffinitySameSite | Set by websites that run on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. It is used for load balancing to make sure the visitor page requests are routed to the same server in any browsing session. | Session |
| PoliceForce | Used to tailor content depending on the force entity. | 1 day |
| HasBeenShownLanguageSelector | Cookie to dismiss the language selector. | Session |
| complete-submission | Used to hold a complete form submission id to prevent duplicate submissions. | 1 hour |
| announcement-close | Cookie to dismiss the announcement banner. | Session |
| mps-beta-close | Cookie to dismiss the beta popup. | Session |
| browser-upgrade | Cookie to dismiss the browser upgrade message. | Session |
| __cfruid | Support Cloudflare rate limiting products. As part of CF rate limiting solution, the cookie is required to manage incoming traffic and to have better visibility on the origin of a particular request. | Session |
| cf_chl_* | Cookie used to check whether Cloudflare Edge server supports cookies. It can be deleted if seen. | Session |
| cf_chl_rc_i; cf_chl_rc_ni; cf_chl_rc_m |
Cookies are for internal Cloudflare use which allows Cloudflare to identify production issues on clients. | Session |
| cf_clearance | Clearance Cookie stores the proof of challenge passed. It is used to no longer issue a challenge if present. It is required to reach an origin server. | 30 mins |
Please note
Due to a technical issue, we are aware that the list of essential cookies above may include references to a small number of non-essential cookies. We are in the process of ensuring that the technical issue is resolved as soon as possible to ensure that the essential cookies list on our website is fully complete and accurate.
There may be instances where third party cookies are used on the website. This includes cookies that allow our live chat service to function on certain webpages. For more information on the cookies used, please see the privacy and tracking information.